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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

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Culture

Man tries to trick med spa into revealing if his “wife” is a client. The women behind the desk immediately clock him

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Woman learns her boyfriend staged their “meet-cute,” and people can’t agree if it’s cute or creepy

Rebecca Leib

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Woman shares her terrifying stalking experience at the gym: ‘I literally haven’t left my house’

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, Playboy, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘I stick now to just shopping on Amazon’: Woman goes shopping at Marshalls/HomeGoods. Then someone approaches her

Claire Waheed is a 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

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For influencers, online stalking is a real-life threat

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘When you go home at night, don’t turn your lights on immediately’: Woman shares PSA for women who live in apartments alone

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘To not tell the other parent about it is shady’: Woman says her ex secretly placed AirTag on their daughter

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

woman greenscreen TikTok over Airbnb listing caption "AIRBNB FIX THIS!!! I literally didn't even ask for a full refund I just asked that they take the listing down so nobody else got hurt or stolen from..." "he came through the door of the home twice intoxicated" (l) hand holding Airbnb logo keychain with key in front of light wood background (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over Airbnb listing caption "AIRBNB FIX THIS!!! I literally didn't even ask for a full refund I just asked that they take the listing down so nobody else got hurt or stolen from..." "And he sat in there and watched us and listened to us" (r)

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‘It was extremely unsafe’: Airbnb guest canceled stay early after host allegedly stayed at location, watched them

Woman dancing hand up caption " starts dating a "nice christian guy" we go to church together and meet each other's friends i meet the parents and it got serious we start planning marriage and a future" (l) Woman with flashlight looking under bed (c) Woman shocked horror expression caption "* hears breathing under my bed and find's out he's been stalking me and using my toothbrush for weeks" (r)

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‘He’s been stalking me for weeks’: TikToker says she found her ‘nice guy’ ex under her bed post-breakup

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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‘I’ll slit your f*cking throat’: Woman films man following, threatening her in viral TikTok

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

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‘You’re a creepy-a** b*tch’: TikToker goes off on man she says has been following her for years, scares him away

Kahron Spearman is the community manager for the Daily Dot and Nautilus magazine. He’s also a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

A woman on her porch (L), a man talking onto a porch (C), and a man putting gloves on (R).

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Unclick

‘Do not play with your security’: Viral video shows would-be intruder following woman home with zip ties and gloves

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘I don’t want to wait until he hurts me’: TikToker says police won’t protect her from stalker ‘until he does something’ to her

Kathryn Cardin is a Missouri-born writer and editor who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys cooking, and her dog and cat enjoy when she spills.

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