Aaron Sankin

Aaron Sankin is a former Senior Staff Writer at the Daily Dot who covered the intersection of politics, technology, online privacy, Twitter bots, and the role of dank memes in popular culture. He lives in Seattle, Washington. He joined the Center for Investigative Reporting in 2016.

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‘Nigerian Electronic Army’ hacks Reddit

There’s a new electronic army in town and, for some reason, it hates esports.

On Mar 12, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Trending

Don’t trust your apps, mobile security specialists warn

‟There are people who will pay good money for that data on some dark corner of the Internet.”

On Mar 10, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Tech

Crowdfunding ‘scammer’ speaks out at SXSW

Savannah Peterson gave so much of herself to Instacube she closed the campaign from a hospital bed.

On Mar 10, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Tech

Facebook could send Dogecoin to the moon, but it won’t be easy

Dogecoin tipping hasn’t taken over Facebook—or even really made much of dent.

On Mar 10, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Tech

The quest to find Atari’s ‘E.T.,’ the worst video game of all time

Can a treasure hunt in a landfill find Atari's E.T.?

On Mar 8, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Internet Culture

Google chairman: NSA spying was an ‘attack’

‟We were attacked by the Chinese in 2010," Schmidt said. "We were attacked by the NSA in 2013.”

On Mar 7, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Tech

Why Bitcoin supporters say Newsweek is wrong

After today's big scoop, one thing is clear: Bitcoin supporters are really, really mad at Newsweek.

On Mar 6, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Trending

Are video games leveling up or dumbing down education?

A growing legion of skeptics fear the rush to transform education into a video arcade may be nothing more than a distraction.

On Mar 6, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

IRL

Will the next generation of kids study Shakespeare on Rap Genius?

The future of education will be built atop a mountain on Kanye West lyrics

On Mar 5, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Tech

Senator: NSA should have been prepared for Snowden leak

Even the agency's defenders are upset with how it handled Snowden

On Mar 5, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Tech

The future of journalism just got a little more robotic

If a robot wrote this article, you wouldn’t be able to tell.

On Mar 5, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Tech

Japanese teen pop meets death metal in an explosion of awesome

Say hello to your new favorite thing ever.

On Mar 3, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Internet Culture

We made you that #Normcore playlist you didn’t ask for

All these amazing Huey Lewis songs aren't going to listen to themselves.

On Mar 1, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Streaming

Dogecoin faucets prove there is such thing as free money

Every trip to the moon begins with a single drop of rocket fuel.

On Feb 28, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Tech

Pew study confirms: Internet is awesome

Oh Internet, you don't look a day over 22.

On Feb 27, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Tech