There Are No Girls on the Internet Podcast
1) How Black Women Tried to Save Twitter
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. S...Show More
2) Charlie Kirk Snitch App Data Leak; TikTok Rapture; David Lynch AI Reddit Revolt; Meta Exploits Parents' Photos – NEWS ROUNDUP
App for outing people who were insufficiently mournful of Charlie Kirk critics leaked its own users’ personal data through security blunders: https://san.com/cc/app-for-outing-charlie-kirks...Show More
3) Karen Attiah, last Black columnist at Washington Post, fired for insufficiently mourning Charlie Kirk
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, the Trump Administration and their collaborators are prosecuting a widespread crackdown on free expression. Karen Attiah has been a columnist at the Washing...Show More
4) Jimmy Kimmel Fired by Disney; Karen Attiah Fired from the Post; DOJ Hides Far Right Extremism; Ads On Your Fridge! – NEWS ROUNDUP w/ L. Joy Williams
Not gonna lie - it's been a rough week. The Trump administration has used Charlie Kirk's murder to crack down on dissent, shocking even their allies with their willingness to threaten critics and tram...Show More
5) Love Island Fandoms Get Dark ; Kristi Noem Writes the Rules at CBS; Girls Do Porn Creator Convicted; AI Podcast Startup - NEWS ROUNDUP! w/ Ashley Ray
Welcome to our weekly news round up, where we dig into some of the tech stories you might have missed. This week, Bridget is joined by guest co-host Ashley Ray, host of Courier's smart podcast "TV I S...Show More
6) Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Is Being Rewritten. Remember Who He Was.
Charlie Kirk built his career by debating students and spreading rhetoric that was too often dismissed as “spirited debate.” Now, in the wake of his death, politicians and media outl...Show More
7) The Dark Money Scandal Rocking Democratic Influencers
Last week in Wired, Taylor Lorenz published an exposé on Chorus, a new force in Democratic politics that is funding Democratic influencers. Her piece has sparked major controversy among politic...Show More
8) Joe Rogan falls for AI deepfake; Elon Musk ignores abuse victim; Meta celeb bots flirt with kids; Luigi's new Shein modeling gig – NEWS ROUNDUP!
On this week's edition, Bridget runs through the news with Producer Mike. Tech companies saying, "Our policies prohibit the harm that is rampant on our platform!" is the theme of today's episode. AI d...Show More
9) Debunking “Trans Terror” Moral Panic After the Minneapolis Shooting
Rightwing media often spread the myth that trans people are violent or dangerous — a false narrative with zero evidence. These “trans terror” stories persist online and in the news, ...Show More
10) Will Smith's AI Fans; ICE hides deportation flights using Taylor Swift’s loophole; DC Sandwich Thrower Free; TikTok Hawks Stalker Tech – NEWS ROUNDUP w/ Nima Shirazi of Citations Needed
For this week's News Roundup, Bridget is joined by her longtime friend and colleague Nima Shirazi, co-host of the OG podcast "Citations Needed" about how media shapes power. TikTok Shop Sells Viral GP...Show More