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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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“Femicide is a huge problem”: The Valeria Marquez incident happened while she was livestreaming from her beauty salon

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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Susan LaMarca

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Influencer accidentally leaks “work calendar” with no work in it—the internet has some thoughts

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Austin McBroom accuses ex-wife Catherine Paiz of hosting unlicensed Ayahuasca ceremonies around kids

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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“The way he looks at every single person in that courtroom”: Influencer in courtroom for Diddy’s trial notes “intense” eye contact, compares him to a koala

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Olivia Culpo, Christian McCaffrey getting criticized for “wasteful,” “out of touch” baby shower that looks like wedding

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

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Trump’s first ‘new media’ briefing hosts influencer who spent 7 days convinced the moon had disappeared

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‘Love how upset people are over this’: The ‘Chelsea Parke claw’ hairstyle started as a joke and turned into a personality test

Rebecca Redeker was The Daily Dot’s Fall 2024 FOIA Intern. She is a Journalism student, pursuing a minor in General Business at the University of Maryland. Rebecca has been published in The Greenbelt News Review, worked with The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and produced commercials in a team for the Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

Rebecca Redeker

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EXCLUSIVE: Public records reveal MrBeast’s deep ties to hometown, where cops, officials jump on every ask

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

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Photo Illustration of Ms. Rachel over Israel and Hamas flags.

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‘Absurd’: Ms. Rachel fans enraged pro-Israel group accused children’s YouTuber of Hamas ties

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Woman behind massive ‘NYC influencers are boring’ video says she got fired over it

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Main Character of the Week: The woman who shared the secret to prevent balding

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

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Wake up at 3:32 am. Dunk in Saratoga ice water. Rub banana on face. Get roasted by the internet. Ashton Hall’s morning routine is the biggest meme on the internet right now

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Anna Good

Meme from @BlueJays on X of a man submerging his face in a bowl of Ice water with a Tweet from @BlueJays: "Final Day of Spring Training"; Photo collage from @slvppy of a notebook, bananas, a bag of Hostage brand Tape; a glass of ice water and a bottle of Saratoga Sparkling water with the tweet "this is all you need to get your life together".

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This fitness coach’s unhinged routine has the entire internet ‘locking in’ with Saratoga water—30 memes

American influencer under fire for taking baby wombat from its mother

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Influencer sparks outrage after snatching baby wombat from its mother in viral video

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