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Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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“Corpo slop”: Owner of Galaxy Ring that caused ER visit shares Samsung’s investigation results. Users aren’t reassured

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“Capitalism final boss”: MrBeast’s bogus theory about the Neuralink “infinite money glitch” is going viral again

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“Enabling the freaks”: TikToker catches iPhone user “licking” phone in public—turns out it’s a lesser known feature

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“No thanks”: Spotify announced a new DM feature, and social media is making the same joke

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“Should’ve been a separate app”: As YouTube Shorts hits new milestone of 200 billion views per day, YouTube users revolt against the shortform experience

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