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Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Pedro Pascal in Gladiator II(l), Statue of Augustus Caesar(c), Denzel Washington in Gladiator II(r)

Alt-right Roman Empire fanboys are having a crisis over the new ‘Gladiator’

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Trump launched a secret CIA propaganda operation meant to sway Chinese citizens against Xi Jinping

Trump pushed TikTok ban over spying concerns—while secretly running CIA social media operation in China

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

Caricature of Russian President Vladimir Putin in an election hacking concept - in a dark hoodie, at a laptop with binary code

Tech giants built digital dragnets to stop Russian propaganda—here’s how it still seeps through

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

People are not falling for these ICE ‘propaganda’ photos

David Gilmour is a reporter who specializes in national politics, internet culture, and technology.

Propaganda

Alt-right Roman Empire fanboys are having a crisis over the new ‘Gladiator’

Trump pushed TikTok ban over spying concerns—while secretly running CIA social media operation in China

Tech giants built digital dragnets to stop Russian propaganda—here’s how it still seeps through

People are not falling for these ICE ‘propaganda’ photos

Reddit identifies 143 accounts linked to Iranian influence campaign

The baffling life lessons of North Korea’s propaganda cartoons

Guy blames ‘social justice agenda’ for loss in film competition