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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.

Dan Latu

‘Gamification of underpaid work’: TikToker allegedly exposes Amazon game board for warehouse workers (updated)

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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‘Y’all are Karens’: TikToker says drunk woman hit her car in a Taco Bell drive-thru, sparking debate

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

‘Leave a note for the girl’: TikToker finds cosmetics, pregnancy test at Tinder date’s apartment

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Is it real?’: TikToker finds alleged Picasso painting with exhibition stamps at their local Goodwill

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based writer, educator, and grad student at the Pratt Institute School of Information. Their work has appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent, Huffington Post, and AsAmNews.

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

TikTok user @anotherscienceguy makes jokes that suggest the burka is oppressive

TikToker under fire for joking gym goer ‘reinvented’ burkas as empowerment symbol, suggesting religious use is ‘oppressive’

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‘I feel totally helpless’: Woman says ‘online hitmen’ are taking down her small business in viral TikTok

‘The price suddenly seems reasonable’: TikToker shares trick for getting more product out of YSL lipstick tube

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‘It’s literally become a free-for-all’: TikToker says security had ‘given up’ at BTS concert, did not check bags or tickets

‘Buy one drink and get 2’: TikToker maximizes Starbucks order by getting ice separately, sparking debate

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‘This has to be a joke’: TikToker shows stickers, empty dust bag, and more from $825 Chanel advent calendar, sparking outrage

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

In a TikTok, a woman says Ulta discriminated against her when she worked there while pregnant.

‘The next time I get pregnant I’m giving my two weeks’: TikTok user says she was forced to do manual labor while pregnant and working at Ulta

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‘Your moms are really proud of you’: Boys wear crop tops to show double standard of girls’ dress code

‘Normalize service industry employees matching energy’: Dunkin’ worker tells drive-thru customer to ‘pull up’ in viral TikTok

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

Former 10-year Starbucks employee reveals secret on TikTok

‘They do everything as a publicity stunt’: Former Starbucks worker says employees donated their free coffee bags to the troops—and Starbucks took credit

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

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