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Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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TikToker that catfished right-wing dating app users with ‘Zootopia’ bunny cop says Disney is suing him

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‘Zootopia’ cosplayer who catfished Jan. 6 riot attendee says Disney is trying to shut him down

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

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‘That is probably Temu’s way of not getting sued by Disney’: Man tries to buy Winnie the Pooh merch from Temu. He got this instead

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‘Hot Ones’ criticized for not crediting animators on Donald Duck episode

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Disney traveler issues Trader Sam’s warning after ‘nightmare’ visit

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‘We had this EXACT experience at Oga’s: Disney traveler issues Trader Sam’s warning after ‘nightmare’ visit

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‘Disney can be incredibly expensive’: Woman shares how to get whole meal—drink and all—at Disney for only $8

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Disney’s animatronic ‘Country Bear Jamboree’ band member ‘Liverlips McGrowl’ canceled, renamed

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‘Every message possible’: Hackers leak data from nearly 10,000 internal Disney Slack channels

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‘Inappropriate and inhospitable’: What are Disney ‘room checks’ and why are they controversial?

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‘Thank you for sharing. I’m forwarding this to my daughter who just moved to San Diego’: Woman says she was nearly human trafficked at Disneyland

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