Hi-Res
As the internet’s hometown newspaper, the Daily Dot is the authority on all things online. Every day, we bring you cutting edge reporting about viral sensations, the internet’s main characters, and all the wonder, weirdness, and scandal that permeate every corner of the web. With Hi-Res, we’re putting a sharper focus on these stories.
The Hi-Res investigative reporting division weaves research, records, and on-the-ground reporting to reveal how online culture spills into the real world and back again.
– Claire Goforth, Hi-Res Editor
Was this notorious troll network led by teenagers?
African greeting videos have exploded in popularity. Are they empowering or Blaxploitation?
Temu has taken e-commerce by storm—but sellers say they’re paying for those low prices
Houston police union praises vigilante with history of using racial slurs
A four-part series examining right-wing radicals’ impact on communities nationwide
Report shows that Twitter only has a handful of moderators for languages spoken by millions
Elon Musk railed against shadow bans—now he’s using them on his critics
Looksmaxxing: Inside the bizarre trend that’s exploding in popularity among young men
Website offers bounty for private information about female YouTube influencer
Who is LakotaMan, the user behind one of the most popular Native American accounts on X?
Are posters of Israeli hostages drawing awareness or baiting pro-Palestinians into getting canceled when they tear them down?
Organizer of Moms for Liberty endorsed rally used to be a rapper who promoted drugs and promiscuity
War between Israel and Palestine divides America’s far-right trolls
Twitter pays thousands to account blasted for ‘mocking’ child’s suicide
Inside the pro-Trump ReAwaken America Tour where Pizzagate is still a thing—and Roger Stone talks Israel
How a Facebook group dedicated to hating modern farmhouse became a ‘revolution’ led by millennial women
Inside the controversial practice of race change to another, or RCTA
Inside the online reckoning of underground church Two by Twos
Growing up with a Moms for Liberty parent, a group that’s suddenly one of the most influential forces in U.S. schools
Twitter icon Catturd, a Trump favorite, revealed
