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Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

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Customer says Verizon charged her $10 to pay 16-cent charge over the phone

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‘Give me my $10 back’: Customer says Verizon charged her $10 to pay a 16-cent charge over the phone

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‘It practically wiped out my whole account’: Verizon customer says someone fraudulently ordered 3 phones on her account. The next month, Verizon charged her almost $1,000 for them

Andrew Wyrich is the newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. He previously served as the deputy tech editor. Andrew has written for USA Today, NorthJersey.com, and other newspapers and websites. His work has been recognized by the Society of the Silurians, Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors (IRE), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

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Verizon users latest to be hit with spam ‘freebies’ text scam

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

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‘What she did was inappropriate’: Black TikToker records Verizon Wireless employee’s unprompted rant about slavery

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Yahoo confirms breach affecting 500 million accounts

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