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<p>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.</p>


Charlotte Colombo

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Entertainment

“Got the whole world singing along”: Joe Keery’s song “End of Beginning” spikes on charts after end of “Stranger Things”

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“The stupidest timeline”: Polymarket predictions airing during the Golden Globes sparked plenty of backlash

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“Massive identity theft incoming”: Age-verified Roblox accounts are popping up on eBay

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

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Viral Politics

“California could be good”: Trisha Paytas casually mulls over potentially running for congress

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“Make it stop”: A new study says 20% of YouTube videos are low-quality AI slop

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

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Culture

Why TikTok won’t stop debating whether or not Ethan Slater is going to be “Pete Davidsoned”

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Everything we know about “The Boys” video game—so far

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“Out the window”: Did COVID ruin concert etiquette? The internet has theories

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“It should be mandatory to put an AI label”: Viewers crushed to learn popular retirement home account with millions of views is entirely fake

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Ryan Coogler is rebooting “The X-Files” and fans can’t wait—here’s everything we know

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“Immediately using this”: What is a Slopper? The AI insult about people too obsessed with ChatGPT

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Social media users are showing off their annual “boo baskets” again this year, but what are they?

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What we know about KJ Apa’s side project Mr. Fantasy