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Andrew Couts is the former editor of Layer 8, a section dedicated to the intersection of the Internet and the state—and the gaps in between. Prior to the Daily Dot, Couts served as features editor and features writer for Digital Trends, associate editor of TheWeek.com, and associate editor at Maxim magazine. When he’s not working, Couts can be found hiking with his German shepherds or blasting around on motorcycles.

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4chan and Reddit bombarded debate polls to declare Trump the winner

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Pepe the Frog is not a Nazi, no matter what the alt-right says

Dell Cameron was a reporter at the Daily Dot who covered security and politics. In 2015, he revealed the existence of an American hacker on the U.S. government&#8217;s terrorist watchlist. He is a co-author of the Sabu Files, an award-nominated investigation into the FBI&#8217;s use of cyber-informants. He became a staff writer at Gizmodo in 2017.

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WikiLeaks release excludes evidence of €2 billion transfer from Syria to Russia

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Putin downplays DNC hack as Clinton calls for military action over cyberattacks

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Trump’s son spreads hoax ‘WikiLeaks’ letter implicating Clinton in polling bribe

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4chan anon kicked out of Hillary’s alt-right speech for yelling about Pepe the Frog

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‘Vagenda of Manocide’ marquee is but one of this gunsmith’s hilariously offensive election signs

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Jill Stein effectively tied with Harambe in Texas, actual poll shows

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The 8 big reasons people don’t like Donald Trump

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A treasure trove of men telling Hillary Clinton to smile during DNC acceptance speech

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Florida crabs are being defaced with vulgar political messages

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Bernie Sanders brings supporters to tears as he unifies with Hillary Clinton at DNC

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Survey shows Clinton supporters are more aggressive online than Sanders supporters

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