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

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘Try walking on the street, and don’t move aside for the white people’: Woman of color refuses to move for white people on sidewalk in viral video

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

Braden Bjella

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‘This is a flex’: Waffle House worker shares how much money she makes, sparking debate

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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‘So you’re telling me these people were shamed and caught into this Conga line of morality?’: Customer ends a pay-it-forward chain at Starbucks, sparking debate

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

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‘BEST BUY SOO PETTY’: Woman says she was fired from Best Buy—now works across the street as a competitor

‘Homie’s heart shattered into pieces’: Roommate pranked with elaborate, fake job interview on Zoom

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

Tricia Crimmins

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‘This is a masterpiece’: Woman trolls alleged scammer with ridiculous story about retrieving money

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘This is really out of control’: Tenant says their rent is going up by $850 per month in viral TikTok

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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‘You took everything from me’: Young person on TikTok accuses Ezra Miller of being an abuser

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A fashion designer made a corset with vintage fabric. 2 weeks later, it was allegedly ripped off by fast fashion retailers.

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

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‘Just raise the base!’: A Doordasher took to TikTok to show how they penalize drivers for not taking orders rather than raising their pay

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‘That’s called an amazon jackpot’: TikToker accidentally opens every single locker at Amazon hub (updated)

You can find her byline in Vice, Teen Vogue, Epic, and the Independent, among other publications. You can find her on Twitter @GagliardoSilver.

Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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‘There is no help hotline that I can call’: eBay seller says she was randomly suspended and can’t withdraw the ‘thousands’ she’s made. Other sellers say the same thing happened (updated)

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‘Reactive abuse’ is the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case social media buzzword—here’s what it really means

Woman greenscreen tiktok over messages "eligible Uber eats orders and qualifying rides with ube. If you do not currently have an Aeroplan account, you'll first need to sign up for free at Aeroplan.com, then link your aeroplan account to your uber" (l) Uber Eats and Aeroplan logo on black background (c) Woman greenscreen over email "Samantha, Thanks for your reply to a previous support inquiry. To make sure we get your messages to place, we're unable to respond to conversations via email. Please note message has not been recieved support tea" (r)

‘It’s giving scam’: TikToker calls out Uber Eats support for issues with credit card promotion

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