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Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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“It makes me just want to leave America”: Fans say iShowSpeed’s Africa trip is opening their eyes. One viewer broke down crying

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“I know I’ll get clowned more for this”: Kai Cenat explained how watching anime helps his mental health

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“This stream gave me life”: Fans are praising underrated Twitch streamer ijustlovepuzzles after winning “hidden gem” award

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“You gotta unplug sometimes”: Twitch streamer Fandy just gave birth on a livestream, and viewers can’t believe what they just witnessed

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“All it takes is one weirdo”: Popular Twitch streamers consider not attending TwitchCon this year after safety concerns

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“Someone free her”: QTCinderella is being praised for defending her interest in Taylor Swift against her male cohosts

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“Why did they do that to him?”: Kai Cenat asks if he’s “on mute” as Ice Spice and Latto ignore him, sparking discourse over streaming etiquette

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“Dude was ragebaiting me in person”: Pokimane issues a “warning for the ladies” after being harassed and recorded by a man wearing Meta glasses

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