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Amelia Wu was a FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently studying journalism at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. When she&#8217;s not working on a deadline, she&#8217;s on the tennis courts or catching up on the latest Netflix documentaries.

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