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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.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘Verizon is a scam’: Woman buys iPhone 16 from the Verizon store. She had to file an insurance claim not even 24 hours later

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘I only purchase Apple products from the Apple Store’: Woman says she was ‘scammed’ by T-Mobile, UPS after ordering phone

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

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‘It’s the sales pitch we HAD to give or we get reprimanded’: Woman can’t believe what this customer service rep told her about her T-Mobile plan

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‘Having to get a credit check just to get a phone is wild’: Best Buy worker issues warning after customer wanted a new AT&T line on Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

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.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘I got it in mint’: Young people are dumping Apple for the Galaxy Z Flip6. Should you?

Best Buy worker thinks Apple may be giving the good phones to people who buy AppleCare so they don’t have to use it

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‘So shifty’: Best Buy worker thinks Apple may be changing battery stats on iPhones that have AppleCare

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‘They’re cutting hours because we aren’t getting enough cards’: Marshalls worker can only afford a flip phone on paycheck

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‘It practically wiped out my whole account’: Verizon customer says someone fraudulently ordered 3 phones on her account. The next month, Verizon charged her almost $1,000 for them

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

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‘I’m cutting ur sh*t’: AT&T worker allegedly shut off ex’s service after she exposed his cheating in viral TikTok

Ben Dickson is a software engineer and founder of TechTalks. His work has been published by TechCrunch, VentureBeat, the Next Web, PC Magazine, Huffington Post, and Motherboard, among others.

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Why you need to worry about SIM swap attacks

Phillip Tracy is a former technology staff writer at the Daily Dot. He&#8217;s an expert on smartphones, social media trends, and gadgets. He previously reported on IoT and telecom for RCR Wireless News and contributed to NewBay Media magazine. He now writes for Laptop magazine.

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‘Verizon is a scam’: Woman buys iPhone 16 from the Verizon store. She had to file an insurance claim not even 24 hours later

‘I only purchase Apple products from the Apple Store’: Woman says she was ‘scammed’ by T-Mobile, UPS after ordering phone

‘It’s the sales pitch we HAD to give or we get reprimanded’: Woman can’t believe what this customer service rep told her about her T-Mobile plan

‘Having to get a credit check just to get a phone is wild’: Best Buy worker issues warning after customer wanted a new AT&T line on Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

‘I got it in mint’: Young people are dumping Apple for the Galaxy Z Flip6. Should you?

‘So shifty’: Best Buy worker thinks Apple may be changing battery stats on iPhones that have AppleCare

‘They’re cutting hours because we aren’t getting enough cards’: Marshalls worker can only afford a flip phone on paycheck

‘It practically wiped out my whole account’: Verizon customer says someone fraudulently ordered 3 phones on her account. The next month, Verizon charged her almost $1,000 for them

‘I’m cutting ur sh*t’: AT&T worker allegedly shut off ex’s service after she exposed his cheating in viral TikTok

Why you need to worry about SIM swap attacks

Samsung just released the hippest flip phone since the Motorola Razr

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