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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

Geico customer says car her insurance is about to be revoked because police made a mistake on her accident report.

Geico Insurance issue

‘I wasn’t even in the car’: Geico customer says her car insurance is about to be revoked because police made a mistake on her accident report. It gets worse

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Why do women always sit behind their Uber driver?

Uber Driver Tip

‘I’m in the safest seat in the car … I think’: Why do women always sit behind their Uber driver?

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

White woman who speaks Spanish takes Uber

Uber Cheap Hack

‘I don’t understand why they aren’t just the same’: Uber customer realizes rides with Spanish-speaking drivers are cheaper

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

Uber driver and passenger on ring cam(l+r), hand holding phone with Uber app open(c)

uber-driver-helps-locked-out-passenger

‘Pure dad energy’: Uber driver helps locked out passenger into her home

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

Small business owner says you should stop driving for Uber and DoorDash and start your own LLC

Own Business

‘You definitely got my attention’: Small business owner says you should stop driving for Uber and DoorDash and start your own LLC

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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‘I’ve never canceled  so fast’: Uber customer says her driver’s license plate was ‘TRUUUMP’

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Woman says Uber driver tried to charge her $150 to get her phone back after she left it in car, then gave it back to her disabled for 1 hour

uber lost phone

‘Why are you lying?’: Woman says Uber driver tried to charge her $150 to return her phone

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

UBER at airport

‘I’m saving $33 by walking across the street’: Woman shares why you shouldn’t have Uber drivers pick you up directly from the airport

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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uber refused to drive her after learning destination tiktok

‘Why aren’t we telling these drivers where they’re going before?’: Woman claims Uber driver refused to drive her after learning destination

Jacob Seitz is a freelance journalist originally from Columbus, Ohio, interested in the intersection of culture and politics.

Jacob Seitz

uber-sticker-on-car

Uber sues to block big new rate increase for drivers—and drivers are furious

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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lyft

‘People need to stop getting mad at non tippers and start getting mad at the apps’: Lyft driver paid $50 for ride that cost $242

uber driver break in

‘The ride seemed totally normal’: Woman says her Uber driver later broke into her home

Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

Grace Stanley

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incel uber driver

‘I was silent’: Woman says Uber driver played ‘incel-adjacent, misogynistic’ audiobook during ride

You can find her byline in Vice, Teen Vogue, Epic, and the Independent, among other publications. You can find her on Twitter @GagliardoSilver.

Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

Woman greenscreen tiktok over messages "eligible Uber eats orders and qualifying rides with ube. If you do not currently have an Aeroplan account, you'll first need to sign up for free at Aeroplan.com, then link your aeroplan account to your uber" (l) Uber Eats and Aeroplan logo on black background (c) Woman greenscreen over email "Samantha, Thanks for your reply to a previous support inquiry. To make sure we get your messages to place, we're unable to respond to conversations via email. Please note message has not been recieved support tea" (r)

aeroplan uber eats

‘It’s giving scam’: TikToker calls out Uber Eats support for issues with credit card promotion

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

Uber driver with phone in hand that has Uber logo (l) Woman in Uber screaming for her life caption "The time my uber driver tried to kidnap me" (r)

Uber