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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.

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“Dystopian stuff here”: Twitch’s new “skippable ads experiment” forces users to watch ads they can’t click away from

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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“Stay safe out there gamers”: Streamers say Amazon just made Wishlists a doxxing risk

“My email just got blown up”: Doja Cat accidentally livestreams her personal email address to thousands of viewers

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People are sharing the best iShowSpeed clips in honor of his hitting 50M subscribers

“It makes me just want to leave America”: Fans say iShowSpeed’s Africa trip is opening their eyes. One viewer broke down crying

An AI-powered VTuber has become the top Twitch streamer: “You’re saying Vedal987 is not real?”

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Entertainment

“Read the room”: Kai Cenat fans slam Streamer Awards host’s joke comparing him to Diddy

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Culture

“This stream gave me life”: Fans are praising underrated Twitch streamer ijustlovepuzzles after winning “hidden gem” award

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Pokimane bought herself an engagement ring. Now, the internet  debates whether the move was empowering or embarrassing

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“If it even just crosses your mind for one second”: Justin Bieber shared his definition of cheating, and not everyone agrees with it

Gamers noticed anti-homeless benches in “Pokémon Legends: Z-A,” and people are weirded out: “Indoctrinating the kids”

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“We’ve officially entered a new timeline”: Justin Bieber launches Twitch channel with promise to “stream every day”

Streamer Emiru speaks out after fan attacks her at TwitchCon: “Hurt and upset by how Twitch handled it”

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“Caught a wild stray”: Hasan Piker reacts to Andrew Cuomo demanding Zohran Mamdani denounce him during NYC mayoral debate

“You gotta unplug sometimes”: Twitch streamer Fandy just gave birth on a livestream, and viewers can’t believe what they just witnessed

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