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Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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scam blocker tiktok

‘A lot of y’all don’t know about this’: TikToker shares alleged hack to block spam calls

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hospital hack tiktok

‘They’re going to bill you for it even if you leave it so TAKE THAT STUFF’: TikToker shares ‘hospital hack’ in viral video

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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dominoes call of duty

Unclick

‘No way he got the Call of Duty on the Domino’s TV’: Viral TikTok shows worker playing video game on the menu screen

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flirting with landlord

‘He should’ve increased rent after that’: Woman tries—and fails—to flirt with landlord via text in viral TikTok

woman delivering food with caption "when your doordash driver steals from you"

doordash driver necklace

‘When your DoorDash driver steals from you’: TikToker says she caught DoorDash driver taking necklace from her store (updated)

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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fair market employee

‘You’ve created an environment where there’s no incentive for me to work hard’: TikToker tells boss he’s putting in ‘below-average’ effort to match his pay, sparking debate (updated)

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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tiktok theory that starbucks is bank

‘It’s secretly a bank’: TikToker’s theory on the Starbucks app goes viral

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tiktoker exposes chilis working conditions

‘Damn, looks like a sweatshop’: TikToker shows working conditions at Chili’s in viral TikTok

Tricia Crimmins is a former 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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finding racist sims stuff on bfs computer

TikToker says he played the Sims on now-ex-boyfriend’s computer—and found Black Sims chained up

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‘When people order water with their fountain drinks’: Workers share biggest ‘pet peeves as a server’ in viral TikTok

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

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annoyed server tiktok

Restaurant worker shares what ‘annoying’ thing customers do in viral TikTok

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olive garden tiktok

‘Olive Garden is just a drive-thru Italian spot’: TikToker shows soup and salad station at Olive Garden in viral video, sparking debate

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macys starbucks cashier

‘No training and I don’t know what am doing help’: TikToker claims they applied to be Macy’s cashier and was made a Starbucks barista instead

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starbucks white mocha whos on first

Starbucks worker shares interaction with customer who didn’t understand the concept of ‘white mocha,’ sparking debate (updated)

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