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Kira Deshler is a former assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

Kira Deshler

How is the fanfic community responding to artificial intelligence?

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Woman sharing how her bank is keeping her money hostage(l) Building with the words 'BANK' on it(c) Wallet with money locked(r)

‘We had no warning’: Woman says her bank promised to return customers’ money amid sudden collapse. She got $3

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Doordasher on bike(l), Hand holding phone(r)

‘I’ll be real, I’ve had some orders that made me super angry’: Woman gives the highest recommended tip on DoorDash order. Dasher responds with threatening texts

Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

Kyle Calise

Meme History: Success Kid

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

Two panel Design with panel one of a man walking through his gym with a bonet on, and panel two is the outside of a Planet Fitness.

‘I used to work at Planet Fitness and…’: Customer walks behind Planet Fitness desk. Then he sees the ‘member notes’ employees wrote about him

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Unidentified hacker taunts Internet Archive through customer support tickets

Hackers taunt Internet Archive in new breach as it reels from DDoS attack, data leak

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

‘Bezos is gonna send someone after you’: Shoppers uncover secret way to get Temu prices on Amazon

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Single panel image with text in white box reading "My Girlfriend uses Chat GPT every time we have a disagreement. AITAH for saying she needs to stop?". Behind the text square is a woman looking distressed and on her phone.

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Girlfriend uses ChatGPT to form ‘well-constructed’ arguments during couple’s fights—is she wrong?

Hand holding phone with Reddit app(l), Two Women talking(c), Woman pointing to screenshot that says "Your requestee can't send money right now"(r)

‘They were very personable’: Woman gets scammed for $265 concert tickets from Reddit, iMessage. Here’s how to make sure you don’t fall for it

Meme History: Stonks

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

Hurricane Helene’s secret aims

Mike Hadge

Broken down and abandoned Cybertruck left on a Seattle street  nicknamed the ‘Cyberstuck’

Sticker Mule Got Itself Banned From r/Stickers

Sticker Mule tried to rejoin Reddit after Trump backlash—then claimed it got banned after mods pushed back

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Man breaks the internet pranking Taco Bell, but not all viewers are onboard

‘I feel bad for the workers’: Man breaks the internet pranking Taco Bell, but not all viewers are onboard

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

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