Internet Hate Machine

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Why is Kanye West Trying to Bring Milo Back? w/ Robert Evans Dec 07, 2022

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The last few weeks online have been pretty interesting. Bridget is joined by Behind the Bastards’ Robert Evans, to talk though the whackamole of extremists popping back up online and off.

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Part Two: The Online & Real Life Harassment of Marginalized Elected Officials Nov 30, 2022

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In the conclusion of this two part episode, Bridget continues her conversation with journalist and comedian Francesca Fiorentini to talk through the midterm elections and how online harassment keeps women from succeeding in elected office.

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Part One: The Online & Real Life Harassment of Marginalized Elected Officials Nov 23, 2022

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In the first installment of this two part episode, we’re joined by journalist and comedian Francesca Fiorentini to talk through the midterm elections and how online harassment keeps women from succeeding in elected office.

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Leslie Jones: How Milo Yiannopoulos Weaponized A Ghostbusters Remake Nov 16, 2022

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We're joined by Prop, host of Hood Politics, to discuss the targeted Twitter hate campaign led by Milo Yiannopoulos against comedian & SNL alum Leslie Jones, that stemmed from her casting in the 2016 Ghostbusters remake.

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Bonus Episode - RIP Twitter: Elon Musk Blows Up Twitter Verification Nov 12, 2022

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This past week demonstrated what happens when you let just anybody buy verification on Twitter.

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What Elon Musk Could Learn from the #EndFathersDay Hoax Nov 09, 2022

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We’re joined by Joelle Monique to revisit the 4chan hoax #EndFathersDay and what it says about impersonation as a destabilization tactic on Twitter.

Mikki Kendall's Guardian piece about starting #SolidarityIsforWhiteWomen: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/14/solidarityisforwhitewomen-hashtag-feminism

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Bonus Episode - Pelosi’s Attacker Credits GamerGate with His Radicalization Nov 07, 2022

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Dr. Joan Donavan, research director of Harvard’s Technology and Social Change Research Project at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics & Public Policy and coauthor of the new book Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America, charts how the impact of GamerGate is still shaping our political landscape today.

Check out Dr. Donavan’s book MEME WARS: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/meme-wars-9781635578638/

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DongleGate: The Online Harassment Campaign Against Adria Richards Nov 02, 2022

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Most people recall GamerGate, but fewer are familiar with DongleGate, the coordinated online harassment campaign against a Black woman tech worker named Adria Richards that happened in 2013. Bridget charts the story of Adria Richards and why it still matters today.

The Hacker News post from the fired PlayHaven employee: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5398681

Amanda Blum's blog post about the fallout from DongleGate: https://amandablumwords.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/3/

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What is the ‘Internet Hate Machine?’ Oct 26, 2022

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Black women are sometimes called “canaries in the coal mine” for online harms. On this preview of Internet Hate Machine, Bridget Todd charts how harm against Black women online has led to our current social and political landscape.

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Introducing: Internet Hate Machine Oct 19, 2022

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Our social media platforms are being used to silence marginalized people, disrupt our democracy, and keep all of us more fearful and polarized than ever. Bridget Todd chronicles how our current social and political hellscape started with attacks on Black women that went overlooked. And what we can do to fight back.

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