Logo_White

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_post_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_post_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_post_card_square

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_16x9_full_width

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_3x2_full_width

lede_article_featured_1x1

lede_article_featured_1x1_full_width

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_featured_flexible_full_width

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

lede_leaderboard

Main Header Menu

Logo_2a8517

The Daily Dot

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Kurtis Conner and Dean Hebscher in front of white background

kurtis conner dean hebscher

‘You did bring him on your tour’: Fans call out YouTuber Kurtis Conner for platforming comedian friend with history of blackface

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-4.41.46-PM.png

‘We will do everything’: Israeli pushes support for war against Palestine with YouTube ad blitz

Social Media Judge

Massive new big tech lawsuit demands restitution for cost of ‘youth health crisis’ social media offloaded onto schools, teachers

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

moms4liberty

‘I won’t survive’: Growing up with a Moms for Liberty parent, a group that’s suddenly one of the most influential forces in U.S. schools

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Skibidi Toilet episode 49 TV head people in front of city on fire

skibidi toilet meme

Unclick

What is ‘Skibidi Toilet,’ the creepy YouTube series going viral on TikTok?

Kayti Burt is a U.S.-based pop culture critic, reporter, and editor with expertise in transformative fandom, working class culture, and the rise of Korean media. In her more than 10 years working as an entertainment journalist, she has contributed work to the LA Times, Vulture, TIME, Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, Refinery29, Inverse, and Den of Geek.

Kayti Burt

suchwita.png

The episodes of ‘Suchwita,’ ranked by drink choice

colleen-ballinger-ukelele-toxic-train.png

‘I’m not a groomer’: Colleen Ballinger responds to fan allegations in 10-minute ukulele video

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

Mikael Thalen

Kim Novak in front of beige wall (l) Laurence Fishburne in front of light blue background (c) Carol Burnett in front of light grey background (r)

ai yt channel bizarre obituaries for living celebs

This bizarre YouTube channel is racking up views on celebrity obituaries—for people who are still alive

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

woman speaking caption "deciding to do the chloe ting workouts at the beginning of lockdown" (l) Chloe Ting speaking with hand up (c) woman smiling caption "deciding to do the chloe ting workouts at the beginning of lockdown" (r)

chloe ting workout tiktok

‘I’m still recovering from it’: Followers say Chloe Ting YouTube workouts led them to disordered habits

Steven Asarch is an internet culture reporter who lives on Twitch and YouTube. After graduating from Baruch College, he wrote for IBT Media, Newsweek and Insider. In 2021, he executive produced the docu-series &#8220;Onision in Real Life&#8221; on Discovery +.

Steven Asarch

Def Noodles speaking into microphone on blue to purple gradient background Passionfruit Remix

def noodles passionfruit remix2

Def Noodles’ new direction alienated fans—how did we get here?

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

Carnival rides in a parking lot with caption "ACE Family Festival, It's hot af"

ace family festival tiktok

‘Why do people like getting scammed?’: Videos showing ‘ACE Family Festival’ go viral

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo Author Photo

Charlotte Colombo

young children holding phones to film themselves with YouTube logos for heads

Passionfruit family vloggers

What’s behind the fall of the family vlogging genre?

Robert Dean is a journalist, raconteur, and enlightened dumbass. His work has been featured in places like MIC, Eater, Fatherly, Yahoo, Austin American-Statesman, Consequence of Sound, Ozy, USA Today, to name a few. He’s appeared on CNN and NPR. He also serves as features writer for Hussy Magazine, and is editor in chief for Big Laugh Comedy, Texas’ biggest comedy production company. He lives in Austin and loves ice cream and koalas.

Robert Dean

ThatDudeCanCook_Thumbnail_2000x1000

For ThatDudeCanCook’s Sonny Hurrell, absurd humor is the secret ingredient to his popular YouTube videos

Daysia Tolentino was the editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s creator economy newsletter, Passionfruit. Her work has appeared in Vulture, Bustle, InStyle, and Study Hall.

Daysia Tolentino

Jarvis Johnson looking at the camera, wearing a pink T shirt.

Screen Shot 2022-06-27 at 8.45.25 AM

VidCon: YouTuber Jarvis Johnson discusses taking risks, mentoring creators, and figuring it out

Smosh

From Myspace to Mythical, Smosh co-founder Ian Hecox and CEO Daniel Tibbets share how the brand has grown over 16 years

YouTube