There Are No Girls on the Internet
278 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago -Marginalized voices have always been at the forefront of the internet, yet our stories often go overlooked. Bridget Todd chronicles our experiences online, and the ways marginalized voices have shaped the internet from the very beginning. We need monuments to all of the identities that make being online what it is. So let’s build them.
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Marylin Manson’s abuse allegations are a tech issue - STUFF MOM NEVER TOLD YOU
April 16, 2024 20:54 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBEvan Rachel Wood’s documentary Phoenix Rising paints a horrifying picture of abuse she experienced by Brian Warner, also known as Marylin Manson. Bridget joins Sam and Anney at the podcast Stuff Mom Never Told You to talk through why it’s also a tech accountability issue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tom Holland should speak up in Romeo + Juliet harassment; Eclipse 2024!; No politics on Instagram?; Fake podcasts exposed! – NEWS ROUNDUP
April 13, 2024 00:57 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBRomeo & Juliet theatre star suffers ‘barrage’ of online racial abuse: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/05/romeo-juliet-theatre-star-suffers-barrage-of-online-racial-abuse Tom Holland Urged to Speak Out After Nearly 900 Black Actors Condemn Racial Abuse of Romeo & Juliet Star Francesca Amewudah-Rivers: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/tom-holland-racial-abuse-romeo-and-juliet-francesca-amewudah-rivers ‘AI Instagram Influencers’ Are Deepfaking Their Faces Onto Real Women’s Bodies:...
The Rot Economy ft Robert Evans - Better Offline
April 09, 2024 22:45 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBEver wonder why Google results are getting worse, or why you aren't seeing your friends on Instagram? It's all because of the growth-at-all-costs economy that's swallowed the tech industry, where the user experience takes a back seat to monetizing every interaction with the platforms you used to love. Ed Zitron is joined by Cool Zone Media's Robert Evans to walk you through the economic theory that's destroying the tech industry from within. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
Pornification of women on Twitch; Baltimore bridge DEI conspiracy; Amazon just walk out stores flop; Ignore your boss’s emails – NEWS ROUNDUP
April 05, 2024 19:27 - 55 minutes - 51 MBLatino immigrant workers died on the Baltimore bridge. More will likely rebuild it: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/04/business/immigrant-workers-baltimore-bridge/index.html Baltimore mayor faces racist attacks after bridge collapse: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/04/business/immigrant-workers-baltimore-bridge/index.html Amazon’s cashier-less technology was supposed to revolutionize grocery shopping. It’s been a flop: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/03/business/amazons-self-checkout-techn...
Andrew Huberman is the internet’s favorite guru. Can we trust him? - CONCLUSION
April 03, 2024 00:15 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBPreviously on TANGOTI... This is part two of our two-part look at Dr. Andrew Huberman. If you haven’t listened to part 1, you will definitely need to dip into that episode to have the context. To recap, Andrew Huberman is a very famous, popular podcaster and neuroscientist who has been giving guidance to millions on how to hack their lives. New York Mag just published a piece with the stories of 6 women in his life who allege that he mistreated them, and also looking into some of ...
Andrew Huberman is the internet’s favorite guru. Should we trust him?
March 30, 2024 01:28 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBAndrew Huberman is having a rough one after New York Mag published a long read looking into his personal and professional life. Andrew Huberman’s Mechanisms of Control The private and public seductions of the world’s biggest pop neuroscientist. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/andrew-huberman-podcast-stanford-joe-rogan.html Andrew Huberman Has Supplements on the Brain: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/andrew-huberman-has-bad-case-supplement-br...
Introducing: The Bright Side
March 25, 2024 21:19 - 1 minute - 1.12 MBStart your day with The Bright Side, a new daily podcast from Hello Sunshine. Co-hosted by journalist, TV host, and podcaster, Danielle Robay and Emmy-nominated journalist, host, and producer, Simone Boyce, The Bright Side brings your daily dose of culture and inspiration – with the latest trends, celebrity interviews, and real conversations with women doing amazing things while navigating life’s transitions, big and small. The Bright Side is a talk show created to inspire, educate, and empo...
Kate Middleton TMZ video; Don’t trash your boss on Glassdoor; Birth control misinfo online is out of control; AI Marylin Monroe – NEWS ROUNDUP
March 22, 2024 19:52 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBWE RECORDED OUR UPDATE ON KATE MIDDLETON BEFORE THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTED NEWS THAT SHE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. READ MORE ABOUT THAT HERE: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/22/world/princess-kate-middleton-cancer Staff at clinic where Kate had surgery ‘tried to access her medical records’ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/19/inquiry-reportedly-begins-after-claims-clinic-staff-tried-to-access-princess-of-waless-records TMZ’s Kate video: https://www.tmz.com/2024/03/1...
Where is Kate Middleton? Conspiracy theories, institutions, and truth in the era of AI.
March 15, 2024 21:24 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBWhere is Kate Middleton? https://www.vox.com/culture/24087565/princess-kate-middleton-disappearance-rumors-explained-abdominal-surgery-kensington-palace The Kate Middleton photo scandal is a rare — and consequential — flub / A wave of wire services retracting a doctored image of the Princess of Wales and her kids set off a firestorm of conspiracy theories: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/12/24098548/kate-middleton-royal-family-photoshop-manipulated-image The edited Princess Kate photo prob...
Banning TikTok would harm marginalized communities - BEST OF TANGOTI
March 12, 2024 23:33 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBThis week Biden said he would sign legislation into law banning TikTok if congress passes it. TikTok is one step closer to being banned in the United States after the legislation unanimously passed a big vote last week. Popular TikToker and misinformation researcher Abbie Richards and I discussed what a ban would mean for marginalized communities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
TikTok wants you to call congress; Black people love Trump in AI deep fakes; Disable this new Twitter feature — NEWS ROUNDUP
March 08, 2024 21:50 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBWhat fake images of Trump with Black voters tell us about AI disinformation: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/06/what-fake-images-trump-with-black-voters-tell-us-about-ai-disinformation/ A bill that could lead to a TikTok ban is gaining momentum in Congress. Here's what to know: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tiktok-ban-congress-bill-bytedance-divest/ TikToker and disinfo expert Abbie Richards on why banning TikTok would harm marginalized communities: https://podcasts.apple.co...
Will we ever see a woman president?
March 05, 2024 08:01 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBOn this special International Women’s Day episode, Bridget reflects on what honoring women means and talks to NBC’s Ali Vitali about why we haven’t seen a woman in the White House...yet. Check out Ali’s great book, Electable: Why America Hasn't Put a Woman in the White House . . . YET: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/electable-ali-vitali?variant=40087982473250 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Willy Wonka AI fiasco; Google’s “woke” AI fiasco; Tumblr CEO transphobia fiasco; Wendy’s pricing fiasco – NEWS ROUNDUP
March 02, 2024 04:54 - 1 hour - 69 MBThe less-than-magical Willy Wonka event, briefly explained: https://www.vox.com/technology/2024/2/28/24086217/willy-wonka-glasgow-scotland Why Google's 'woke' AI problem won't be an easy fix: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68412620 Black Nazis? A woman pope? That’s just the start of Google’s AI problem: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/2/28/24083814/google-gemini-ai-bias-ethics Tumblr CEO's public 'meltdown' is mocked, memed by users: https://mashable.com/article/tumblr-transp...
Who the F did she marry!?; Instamom exploitation; Bobbi Althoff deep fakes flood Twitter; What we know about Nex Benedict’s death – NEWS ROUNDUP
February 24, 2024 02:34 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBHere’s Why Everyone’s Watching the ‘Who TF Did I Marry?’ Series on TikTok: https://www.glamour.com/story/heres-why-everyones-watching-the-who-tf-did-i-marry-series-on-tiktok A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/us/instagram-child-influencers.html Nex Benedict: Everything We Know About 16-Year-Old Oklahoma Student’s Death: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/nex-benedict-everything-we-know-about-16-year-old-oklahoma-students-de...
Rest in Power Shafiqah Hudson, creator of #YourSlipIsShowing
February 20, 2024 18:20 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBShafiqah Hudson made the internet better for all of us. In honor of her brilliant life cut tragically short, we’re replaying our conversation from 2020. After Shafiqah Hudson uncovered bad actors pretending to be Black women on Twitter, spreading disinformation and discord, she sounded the alarm to Twitter officials. Unfortunately, they ignored her. So she created the hashtag #YourSlipIsShowing to help stamp them out herself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Think twice about Temu; Is Facebook giving up on political content?; Abortion data sold by data brokers; People come together to destroy a self-driving car. NEWS ROUNDUP!
February 16, 2024 04:13 - 55 minutes - 51 MBMeta announces they will stop promoting "political" content, kicks the can on what "political" means. Internet shopping company Temu ran ads during the Super Bowl, but an awful lot of people claim that their app compromised their private information, and experts say it looks like malware. We don't recommend installing it! An unscrupulous anti-abortion company used geolocation data from a data broker to target people who had visited clinics with a national abortion misinformation campaign. On...
Trad wives are lying to you online - STUFF MOM NEVER TOLD YOU
February 13, 2024 19:12 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBHave you seen trad wife content on social media lately? Bridget joins Sam and ANney over at Stuff Mom Never Told You to break down what's behind it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lesbian bar drama on TikTok; BlueSky open for all; Creeps use AI to put clothes on women; Elon bankrolls Gina Carano’s Disney discrimination suit while simultaneously facing his own – NEWS ROUNDUP
February 09, 2024 22:45 - 56 minutes - 52 MBListen to Joey breakdown TikTok’s crisis of femininity on Stuff Mom Never Told You: https://omny.fm/shows/stuff-mom-never-told-you/tiktoks-crisis-of-femininity A Straight Woman Walks Into a Lesbian Bar… And Generates TikTok Controversy: https://www.them.us/story/tik-tok-lesbian-bar-drama-controversy-explained Bluesky is now open for anyone to join: https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/06/bluesky-is-now-open-for-anyone-to-join/ Conservative influencers are using AI to cover up photos of sex wor...
Nicki Minaj’s fans are terrifying - Best of TANGOTI
February 06, 2024 17:59 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBIf anything happens to me, talk to the Barbz. In this episode from 2022, we talk to Kimberly Foster about being the target of Nicki Minaj’s most toxic fandom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
TikTok mutes the music in dispute with artists; Drag Race performer wins libel suit; Zuckerberg bullied into apology at Senate hearing; Australian news photoshops lawmaker – NEWS ROUNDUP
February 03, 2024 01:36 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MBWELCOME TO THE THE MELANINOCRACY Get out of the way! It’s Black History Month!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Mf0X1oDHM Universal Music Group to remove songs from TikTok after failing to reach deal: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/universal-music-group-remove-songs-tiktok-rcna136506 FKA twigs says ‘all record labels ask for are TikToks’: ‘I got told off for not making enough effort’: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/fka-twigs-tiktok-instagram-label-b...
Taylor Swift Twitter deep fakes are everyone’s problem
January 30, 2024 22:52 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBThose horrifying deep fake AI images of Taylor Swift that circulated on social media last week are a threat to all of us. It’s time for real cultural and legislative change. Check out Dr. Joy Buolamwini’s Algorithmic Justice League: https://www.ajl.org/ Listen to Dr. Joy Buolamwini’s episode: https://omny.fm/shows/there-are-no-girls-on-the-internet/biden-s-executive-order-on-ai-protects-privacy-and 404 Media’s reporting on Microsoft: https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-taylor-swift-porn-...
Taylor Swift AI deepfakes flood Twitter; Libs of TikTok gets leadership position in Oklahoma schools; AI steals from Indigenous artists in Australia – NEWS ROUNDUP
January 27, 2024 00:42 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBKelly Osbourne addresses infamous 2015 remarks about Latinos on 'The View': https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/kelly-osbourne-addresses-infamous-2015-remarks-latinos-view-rcna134755 Researchers Say the Deepfake Biden Robocall Was Likely Made With Tools From AI Startup ElevenLabs: https://www.wired.com/story/biden-robocall-deepfake-elevenlabs/ AI-Generated Taylor Swift Porn Went Viral on Twitter. Here's How It Got There: https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-taylor-swift-porn-twitter/ Okla...
Self Checkout Machines: Tearing our Community Apart!
January 24, 2024 05:50 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBIn our last news roundup, Bridget and Mike had conflicting and surprisingly strong feelings about self checkout machines. And it turns out, listeners do, too! We got more emails about this seemingly low stakes topic than any other. Why did this touch a nerve?! We don’t know but there’s something there, and we’re here for it. We read some listener emails, which make great points for and against. Are these machines dystopian symbols of our crumbling social connectedness? Or are they convenient...
Pitchfork is absorbed by GQ - is music for men? Bridget hates self-checkout; Google still isn’t deleting abortion data; AI deepfake legislation – NEWS ROUNDUP
January 20, 2024 01:18 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBThis week on the Patreon: Bridget remembers the time she met Sheryl Sandberg. https://TANGOTI.com/patreon Google promised to delete sensitive location data about abortion clinic visits. A new study finds that it still isn’t living up to that promise: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/16/google-keeps-location-history-data-abortion-clinics-despite-delete-pledge Teen deepfake victim pushes for federal law targeting non-consensual, AI-generated explicit content - the Preventing...
What we’re leaving behind in the new year - STUFF MOM NEVER TOLD YOU
January 16, 2024 19:51 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBIt’s a new year, which is a great opportunity to take stock of what we’re leaving behind in tech in the new year. Bridget joined Sam and Anney over at Stuff Mom Never Told You to get into what’s not coming with us in 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Substack has a Nazi problem; Dating apps are flopping; Ebay execs harass critics; Elon does race science, AI George Carlin – NEWS ROUNDUP
January 13, 2024 00:40 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBHappy 2024 - the internet is all scams, lies, baits, Nazis and spiders! Substack has a Nazi problem: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/01/11/substack-platformer-nazis/ Dating apps are in their flop era: https://www.bustle.com/wellness/dating-apps-have-gotten-worse-hinge-tinder-bumble-gen-z-millennials On Threads, users say they're flooded with pro-life and transphobic posts: https://mashable.com/article/threads-transphobia-anti-abortion-posts-hate-speech EBay to pay $3 mil...
The New Weaponization of Plagiarism [PATREON UNLOCKED]
January 10, 2024 00:13 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBHarvard donor Bill Ackman pushed for the resignation of Harvard's first Black woman president, Dr. Claudine Gay, for what he says is a history of academic plagiarism. An independent review panel cleared her of misconduct, but the allegations continued and led to her resignation. Now Ackman’s wife, Dr. Neri Oxman, is also being accused of plagiarism in her academic work. In the aftermath of Dr. Gay’s resignation from Harvard, here’s how Ackman has responded to the allegations against his...
Harvard’s Real Scandal Was A Black Woman Leader — NEW EPISODE
January 06, 2024 00:44 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBHappy New Year! We’d intended to air the first newscast of 2024, but instead we have to talk about what happened to Dr. Claudine Gay, the former president of Harvard. She resigned last week after an intense campaign to get her fired led by right wing activist Christopher Rufo. Yup, the same right wing activist who created the moral panic over Critical Race Theory. He’s been completely transparent, through public tweets and interviews in big outlets like Politico, that his goal in creating th...
Why trad wife content is taking over social media right now — BEST OF TANGOTI
January 02, 2024 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBHave you been seeing a lot of content on social media romanticizing women not working outside of the home? Jo Piazza, host of the hilarious and insightful podcast Under the Influence, breaks down why we're seeing so much trad wife content right now. #TradWives: sexism as gateway to white supremacy: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/countering-radical-right/tradwives-sexism-gateway-white-supremacy/ Listen to Under the Influence: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-influence-w...
From George Santos to Anna Delvy, do we reward scammers for their cons? — BEST OF TANGOTI
December 29, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBNetflix’s Inventing Anna presents a flashy version of fake German heiress Anna Delvey’s scams. Rachel Deloache Williams was scammed out of $62,000 by Anna on a disastrous trip to Morocco. Rachel discusses true crime shows like Inventing Anna and Hulu’s The Dropout and what it means for all of us when liars and scammers are elevated and amplified. Anna ‘Delvey’ Sorokin Almost Ruined My Life. Now She’s Being Rewarded for Her Crimes: https://time.com/6146419/inventing-anna-rachel-williams...
Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss are American heroes — BEST OF TANGOTI
December 26, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBRudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss, two election workers he baselessly maligned in Georgia, almost 50 million dollars. And they might even sue him again! Here’s how we got here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO — Afterlives: The Layleen Polanco Story
December 22, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBWe're taking a break from our usual content to share a new podcast from iHeart's Outspoken network, Afterlives: The Layleen Polanco Story. You can check out the rest of the show here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-afterlives-the-layleen-po-127683074/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Author loses her book deal after review-bombing authors on GoodReads
December 19, 2023 08:03 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBCait Corrain is an author who had a highly anticipated book called Crown of Starlight coming out in May of 2024. But now her book has been shelved after she admitted to using Good Reads to review bomb a bunch of other writers’ forthcoming books. Most of her targets were Black or queer, while Corrain is white. This story has a LOT of twists and turns, including her inventing an obviously fake conversation with an obviously fake person. Canadian author Xiran Jay Zhao was the first person I sa...
Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay $150 million; Verizon gives woman’s phone records to stalker; Discord bans misgendering; Twitter ads get gross; Women in AI are sick of sexist questions; Is ChatGPT on winter break? – NEWS ROUNDUP
December 16, 2023 00:07 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBIt’s a Friday news roundup! If you’re new here and looking for a deeper dive into a single topic, check out the episode on Alex Jones from Dec 12, or the (forthcoming) episode on Tuesday Dec 19 about the wild story of an author who created fake Goodreads accounts to review-bomb a bunch of other authors. It’s part scam, part Greek tragedy, and you’ll definitely want to hear it. Want to skip the banter and get right to the news? Head to around the 6 minute mark GLAAD’s report on transphobia...
Elon Musk welcomes BFF Alex Jones back to Twitter
December 12, 2023 18:49 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBConspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been let back on Twitter after being banned for building a media empire on the lie that the Sandy Hook school shooting wasn't real. When Elon first took over Twitter he said he would never let Jones back on, but that promise turned out to be worth as much as most of Elon’s promises. This week he rolled out the red carpet and sat down for a chit chat in Twitter spaces to talk about how much they both love free speech and hate grieving parents. In honor of ...
New Taylor Swift conspiracy drops online; IRL violence from misinformation in Dublin; TikTok makes you 17% more antisemetic? Not quite, Nikki Haley – NEWS ROUNDUP
December 09, 2023 02:06 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBTo skip the banter and get straight to the news, skip to 00:04:20 VOTE FOR THE IRL PODCAST TO WIN AN ANTHEM AWARD: TANGOTI.COM/IRL During this week’s GOP debate, Nikki Haley dropped a curious stat about TikTok making users 17% more antisemitic every 30 minutes, but is that even true? Here’s the original analysis by Goldbloom but (A) Haley misstated the findings, and (B) this study wasn’t peer reviewed or published, so buyer beware: https://twitter.com/antgoldbloom/status/1730255552738201...
Devternity! Did this tech conference create fake women to look more diverse?
December 06, 2023 01:09 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBThe tech conference Devternity has been canceled (not fake canceled, literally canceled) after allegations that the founder has been inventing fake women and catfishing on Instagram for years. Bridget does a deep dive to get to the bottom of it, and what it says about default, dismissive attitudes about marginalized people in tech. There were real women the whole time! Why not invite one of them?! A Tech Conference Listed Fake Speakers for Years: I Accidentally Noticed: https://blog.pragm...
TikTok cracks down on TikTokShop sellers!; Fake writers at Sports Illustrated; Quit fearmongering about Namedrop; Bumble + Tinder drop Facebook ads; Canadian news ban update – NEWS ROUNDUP
December 01, 2023 21:35 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBWe’re soft-launching having a little banter at the top of the episode, but to get straight to the news go to the 4:25 mark! Wanna listen to Bridget dig into her Spotify Wrapped?5:20 Check out the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/tangoti NameDrop is safe. The fearmongering about it is not: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/27/namedrop-iphone-ios17-safety/ Your Step-by-Step Guide to Disabling NameDrop (if you want to): https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/your-step-by-step-gu...
Sam Altman’s OpenAI CEO drama shows the shortcomings of male leadership in tech
November 29, 2023 02:14 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBLast week, Sam Altman was abruptly fired from Open AI. Don’t worry, he’s already been reinstated. Dr. Misty Heggeness, Associate Professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at the University of Kansas, talks with Bridget about what all the drama around his departure and return says about male leaders in tech and beyond. Read Misty’s op-ed: How the OpenAI saga illustrates tech’s toxic masculinity problem: https://www.fastcompany.com/90986317/openai-saga-techs-toxic-mascul...
Amanda Knox asks: Who gets to own their story? — Best of TANGOTI
November 24, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBAfter being falsely accused of murder in a global scandal screamed from tabloid headlines, these days exoneree, activist, mom, and host of the podcast Labyrinths Amanda Knox spends her time imagining a healthier media landscape. Check out the work Amanda does alongside her husband Chris: https://www.knoxrobinson.com Read Amanda's Medium piece, Who Owns My Name: https://amandamarieknox.medium.com/who-owns-my-name-93561f83e502 Amanda and Chris' podcast Labyrinths is very good, but this epis...
Elon Musk boosts antisemitic tweet and advertisers leave Twitter - Elon’s Media Matters lawsuit explained
November 22, 2023 00:34 - 47 minutes - 44 MBThere’s a lot going on with Twitter! It’s been a few weeks since we’ve done an installment of our segment, “What’s Elon Done Now?” because we were sick of talking about him. But some big things happened this week, so Bridget sits down with Producer Mike to recap and talk about what it all means. From Elon boosting antisemitic tweets and calling it “actual truth” to Media Matters releasing a damning report about hate speech on the platform and major advertisers pulling the plug, it’s been a...
PC Gamer can’t name a woman; Is Marvel blaming Black women for bad box office performance?; New AI rules on YouTube; Nikki Haley wants you to use your real name online — NEWS ROUNDUP
November 17, 2023 23:38 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBLearn more about Joey’s new podcast with Raquel Willis Afterlives: https://www.them.us/story/afterlives-layleen-polanco-trans-incarceration-podcast?utm_source=twitter&utm_brand=them&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social Dear Video Game Industry, Please Name A Woman: https://kotaku.com/pc-gamer-30th-anniversary-women-games-1851021562 FCC moves to help domestic violence victims with new rules around cellphones: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/fcc-moves-help-domestic-violence-victims...
Is TikTok becoming a dystopian QVC? (w/ PrettyCritical)
November 15, 2023 02:08 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBIs it just me or are ads everywhere on TikTok right now? Welcome to TikTok Shop. Is this the new normal? TikTok creator PrettyCritical joins Bridget to discuss. Follow Pretty Critical: https://www.tiktok.com/@prettycritical?lang=en Teens are trying to cash in on the TikTok Shop gold rush between classes: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tiktok-shop-teens-high-school-open-how-to-make-money-long-deliver-us-rcna102788 The Junk Is Winning TikTok’s experiment in shopping has quickly b...
SAG strike ends with AI concessions!; New Facebook whistleblower drops; Omegle shuts down; RIP Jezebel; The Future of Online Media – NEWS ROUNDUP
November 11, 2023 00:35 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB“We got the yacht!” https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city/season-8/episode-17/videos/sonja-we-got-the-yacht Actors strike wins concessions that will impact AI and streaming for decades: https://www.wired.com/story/hollywood-actors-strike-ends-ai-streaming/ Zuckerberg personally and repeatedly blocked efforts to make Meta's products less harmful: https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/08/tech/meta-facebook-instagram-teen-safety/index.html How to be a whistleblower with Sophie...
Britney Spears released a hit memoir. Are bots shaping the conversation?
November 08, 2023 03:13 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBIn the wake of Britney Spears’ hit memoir, are social media bots changing the conversation? Bridget does a deep dive into how social media bots are changing the landscape of social media discourse. From celebrity disputes to television reviews and political discourse, the threat of bots and inauthentic accounts are shaping how we think and how we talk to each other, whether they’re real or not. Massive Twitter Bot Farm Is Heaping Praise on Trump and Trashing DeSantis” https://gizmodo.com/t...
Biden’s executive order on AI protects privacy and boosts inclusion. Thank Black women like Dr. Joy Buolamwini.
November 02, 2023 21:55 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBDr. Joy Buolamwini has been raising the alarm about the harm of AI for years, through her research and advocacy. People are finally starting to listen. Dr. Buolamwini is a 2020 Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards honoree and 2023 featured presenter. Learn more about the Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards: https://www.vitalvoices.org/news-articles/news/honorees-22nd-annual-global-leadership-awards Check out Dr. Buolamwini’s new book Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human i...
What’s your favorite scary movie? Scream, the 1996 horror classic, is a commentary on tech and media frights
October 31, 2023 07:31 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBScream was created against the backdrop of increasing anxiety about tech and media. And the film is practically screaming at all of us about it. In this special Halloween episode, Bridget joins Annie and Sam from Stuff Mom Never Told You to examine how our collective fears about technology, fame, and the media play out in the lives (and deaths!) of the movies’ teenagers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Self-driving car company hid crash video; Gender discrimination at Google; Bipartisan agreement that Facebook is bad; What Gen-Z wants from media; Wage slavery is not your friend – NEWS ROUNDUP
October 27, 2023 20:27 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBCalif. DMV says Cruise hid video of SF crash, suspends driverless car firm's permits: https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/cruise-driverless-permits-suspended-dmv-18445296.php Meta and kids lawsuit from 41 state Attorneys General: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/24/meta-lawsuit-facebook-instagram-children-mental-health/?utm_source=reddit.com Don’t be misogynistic! Gender pay and promotion discrimination at Google: Google owes executive $1 million after losing gender bias l...
Matt Walsh (and 100K others) attacked her for being a single woman with no kids online.
October 25, 2023 00:13 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBJulia Mazur, host of the great podcast Pretty Much Done, made an innocuous TikTok about how she spent her weekend as a single woman with no kids. And then a mob of right wing extremists attacked her for it. Julia joins to tell her story, and what it tells us about being a single woman online. Follow Julia’s podcast Pretty Much Done: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-much-done/id1644967912 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Instagram suppresses Palestinians; Don’t use AI to write your closing argument in court!; Elon Musk gets fined; Using VR to help people who hoard — NEWS ROUNDUP
October 20, 2023 23:27 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBLast week, we looked at how Twitter is creating more chaos in the Israel / Palestine conflict. Now, a look into how things are going on Instagram (not great!): https://www.404media.co/instagram-palestinian-arabic-bio-translation/ Why I'm not expecting my friends to make social media posts about Israel: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/israel-hamas-conflict-social-media-pressure-rcna119596 A far-right Twitter troll was sentenced to seven months in prison for his 2016 election twe...