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

Katherine Huggins

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‘Reckless and dangerous’: AOC rebukes crackdown on Columbia’s pro-Palestine protests as National Guard fears loom

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‘Senator advocating for vehicular homicide’: Tom Cotton accused of calling for ‘vigilante violence’ against pro-Palestine protesters blocking traffic

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

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‘They aren’t getting paid’: Eve 6 guitarist calls for artists to drop out of SXSW over Penske

Leqi Zhong is a fall intern for the Hi-Res division. Besides writing about business, tech, and the internet, she enjoys road trips and watching sunsets. Leqi graduated from UC Berkeley Journalism in May 2023 and had written for CNN, Palo Alto Daily Post, Berkeleyside, and Oakland North.

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Citizens and tourists dress up and take part in a Halloween parade in Shanghai, China, October 31, 2023

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‘Who is frightened by our laughter?’: Young Chinese use Halloween costumes to protest the government at massive celebration in Shanghai

Chris Stokel-Walker is a U.K.-based journalist and the author of TikTok Boom (2021) and YouTubers (2019).

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Why the U.K. Treasury is being bombarded with trans flag emojis

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.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘We literally all need to walk out’: Nurse practitioner says general nurse strike is imminent￼

Kunwar Khuldune Shahid is a journalist and commentator. He’s the Pakistan correspondent for The Diplomat. His work has been featured in Guardian, Independent, Foreign Policy, BBC, Spectator, Haaretz, Arab News, Daily Beast, Courrier International, Le Monde, Charlie Hebdo, Vox, MIT Technology Review, among other publications

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Protestors take part during a demonstration in front of the Iranian embassy in Brussels, Belgium on Sept. 23, 2022, following the death of Mahsa Amini.

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Inside Iran, protesters remain unfazed by the regime’s high-tech crackdown

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Sri Lankans built an online network to weather economic crises—then used it to topple the government

Melina Khan is a New England-based journalist and former editorial intern at the Daily Dot. Her work has previously appeared in The Day, The Quinnipiac Chronicle, and more than 30 NBC station affiliates nationwide.

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Man says he lives in Amy Coney Barrett’s old house and is ‘gearing up to get hate crimed’

Louise Macaraniag is a former FOIA and politics intern for the Daily Dot. She graduated from the University of Illinois in Chicago and was formerly managing editor of UIC’s independent publication, Bonfire.

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The voices defining Web3: Is there a First Amendment right to assemble in the metaverse?

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

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TikToker holds 24-hour stair climbing marathon to petition for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, sparking debate

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

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Founder for ‘Adopt a Trucker’ campaign has emails leaked by hacker

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Donation site used by Freedom Convoy suffers 3rd data leak in two weeks

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Sensitive user data on popular ‘Freedom Convoy’ donation site still available, despite alleged fix

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While Patriot Front marched at an anti-abortion rally, the white nationalist group’s private chats leaked online

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