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David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

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Deplatformed: Google knows what’s coming next

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

Mikael Thalen

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Is Israeli’s massive spyware industry scaring hackers away from helping Palestine?

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EXCLUSIVE: Hacked documents reveal Ecuador’s failed effort to take in NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden

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Hackers steal 900K emails from Russia’s largest state-owned media corporation

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

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

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘Agreeing with whatever unhinged thing my Uber driver says so I make it home’: TikToker films Uber driver making pro-Russia comments

Viola Stefanello is a Milan-based journalist covering tech and culture for Italian newspaper Il Post. Her work has also been published in Wired and Rolling Stone among others.

Viola Stefanello

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Is Elon Musk’s Starlink actually making a difference in Ukraine?

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Hackers drop deepfake of Zelenskyy ordering troops to surrender on Ukrainian news site

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Fake Twitter account tries to cast doubt on Russian editor who went viral protesting Ukraine invasion

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Twitter deletes tweets from Russia saying pregnant women hit in bombing were crisis actors

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‘Pickup only in Ukraine’: People claim they’re selling seized Russian tanks on eBay

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Sketchy Black Lives Matter protest showcases Facebook’s glaring issues around disinformation

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Why the Gates Foundation, WHO were hacked at the same time

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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Report: 81,000 private Facebook messages for sale online

Josh Katzowitz is a staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

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