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Mike Hadge

Mark Hamill is on a crusade to bring back likes on Twitter

‘I want people to know it was me’: Mark Hamill is on a crusade to bring back public likes on X

Gabriele Di Donfrancesco is a Rome-based freelance journalist covering social media and culture. His works have been published in La Repubblica, Mashable Italia, and Rolling Stone, among others.

Gabriele Di Donfrancesco

ai used be far right in italian elections

EXCLUSIVE: Days before EU elections, Facebook is failing to flag inflammatory AI ads

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

Tricia Crimmins

Every social network besides TikTok failed GLAAD's social media safety test

Every major social media site flunked GLAAD’s LGBTQ safety test

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

Mikael Thalen

EXCLUSIVE: Anti-vaccine dating, blood swapping site Unjected exposes users’ DMs, locations

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

Cross on top of a mountain sending out a signal

Deplatformed: Inside the Nexus

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Trump launched a secret CIA propaganda operation meant to sway Chinese citizens against Xi Jinping

Trump pushed TikTok ban over spying concerns—while secretly running CIA social media operation in China

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

SXSW panel(l), Hand petting raccoon(c), Cartoon of raccoon(r)

‘Just take a step back’: Experts warn that the next animal content you post to social media could cause the next COVID

Congresswoman's post encouraging TikTok to be more like Grindr met with hilarious responses

‘Is she well??’: Congresswoman’s call for TikTok to be more like this infamous dating app flamed

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

Rachel Kiley

‘I’m cooked’: Expert shares how people can find your deleted social media posts with this tool

Divya is an independent writer based in Bengaluru, India covering issues on social justice and governance.

Divya Chirayath

speech bubbles communicate with an open eye between them

Tech

WhatsApp’s 100 billion daily messages in India are all under the BJP’s watchful eye

Arbab Ali is an independent reporter based in New Delhi, India. He tweets @arbabali_jmi.

Arbab Ali

arm and hand with indian flag on sleeve controlling puppet on YouTube

Modi turned India’s influencers into an army of YouTube puppets

Claire Waheed is a former general assignment intern for the Daily Dot and a senior journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously wrote for entertainment site Decider.

Claire Waheed

Culture

When Does It Mean to Enter Your ‘Villain Era’? TikTok Trend Debunked

Andrea Guzman is a freelance journalist based in Austin, Texas. Her work has appeared in Fortune, the Washington Post, Mother Jones, and the Texas Observer. You can reach her on Twitter @dreuhmarie.

Andrea Guzman

child using chatgpt for kids on phone at table

ChatGPT for kids just launched—is it a good idea?

Tiffany Kelly was the culture editor at Daily Dot. Previously, she worked at Ars Technica and Wired. Her writing has appeared in several other print and online publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Popular Mechanics, and GQ.

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