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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘This is so dystopian y’all’: TikToker urges people working from home get a ‘mouse jiggler’ to make it seem like they are working, sparking debate (updated)

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

Mikael Thalen

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A TikTok troll is testing Truth Social’s appetite for free speech—and getting suspended for it

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

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Unclick

TikToker reveals she places DoorDash order for Olive Garden just across the street, sparking debate

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

Braden Bjella

‘NO TIP NO TRIP’: TikToker shows McDonald’s DoorDash order that has been sitting on shelf for 10 minutes, sparking debate

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‘They could of at least edited my booty to look bigger’: Chick-fil-A worker mocks customer’s bad review after ending up in it

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Barnes & Noble Café worker roasts customers who try to pay with Starbucks cards in viral TikTok

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

Tricia Crimmins

‘Seems like he’s working and you’re on TikTok’: Manager tries to put Subway worker on blast for allegedly not working—it backfires

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

Laiken Neumann

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Starbucks worker publicly embarrasses customer who mobile-ordered coffee with tons of customizations, sparking debate

young woman with caption "met him on a dating app and texted for 5 days.... wasn't feeling well and cancelled... then this happened" (l) text message that reads "when are your parents gonna be home? I'm not taking no for answer. You need this" (r)

‘Listen to your gut!!! He was completely normal before this’: TikToker shares increasingly threatening messages from man she met on dating app after she cancels

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‘My Karen era has been unlocked and it’s working in my favor’: TikToker says negative review got her out of lease

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

jetblue employee with caption "we have been stuck in the airport for the second day now.. No accurate updates! People have been sleeping in the floor! And we are yet to know when we will be home!" (l) jetBlue logo on plane (c) woman with caption "do not fly on JetBlue! Please help us! Repost! Tag JetBlue! We have been waiting for two days in the airport! Kids are sleeping in the floor!"

‘We have kids, we have jobs, and this is ridiculous’: TikToker says JetBlue left passengers stranded in airport for two days

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.

Charlotte Colombo

Woman climbing rock with caption "this is the most sexist thing that has ever happened while climbing. Don't be that guy."

‘Don’t be that guy’: Rock climber catches man making sexist comments about her strength in viral TikTok

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘We’re tired of it’: DoorDash driver warns restaurants about screenshot scam in viral TikTok (updated)

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

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‘Your parents donated all your photos man’: Viral TikTok shows a person’s childhood pictures being sold at thrift store

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

woman parked sideways blocking gas pump with caption "what video deserves to go viral?"

Scoops