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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

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‘I did this to my ex’: Woman catches her man on Tinder. Then she uses the TV for revenge

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

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‘This literally happened to me today’: Woman chats with a man on Hinge. Then he says he just took a ‘honey pack’

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‘He was gone for like 10, 15 minutes’: Woman recounts disastrous first date that ended with her car being stolen

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‘Floodlighting’: The new relationship infodumping term, explained

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Woman pulls into parking lot for first date with man from Facebook who wrote his last name backward. Then she gets a frantic call from her mom

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‘Oh he was HURT HURT’: Seattle woman matched on Hinge. Now she’s issuing a citywide warning

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47-year-old Tim Pool contributor roasted after bragging about finding a 23-year-old Media Matters employee on Tinder

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‘Not someone admitting to a federal crime in the comment section’: Conservative dating app could be helping FBI investigate Capitol rioters

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EXCLUSIVE: Anti-vax dating site that let people advertise ‘mRNA FREE’ semen left all its user data exposed

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‘U have no idea how this will impact women but yea super funny!’: Man shares his abortion-themed pick-up line he uses on Tinder matches, sparking debate

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‘Girl you left traumatized AND hungry’: Woman says date put his ‘wiener on a plate’ after inviting her over for dinner

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

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‘It was so nice of him to show you his red flags so soon!’: Man tries to dictate what woman wears to first date

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

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