Main Header Menu

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

Register to continue

The Daily Dot

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

Chris Stokel-Walker

TikTok logo on black phone with TikTok logo stickers on light pink background

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked documents reveal TikTok’s online and IRL efforts to keep employees from talking about ties to China

Connor Bulgrin is a freelance journalist based in Ohio. He covers corporate power and markets. He was previously an editorial intern for the American Prospect and is currently a research associate for the American Economic Liberties Project.

Connor Bulgrin

Microsoft Advertising, Facebook Ads Manager, and Google Ads app icons are seen on an iPhone.

Meta’s new plan to battle fraudulent reviews could still leave businesses languishing

Agnes Arnold-Forster is a writer covering medicine, healthcare, gender, and technology. She has been published in places like the Washington Post, the Guardian, the Independent, the LRB, and Stylist Magazine. She is writing a book about nostalgia for Picador and lives in London, U.K.

Agnes Arnold-Forster

Blue AI face with ekg coming from mouth on black background

AI wants to revolutionize healthcare—it may be doing more harm than good

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

man on laptop holding pen hand on phone bottom to top blended city with locations marked caption "Inside Airbnb"

The virality of Inside Airbnb’s maps highlight the company’s massive impact on housing shortages

Is a fully staffed FTC finally ready to challenge Amazon’s merger with MGM?

Two security cameras and mobile phone with Arab League flag ripped to reveal rainbow watercolor painting

How police persecute the LGBTQ community—and how big tech can help its most vulnerable users

Jonathan Keane is a freelance journalist based in Dublin, Ireland, covering the tech industry and regulation with bylines at CNBC, Forbes, and the Sunday Times.

Jonathan Keane

EU and US flag on grey background with arrows in center

Why the third time won’t be the charm for a new U.S.-EU data-sharing agreement

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

Mikael Thalen

‘Typical day of union-busting’: Viral video allegedly shows Amazon supervisor confiscating union literature

man explaining something in front of image of trump (l) man explaining something with a walmart tweet (r)

A TikTok troll is testing Truth Social’s appetite for free speech—and getting suspended for it

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

woman turning on fire with device (l) woman baking tarts (m) socks hanging out to dry on a carousel (r)

‘Which Black Mirror episode is this?’: @Homecoming.diary’s entrancing, high-tech TikToks are a mystery

Robert Locklear is a young journalist and college student. He is currently a freelance and independent journalist. Find him on Twitter @rob_locklear.

Robert Locklear

chess pawns overtaking the opposing king piece

How little tech is turning the tide in the fight against big tech

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

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

illustration of the gettr logo formed up of data

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

‘Being like this isn’t healthy’: TikToker says she called Verizon to check ex’s messages, sparking debate over partner surveillance

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

Technology