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Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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“I disabled that feature so quick:” Instagram Map now lets you share your location with friends, and nobody wants this

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“No one is ready for that”: Calvin Harris praised for normalizing childbirth in shocking new Instagram post—while completely horrifying others

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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“Facebook aims to be a place where original content thrives”: Meta announces new rules to combat reposted content. Here’s what that means

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“It’s wildly inappropriate to stalk a customer online”: Server comments on influencer’s Instagram about the bad tip she left at the restaurant, sparking debate

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“King Joffrey with a tangerine spray tan”: Rosie O’Donnell responds to Trump’s citizenship threat on Instagram

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

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“You are not allowed to come to my shows”: Band says anyone who voted for Trump not welcome at their concerts—then immediately backtracks

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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“If you’re watching this, I am dead”: Influencer Tanner Martin breaks news of his own death in moving goodbye video

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“The next generation of doctors are cooked”: UCLA graduate shows off ChatGPT that did his assignments during graduation

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“Extremely embarrassing”: People have a lot of thoughts about Kim Kardashian’s ChatGPT conversation

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“I’m missing it already”: General Mills gets rid of Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios, and Honey Nut Cheerios Minis

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“So rent free or…?”: Riley Gaines makes pregnancy announcement about Simone Biles

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Singer Nezza gets told she can’t sing the Spanish Star Spangled Banner at the LA Dodger stadium. She does it anyway

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“Love seeing women in male-dominated fields!”: Internet praises Brenda Song after ex Trace Cyrus alleges she lied about being terminally ill, stole thousands from him

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“So wildly out of line”: John Mulaney calls out critics coming after Olivia Munn for not watching Ms. Rachel

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“It wasn’t unusual for Silver to leave people stranded in Bahamas”: Florida-based Silver Airways abruptly halts operations, tells passengers “do not come to the airport”

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