Main Header Menu

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

Register to continue

The Daily Dot

Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

Siobhan Ball

Playwright behind ‘Florida Man’ excuses his props in hilarious letter to the TSA

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

Brooke Sjoberg

A human trafficking internet hoax is being spread on TikTok

Alex Dalbey is a writer and zinester currently living in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They have written for The Daily Dot, Kill Screen, The Lingerie Addict, and Bullet Points.

Alex Dalbey

Kamala Harris’ weirdly specific student debt plan is getting roasted

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

Mikael Thalen

krassenstein_haitian disaster facebook groups followers

Did the Krassenstein bros exploit the Haitian disaster to get more followers online? (updated)

Stacey Ritzen is a reporter and editor based in West Philadelphia with over 10 years&#8217; experience covering pop culture, web culture, entertainment, and news. You can follow her on Twitter @staceyritzen.

Stacey Ritzen

Of course a chair designed to solve ‘manspreading’ became the subject of sexist memes

Dominic-Madori Davis is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California. She covers the internet, politics, and social issues.

Dominic-Madori Davis

Beauty YouTuber apologizes for video blaming a makeup artist for her skin infection

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

Tennessee neighbors form human chain to help father and son escape ICE

Sierra Juarez is a freelance journalist and fact-checker based in Mexico. She most enjoys writing about human rights and politics and working in audience engagement. Her work has appeared in the Texas Tribune, the Austin American–Statesman, and the San Antonio Current.

Sierra Juarez

Woman documents how airport staff broke her wheelchair 

Bianca Devins seen in a photo from her own Instagram, a few days before her murder

Instagram struggles to remove photos of Bianca Devins’ dead body (updated)

A former New York Teaching Fellow, her writing has been featured in Reductress, Rolling Stone, Mic, Someecards, and more.

Nayomi Reghay

Swipe This! My boyfriend says my Instagram pics are too ‘revealing’

Josh Katzowitz is a former staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

Female streamer is told to ‘shut your f*cking mouth’ in vile sexist attack

The Proud Boys accused of making armed ‘house calls’ to threaten private citizens

Katie Balevic is a former editorial intern at the Daily Dot. Her previous work has appeared in the Daily Texan, the Victoria Advocate, and the Houston Defender.

Katie Balevic

People are licking ice cream and then putting it back on the shelf for this viral challenge

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

Portland milkshake makers face death threats after police tweets

Ignacio Martinez is a reporter specializing in online gaming and political communities. His work has previously appeared in the Texas Observer and on the airwaves at KVRX 91.7 FM. He is based in Austin, Texas, and you can follow him on Twitter at @NacioMartinez.

Culture