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The Daily Dot

A former New York Teaching Fellow, her writing has been featured in Reductress, Rolling Stone, Mic, Someecards, and more.

Nayomi Reghay

woman looking at social media on her phone

Swipe This! My boyfriend’s mom is stalking me on social media

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Dad surprises daughter with photo evidence that he once dated Salma Hayek 

Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

Siobhan Ball

Unclick

Gender reveal party creator says the events are out of control

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

Rachel Kiley

Memes

‘Me Explaining’ meme shows what moms put up with from their kids

Dominic-Madori Davis is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California. She covers the internet, politics, and social issues.

Dominic-Madori Davis

Parents are spending thousands on YouTube camps that teach kids how to be famous (updated)

Josh Katzowitz is a former staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

The Momo suicide challenge on YouTube is terrifying parents

Alexis Tatum is a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. She&#8217;s a former editorial intern with the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Orange magazine, the Daily Texan, and the Houston Defender.

Alexis Tatum

Instagram published a parents' guide facing criticism for suggesting teens are at risk of being bullied if they don't use the app.

Instagram suggests teens should get accounts to avoid being bullied

Christine Friar is a writer and editor in New York who focuses on streaming entertainment and internet culture. Her work has appeared in the Awl, the Fader, New York Magazine, Paper Magazine, Vogue, Elle, and more.

Christine Friar

YouTube parents who ‘pranked’ kids get 5 years probation

Jessica Machado is the former IRL editor of the Daily Dot. Previously, she was an associate editor at Rolling Stone. Her work has been published in the Washington Post, Elle, Vice, Salon, BuzzFeed, Guernica, Bitch, Bust, the Cut, the Awl, the Toast, among others.

Jessica Machado

viral 2 year old toddler mila preschool sassy

The problem with viral ‘sassy’ kid videos

Culture

Son videos the first time his mom with dementia doesn’t know who he is

Brianna Holt is a New York City senior editor and freelance writer who covers culture, music, and tech. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, GQ, Black Entertainment Television (BET), Best Life, ONE37pm, and BuzzFeed. She previously served as an editorial intern with the Daily Dot in 2016.

Parenting

Swipe This! My boyfriend’s mom is stalking me on social media

Dad surprises daughter with photo evidence that he once dated Salma Hayek

Gender reveal party creator says the events are out of control

‘Me Explaining’ meme shows what moms put up with from their kids

Parents are spending thousands on YouTube camps that teach kids how to be famous (updated)

The Momo suicide challenge on YouTube is terrifying parents

Instagram suggests teens should get accounts to avoid being bullied

YouTube parents who ‘pranked’ kids get 5 years probation

The problem with viral ‘sassy’ kid videos

Son videos the first time his mom with dementia doesn’t know who he is

What it’s like to raise Gavin, the 6-year-old whose moods became memes

How a joke adultery post left a Facebook mom group fearing for its safety

Is creating ‘mommy blog’ content the new child labor?

Father with Alzheimer’s sings with son in touching videos

Mom beats daughter on Facebook Live hoping it’ll go viral