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Sierra Juarez is a freelance journalist and fact-checker based in Mexico. She most enjoys writing about human rights and politics and working in audience engagement. Her work has appeared in the Texas Tribune, the Austin American–Statesman, and the San Antonio Current.

Sierra Juarez

TikTok teen makes a video of his English teacher, the guy who sang ‘Story of a Girl’

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

CupcakKe’s month-long ‘water fast’ has fans concerned

Brenden Gallagher is a politics reporter and cultural commentator. His work has been published by Motherboard, Complex, and VH1. He’s the co-founder of Beer Money Films, an indie production company. Based in Los Angeles, he works in television drama as a writers assistant.

Brenden Gallagher

Disney+ accounts are being hacked—here’s how to protect yourself

‘Simpsons’ writer accuses Republicans of stealing Sideshow Bob’s defense

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

How influencers use TikTok to make money and launch careers

Josh Katzowitz is a former staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

MrDeadMoth avoids jail time for assaulting pregnant partner during live stream

What is ‘TikTok including Musical.ly’?

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

A fan gifted Billie Eilish a jacket–it ended up in a thrift store for another fan to find

Eddie Strait is a member of the Austin Film Critic Association. His reviews focus primarily on streaming entertainment, with an emphasis on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and other on-demand services.

Eddie Strait

‘Snoopy in Space’ is a delightful kids show that parents will love too

Twitch bans Viperous for allegedly using racial slur during live stream

Dominic-Madori Davis is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California. She covers the internet, politics, and social issues.

Dominic-Madori Davis

Summer Walker accused of being rude to fan during meet-and-greet

How to enjoy TikTok online—without downloading the app

Kat Von D pens passionate Instagram defense of her new tattoo

Nicki Minaj receiving backlash for ‘anti-Black’ tweet

Joseph Gordon-Levitt roasted on Twitter HitRecord

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