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

Cecilia Lenzen

‘It sucks working here’: Fashion Nova warehouse worker shows how orders are fulfilled in viral TikTok

Jillian Price is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and current journalism graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously wrote for Reporting Texas, UT Austin&#8217;s School of Journalism online publication.

Jillian Price

Man in front of screenshots of a DoorDash conversation

‘U can’t walk down to get ur order?’: DoorDash driver allegedly delivers to wrong address, tells customer to find order himself

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based writer, educator, and grad student at the Pratt Institute School of Information. Their work has appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent, Huffington Post, and AsAmNews.

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

I normally only buy black and this is one of the many reason why

‘I’m the only Black person in the store’: Viral TikTok shows Asian cashier checking Black shopper’s pockets

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘I felt extremely unsafe’: TikToker says Uber driver described being violent toward his girlfriend—who then joined them mid-ride

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.

Alexandra Samuels

‘All of the dispensers had nothing in them’: TikToker says Target refused to refund her for defective box of Tampax tampons (updated)

‘The audacity’: TikToker calls out man for requesting $4 via Apple Pay after saying he’d pay for their coffee date

‘Men who don’t know are red flags’: Man asks woman why she covers her drink with a napkin in viral TikTok

Self checkout till with 6 "no cash" signs.

‘They’ll still ask if they can get cash back’: TikToker shows Target self-checkout has 6 signs saying ‘no cash’, sparking debate

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

Laiken Neumann

doordash employee delivers food with caption "tell me i didn't just get the cutest doordasher"

‘That’s sad that someone his age has to work at all’: Viral TikTok shows elderly DoorDash driver, sparking debate

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

Audra Schroeder

‘Asking for a frap is the worst thing you can do at Starbucks’: Workers put customers who order Frappuccinos on blast in viral TikTok

Linda Hamilton has words published at ORANGE Magazine and appeared on Texas Student Television.

Linda Hamilton

man scrolling on phone in living room with caption "my husband forgot we got a second floor balcony"

‘My husband forgot we got a second-floor balcony’: TikToker records husband while he scrolls through images of women, sparking debate

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

Young woman at Target with captions "When you are racially profiled while buying the Black History Collection at Target in Kalispell, Montana. Stop buying from Target. Find Black Business owners." and "Target is spending millions to get Black dollar but doesn't care to do diversity training. Tag Target and Black Businesses that sell Black History items."

‘The white people in there thought it was funny’: Black TikToker says she was ‘racially profiled,’ accused of stealing at Target while buying from Black History Month collection

‘There is no excuse’: TikToker says she got a DoorDash driver ‘deactivated’ after he ignored request for no-contact delivery, sparking debate

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

A woman holding an ID card (L) and a man holding a receipt (R).

‘Who made you security?’: Karen flashes random ID at Black man who ate gummy worms before paying for them

Teen buries face in knees while holding phone.

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