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Sabah Gurmat is a freelance journalist presently based in Mumbai, India. She has been writing primarily on issues of law, human rights, and the intersection of tech with civil liberties.

Sabah Gurmat

Cow vigilantes are flooding social media with videos of violent crimes—and becoming celebrities online

Shweta Desai is an independent journalist and researcher based in Mumbai.

Shweta Desai

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Cow pee drinkers are becoming social media stars in India—and pushing dangerous claims

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.

Tiffany Kelly

Tech

Mariam Sharia

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Culture

How Gen Z is teaching us to embrace death

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

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Koo wants to replace Twitter—but can’t shake its reputation as a home for dictators

Twitter is removing free API access—and cutting off fun accounts in the process

Chris Stokel-Walker is a U.K.-based journalist and the author of TikTok Boom (2021) and YouTubers (2019).

Chris Stokel-Walker

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Twitter’s menswear advice-toting main character is really sorry you’re seeing his tweets

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 trend is vile’: TikTok’s ‘pro-bullying trend’ gets called out for being mean-spirited

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‘I just like to keep my personal life separate’: TikToker says job interviewers asked why they couldn’t find her social media accounts

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

Cecilia Lenzen

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TikToker gets in trouble on a flight for going live on social media and gets flamed in the comments

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

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‘That is not an official CIA account’: Trump’s social media platform is filled with fake government profiles

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

Mikael Thalen

Ransomware group exploits Parler’s hands-off approach to shake down victims

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Gettr, a so-called alternative to big tech, uses Google and Facebook trackers and has serious security flaws, investigation finds

A hand holding a cell phone in front of a photo of Donald Trump.

Social Media