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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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Seb Gorka loses entire fan base for saying Tucker Carlson is doing ‘KGB PR’ by interviewing Putin

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Amid speculation that he'll be fired, top Ukrainian general Zaluzhny poses with far-right imagery on social media

Ukrainian general Zaluzhny

Amid reports of looming dismissal, top Ukrainian general flirts on Facebook with far-right military leader

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

Mikael Thalen

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Is Israeli’s massive spyware industry scaring hackers away from helping Palestine?

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

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Fake ABC News Pro-Israel ad stomps out ‘Stand with Ukraine’ banner (updated)

Anna Conkling is a freelance journalist based in Berlin. Her work primarily focuses on the war in Ukraine.

Anna Conkling

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As donations dry up and winter looms, Airbnb owners in Ukraine struggle to stay afloat

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

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#ukrainevoicenotes

‘She survived World War II. I really hope she’ll survive World War III’: Viral TikToks show Ukrainians’ everyday war experiences

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Hackers steal 900K emails from Russia’s largest state-owned media corporation

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Putin the hacker

Tech giants built digital dragnets to stop Russian propaganda—here’s how it still seeps through

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

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TikToker holds 24-hour stair climbing marathon to petition for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, sparking debate

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘Agreeing with whatever unhinged thing my Uber driver says so I make it home’: TikToker films Uber driver making pro-Russia comments

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‘The most horrible trip of my life’: Ukrainian refugee details her escape to Poland via TikTok

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

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Is Elon Musk’s Starlink actually making a difference in Ukraine?

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Hackers drop deepfake of Zelenskyy ordering troops to surrender on Ukrainian news site

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‘My dog can’t understand why we live underground’: Ukrainian TikToker shows ‘typical day in a bomb shelter’

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