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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

People holding up large magnifying glass to see ACCOUNT SUSPENDED message on profile of person with Q for a head

Social media companies destroyed the history into QAnon

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

Mikael Thalen

Here’s how a hacker was able to blow up Trump’s new free speech site

Andrew Wyrich is the former newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. He previously served as the deputy tech editor. Andrew has written for USA Today, NorthJersey.com, and other newspapers and websites. His work has been recognized by the Society of the Silurians, Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors (IRE), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Andrew Wyrich

Former President Donald Trump next to the logo for his upcoming social media app Truth Social.

In order to use Trump’s new social site, you can’t post like Trump

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

Trump’s new social media site collapses after trolls flood it before launch

Brian is an independent journalist based in Pittsburgh. He received first prize in environmental reporting from the Keystone Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for investigations into lead in Pittsburgh&#8217;s drinking water, and is a two-time investigative reporting finalist in the Western PA Press Club&#8217;s annual Golden Quill awards. His reporting has been published in Vice, Technical.ly, PostIndustrial, and the Chicago Tribune. Monitor his sentiment on Twitter @brianconwayyyyy

Brian Conway

Pittsburgh’s mayor acquired a social media monitoring tool to handle COVID—he used it for pet projects instead

Man targeted by D.C. police for sharing hacked data speaks out

Elise Stefanik speaking at the RNC convention in 2020. Next to her is a tweet criticizing the suspension of her communications director on Twitter. The company said it was an error.

Twitter says ‘error’ to blame for suspension of Republican comms director

Social media management company Sprinklr under fire for harassing people who criticize it on social media

A tweet over a background of Twitter's Fleet users

Twitter rolls out ‘Fleets,’ a new tool to harass users on its site

DOJ introduces key changes to a major internet law

Joe Biden over internet browser background

In the 2020 election, killing Section 230 is the only bipartisan issue

Angelica Arinze is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and student at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the former the director of the Daily Texan’s diversity and inclusion board and formerly involved with the National Association of Black Journalists and BlackPrint, UT’s Black interest publication.

Angelica Arinze

#ReformForRonnie calls for social media reform after man films suicide on Facebook

Facebook Update Terms Of Service Section 230

Facebook is alerting users to a pretty big change in its terms of service

TikTok CEO quits as Trump ban looms

phone with tiktok icon over US and Chinese currency

Social Media