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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

Marjorie Taylor Greene banned from Twitter

Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene for COVID misinformation tweet

Three panels showing an ad purporting to be from Amazon that ran on TikTok. The ad was not bought by Amazon.

That bizarre viral Amazon ‘ad’ on TikTok isn’t official, Amazon says

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

Instagram bans popular pole-dancing blogger and activist, who says now ‘no one is safe’ with its sex policies

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

Mikael Thalen

woman opens amazon package with used sanitary products

Amazon calls influencer Ava Louise’s latest video a ‘hoax’ after she claims package contained used menstrual pads

Most videos people regretted watching on YouTube came from its recommendation algorithm

Colleen Hagerty is a multimedia journalist based in Los Angeles. Her work reflects how global communities are reckoning with our changing climate, social dynamics, technologies, and politics. You can find her bylines across BBC News and on outlets including Vox, OneZero, The Lily, US News &amp; World Report, and Marie Claire.

Colleen Hagerty

Spotify logo with "no" symbol about blocking

‘Spotify is aiding and abetting abusers’: Users call out streaming music giant for lacking a block feature

Matthew B. McGrath is an independent journalist and a Charles E. Scheidt Fellow for genocide and mass violence prevention at George Mason University focusing on media, narrative, and public discourse. He was previously an editor and contributor at Fox News Digital, an editor and reporter for The (Bergen) Record and NorthJersey.com, and other regional newspapers in New Jersey and New York where he was a member of award-winning teams covering breaking news.

Matthew B. McGrath

Tech

Why Amazon’s indefinite ban on facial recognition isn’t a real win for privacy rights

Libby Cohen is a third-year University of Texas student originally from New Jersey. She has written for ORANGE Magazine, the Daily Texan, and most recently interned for 1010 WINS in NYC. She&#8217;s now back in Austin writing for the Texas Standard and the Daily Dot.

Libby Cohen

tiktok logo over chinese and american flag background

Whatever happened to the TikTok ban?

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

Rafaella Spone mugshot over background of young girl vaping and laughing

Case against ‘deepfake mom’ falls apart after prosecutors backtrack on manipulated video claims

Inside TikTokers’ quest to make the platform more transparent

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

Former President Donald Trump shrugging his arms at a podium next two two suspended Twitter profiles that posted content from his new 'From the Desk of Donald Trump' website.

Twitter keeps suspending accounts that are posting Trump’s new ‘tweets’

The Signal app open on a phone next to an example of a rejected Facebook add the app tried to run.

Signal tried an ad campaign that revealed the targeting data behind it—Facebook rejected it

Upset couple in front of laptop with YouTube logo

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