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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.

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Anna Good

Left: Screenshot from Amazon Ring Super Bowl 2026 ad showing a man giving a child a yellow lab puppy, she's got her hands over her eyes. Right: Hand pressing the button on a Ring camera outside of a brick home. Tweet text overlay reads, "this is ….. not about dogs."

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Culture

“Skynet”: Ring’s Super Bowl ad about finding lost pets backfires into a surveillance state freakout

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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Lindsey Weedston

Side by side ring camera screenshots of a young man in a black shirt running towards a door as if to kick it down.

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“A real one”: Hero neighbor tries to kick down the door after gamer repeatedly yells “help!”

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

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Rachel Kiley

Ring screenshots of a woman jogger gleefully punching a witch decoration in a yard. Tweet text overlay reads, "The pure joy on her face is killing me."

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“Charge her”: Ring cam catches woman gleefully punching Halloween witches. The internet is taking sides

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

‘I would fall for that 100%’: Police knock on man’s door at 2am and he answers via Ring. There’s just one problem

Rachel Joy Thomas is a music journalist, freelance writer, and hopeful author who resides in Austin, Texas.

Rachel Joy Thomas

Woman installs indoor Amazon Ring cameras

‘It’s OK little girl stop crying’: Woman installs indoor Ring camera. Then she hears something disturbing

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

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‘I didn’t know this was possible’: Woman tries to sell shoes on Marketplace. Then the buyer disables her Ring camera

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

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Woman checks Ring cameras to monitor contractor working on her kitchen

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‘I texted the neighbor’: Woman checks Ring cameras to monitor contractor working on her kitchen. Then she sees her neighbor walk in

Heather Stewart is a freelance reporter. She was previously an executive producer at The Drag, UT&#8217;s award-winning podcast production house as well as a projects intern for KUT Austin. Her work can be found in the Austin Chronicle, the Victoria Advocate and more.

Heather Stewart

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‘Eviction over Sonic is crazy’: Tenant confronts neighbor caught stealing DoorDash on Ring camera

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

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Woman shares Ring camera trick that deters Amazon delivery drivers from knocking

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‘Here’s to all the naps that won’t be cut short’: Woman shares Ring camera trick that deters Amazon delivery drivers from knocking

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Charlotte Colombo

cops at door with caption "I have a delivery.. for you" (l) DoorDash bag in hand as person knocks on door (r)

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‘I have a delivery’: Woman catches police pretending to be DoorDash delivery drivers to enter neighbor’s home

Home Depot customer finds $450 item that rings up as only $40 at self-checkout

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‘When you actually ring them up at checkout, they’re $44’: Home Depot customer finds $450 item that rings up as only $40 at self-checkout

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