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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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“OK, I need to buy that”: Driver gets blinded by high-beam lights behind him. Then he gets back at them using this trick

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

Mikael Thalen

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Congress overwhelmingly passes bill criminalizing AI revenge videos—despite censorship, abuse warnings

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

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‘Cut the corners off the fitted sheets’: Woman’s breakup video sparks a flood of hilariously petty revenge tactics—20 of the best

DoorDasher shares how she got revenge on customers who didn’t tip on $980 Smoothie King order

Smoothie King Straws

‘You sure showed them!’: Viewers divided after DoorDasher shares how she got revenge on customers who didn’t tip on $980 Smoothie King order

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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‘She drank it up’: Former Dutch Bros. worker shares how she secretly got revenge on customers

Woman gets revenge on man who broke up with her to focus on getting in the NFL

NFL Breakup

‘Looks like only one of us made it’: Woman gets revenge on man who broke up with her to focus on getting in the NFL

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

Braden Bjella

Woman gets revenge on server after receiving ‘world’s rudest’ service

Rudest Server

‘I know he told everyone in the back’: Woman gets revenge on server after receiving ‘world’s rudest’ service

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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Unclick

‘Eat sh*t!’: TikToker’s mom allegedly gets revenge on package thieves by pooping in decoy box

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

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Homophobic mom’s ‘super-secret’ meatloaf recipe blasted online by her revengeful, gay kid

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