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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.

Lindsey Weedston

Tech

“Banned on the run”: Reddit bans Paul McCartney for posting his own concert photos

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.

Charlotte Colombo

nasa HQ in florida and tex that reads, "Dear mods, please show NASA how to take better pictures from space so you don’t have to delete them. Thx"

Reddit moderator removes space photo posted by NASA astronaut for being too blurry: “Hopefully this won’t happen again”

Memes

“Reddit moderators should be treated like celebrities”: Ex-mod posts epic YouTube rant after his removal, inspiring parodies

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

EU Flag(l), Yulia Navalnaya(c), X logo(r)

X claims it doesn’t automate content moderation in Europe—so why did it hint that’s why Navalny’s wife was banned?

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

person with Trollface mask removes posts from a forum while stepping on a short ladder

Why redditors are rising up to take down one of the site’s top mods

Daily Dot Contributor

Unclick

Killing Reddit’s most hateful subreddits won’t exterminate its troll problem

Reddit’s r/technology has apparently been blocking Tesla links for months

Entertainment

Stay positive, or else: Is Goodreads’ new review policy censorship?

Fernando Alfonso III served as an early Reddit and 4chan reporter and the Daily Dot’s first art director until 2016. He’s gone on to report at Lexington’s Herald-Leader and at the Houston Chronicle.

Fernando Alfonso III

Reddit’s atheists revolt as r/Atheism cracks down on image macros

Mike Fenn is a former contributor to the Daily Dot whose beats included Reddit, YouTube, and all things WTF. His work has also appeared in Forbes and News.com.au.

Moderators