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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.

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‘Anonymous’ hackers have a message for Texas abortion ‘snitch’ sites: We’re coming for you

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‘The kids will save us’: TikToker creates bot to spam abortion snitch website with fake reports (updated)

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As Texas’ abortion ban goes into effect, Instagram and Facebook block hashtags for ‘abortion pills’ (updated)

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‘Is this eligible for a Grammy?’: Banjo player shuts down anti-abortion TikToker who tried to shame a woman

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