Outages across Facebook and other Meta apps have led to conspiracy theories regarding internet access and Suepr Tuesday. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 month ago

U.S. airline accidentally exposes TSA No Fly List on unsecured server

CommuteAir, a regional carrier, left a copy of the U.S. No Fly List on an unsecured server that could be viewed by anyone. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 year ago

Link: The ‘Tumblrification’ of social media

In a piece for Passionfruit, writer Charlotte Colombo looks at the growing discourse and 'Tumblrification' of Twitter and TikTok. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 year ago

WikiLeaks' website appears to be coming apart at the seams as more and more content becomes unavailable without explanation. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 year ago

The right-wing VIPs accidentally exposed in Parler’s Kanye West blast

'HUGE misstep.' Parler users react to platform accidentally revealing their email addresses in correspondence about Kanye West acquisition. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 year ago

Hundreds of doctors demand Julian Assange’s release–including ‘Dr. Boner 69’

WikiLeaks says over 300 doctors signed an open letter calling for the release of Assange. But many of the signatories appear fake. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 year ago

Remote worker says reprimanded for using ‘mouse jiggler’ app

A TikToker read a Reddit post from a remote worker who said they were going to be fired for downloading a mouse jiggler. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 year ago

Uber price hack/pro-tip

A TikToker claimed Uber price gouges customers and shared how they saved over $30 on an Uber with a 'pro tip.' | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 year ago

Anti-vax dating site left all its user data exposed

An anti-vaccine dating website that allows users to procure 'mRNA FREE' semen left its users' personal data exposed online. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 year ago

Anonymous mental health app Feelyou accidentally exposed 70k personal emails

A mental health app that has been downloaded well in excess of 100,000 times is leaking its users personal information. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 year ago

Company sends remote worker photo of herself, fires her for going to kitchen

In viral TikToks, a remote worker showed how her alleged employer spied on her through her webcam and then suspended her for speaking out. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 year ago

Former Google admin warns workers about work accounts

Whatever you put in the work Google account—whether it’s emails, photos, Google Drive documents—is not private, the TikToker warns. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 year ago

Hackers allegedly cracks Hunter Biden’s iCloud

Users on 4chan claim to have cracked Hunter Biden's latest iCloud password, releasing new photos of the president's son. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 year ago

The greatest movie that never was

Director Yuri Gadyukin did not owe money to a gangster. His final film was not swirling out of control. In fact, he never existed in the first place. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 year ago

Small Middle-Aged Man is the epitome of Japan’s mascot craze

Move over, Hello Kitty. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 1 year ago

Trump’s social media platform is filled with fake government profiles

Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social is filled with accounts impersonating law enforcement, government agencies, and officials. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

September 11th, 2001, through the eyes of IRC channels (2015)

From computer programmers to Pokemon fans, this is how it went down online. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

Hackers build tool to let anyone text Russian citizens about the war in Ukraine

Hackers have created an online tool to let users auto-text message random Russian phone numbers with information about the war in Ukraine. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

‘I would’ve left’: TikToker says Airbnb host charged them for air

A TikToker has gone viral after exposing their AirBnb’s air conditioner thermostat locked behind what seems to be a coin-operated lockbox.  | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

FBI raids researcher who discovered private patient data on public server

Justin Shafer reported a flaw in a company's system. Then the FBI came knocking. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

Trump’s new social media site collapses after trolls flood it before launch

Within hours of announcing the launch, Donald Trumps social media platform Truth Media shuts down amid massive trolling. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

A Twitter meme is letting people showcase the TV that makes them emotional

'I promise I won't cry. It's just a single frame from a TV show.' | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

Epik Hacked Again

When Beethoven died, all he left behind were some sketches for his 10th Symphony. Now, thanks to the help of artificial intelligence, the composer’s vision is coming to life. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

Epik CEO’s live video response to hacking incident descends into complete chaos

Rob Monster, the CEO of Epik, finally responded to the massive breach of his company in a bizarre and chaotic video conference. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

How the Epik hack reveals every secret the far-right tried to hide

A breach of Epik exposed a massive trove of data, including the names of individuals behind some of the far-right's most notorious websites. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

Facebook bans researchers who were investigating Facebook ads

Facebook has banned a group of academics from New York University who researched political ads and misinformation on the platform. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

Citizen app is faking local residents in Los Angeles

A user named Landon keeps popping up on Citizen app broadcasts, raising questions about whether he's an employee. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

Hacker reveals smart meters are spilling secrets about the Texas snowstorm

A hacker found that smart meters could determine what infrastructure may have been protected from blackouts during the Texas snowstorm. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

Texas Power Companies Remotely Raise Temps Amid Energy Shortage

Power companies in Texas are remotely raising temperatures inside of some customers' homes amid the state's ongoing energy shortage. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

TikTok users expose the horrifying reality of the 'Troubled Teen' industry

'I was forced to exist separately from my peers for nearly two weeks.' | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

Wikipedia is swimming in money–why is it begging people to donate?

Wikipedia has more money than you would imagine, given the desperate, pleading nature of the site's advertisments. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

Tool can make your pics undetectable to facial recognition without ruining them

A new tool is promising to make your pictures undetectable to facial recognition software without significantly changing their appearance. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 2 years ago

The agency that controls U.S. nukes had its Twitter account accessed by a child

A unintelligible tweet made by U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) on Sunday was produced by a small child, the Daily Dot has learned. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 3 years ago

A robot dog. With a paintball gun attached. Controlled by people over the internet.

The internet will get a chance to remotely control one of Boston Dynamics' $75,000 'Spot' robots complete with a mounted paintball gun. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 3 years ago

Dunkin’ employee was fired for giving donuts that gone to waste to the homeless

The Dunkin' Donuts employee who recently went viral for showing large amounts of donuts getting thrown away was fired. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 3 years ago

RIP Longcat

Longcat, a peculiarly long feline that took the internet by storm in 2006, has passed away. He was believed to be at least 18 years old. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 3 years ago

Language nerds create Latin words for the 21st century

How language nerds create Latin words for the 21st century. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 3 years ago

Reddit’s top user says he’s ‘done’ after being outed

Reddit moderator Gallowboob is stepping away from the site after receiving doxxing and death threats, saying administrators view moderators as "expendable." | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 3 years ago

Reddit's QAnon Causalities Helps People Cope with the Conspiracy

Many people have become obsessed with the QAnon conspiracy. On Reddit's QAnon Casualities, other people affected tell their stories | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 3 years ago

Users Unload on Twitter After It Tells Them to Reconsider Profanity

Twitter appears to have pissed off its users yet again after revealing its plans to test a new feature that will ask people to reconsider using profanity. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 3 years ago

Move over facial recognition, Stanford releases prototype for anal recognition

A smart toilet was developed by a lab at Stanford University that scans a person's bowel movements and anus to detect diseases. Behold: anal recognition. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 4 years ago

2019 is the year the world turned on big tech

Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are all watching, analyzing, and listening to your digital life. 2019 people started to wise up. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 4 years ago

Twitter Ad Promotes Vacation for Nonexistent Place Called 'Eroda'

A place called Eroda has the internet abuzz after people noticed ads they were seeing are enticing them to visit a place that doesn’t appear on any map.  | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 4 years ago

Amazon's facial recognition technology misidentified athletes as criminals

Amazon's facial recognition technology falsely matched nearly 30 professional athletes to individuals in a mugshot database, the ACLU said. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 4 years ago

YouTube Disables Comments for Special Books by Special Kids

But why, though? | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 4 years ago

Smart Cities Open Door for Cyber Attacks

In the future, hackers may be able to gridlock Manhattan. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 4 years ago

How to check if Yahoo owes you $358

The email platform suffered major security breaches during 2013-2016, which means your email could've been hacked and your personal information stolen. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 4 years ago

Former developer at software company deletes his code to protest its ties to ICE

A former code developer at a software company deleted his code from its systems after finding out about its alleged ties to ICE. | Continue reading


@dailydot.com | 4 years ago