There Are No Girls on the Internet

On International Women's Day, brands unleashed their tweets "celebrating women." But the Gender Pay Gap Bot was here to call out the hypocrisy of companies claiming to champion women while paying them less.  We chat with Francessa Lawson, the social media marketer behind the bot. Follow Gender Pay Gap Bot on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/PayGapApp Want to support the...

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States. And because she’s a Black woman, her nomination and confirmation process will be filled with racist, sexist, disinformation.    Bridget joined Sam and Anney at the podcast Stuff Mom Never Told You to talk through her historic nomination and why we need a digital media cli...

A hologram of the late Whitney Houston is doing a residency in Las Vegas.  Spirituality writer Brooke Obie asks what this means about celebrity, greif, and technology.  Read Brooke's piece The Zombification of Whitney Houston:  https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/11/10725817/whitney-houston-hologram-tour Read Deepfakes, dead relatives and digital resurrection:  http...

From fake videos to fake live streams, TikTok is awash in disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine. Social media expert Marieke Kuypers has been fighting back.    Read TikTok Was Designed for War: https://www.wired.com/story/ukraine-russia-war-tiktok/     Follow Marieke on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mariekekuypers Follow Marieke on Twitter (English): https://twitter.co...

People of color in Ukraine reported racist mistreatment as they tried to flee the country in the wake of the invasion by Russia.  And sadly, bad actors and disinformers seized on these critical conversations online to cause chaos and confusion. Christopher Bouzy, data analyst and CEO of Bot Sentinel, a tool that helps identify inauthentic accounts on Twitter, helps us understand what’s going on. ...

In this season opener, exoneree, activist, new mom, and host of the podcast Labyrinths Amanda Knox imagines 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 e...

On the brand new season of There Are No Girls On The Internet, we’re talking about the past, the present and the future of OUR experiences online.  New episodes start March 1st. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of our favorite TANGOTI guests of all time, Miss Estella Pyfrom of Estella's Brilliant Bus, a mobile learning and technology center, passed away at the age of 85. Her family says they'll keep the bus going in her legacy. DONATE TO ESTELLA’S BRILLIANT BUS:  TANGOTI.COM/BUS (If you’re moved by Estella’s story but can’t donate at this time, we’d love to donate in your honor! Hit us up at Hello@Ta...

Spoiler Alert: This episode contains spoilers for the first two epsodoes of the Sex and the City reboot And Just Like That   If you watched Sex and The City like I did, you were probably a Miranda. Not only was she a badass feminist, but she also loved tech!  But on the new reboot And Just Like That, we barely recognize her.  Podcaster, TikToker and pop culture expert  Shannon McNamara  joins to d...

Disinformation researcher Abbie Richards explains the big issues with Spotify platforming Joe Rogan’s misinformation.  We’ll be back for our new season on March 1st!  Support the show by buying merch: https://www.tangoti.com/store Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just days after the deadly riot at the Capitol last year, Bridget joined the podcast Stuff Mom Never Told You to explore the huge overlap between the insurrection and the anti-abortion movement. CHECK OUT OUR NEW SHOP:  TANGOTI.COM/STORE   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vox’s Emily VanDerWerff talks about the 1999 film The Matrix as an allegory for the trans experience.  Donate to House of Tulip: https://www.gofundme.com/f/housing-for-tgnc-people-experiencing-homelessness Read Emily’s piece on The Matrix: https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/3/30/18286436/the-matrix-wachowskis-trans-experience-redpill Hello@Tangoti.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www....

Last month, Pop icon Britney Spears' conservatorship was voided in part because of a massive movement organizing online.  Online organizing expert and CEO and editor of Ctrl AltRight Delete's Melissa Ryan says people who care about technology and the internet should be paying attention. Subscribe to Ctrl Alt Right Delete:  https://actionnetwork.org/forms/subscribe-to-ctrl-alt-right-delete/ Learn m...

Tis the season! To post your Spotify Wrapped on social media, that is. In this special holiday episode, Bridget digs into the history and legacy of Spotify Wrapped, and sits down with her producer Mike for her first peek at her own Spotify Wrapped (no judgment, please!)  What was on your own Spotify Wrapped ? Leave us a voicemail at 571- 310-1859 and let us know!  Learn more about your ad-choices...

A Politico piece called Vice President Kamala Harris' preference for wired headphones over Bluetooth “paranoia.” But why let a little things like facts get in the way of an unfair media attack?  Well Actually, Kamala Is Right. Bluetooth Is a Risk: https://www.thedailybeast.com/well-actually-vice-president-kamala-harris-is-right-bluetooth-is-a-risk Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ih...

Activision Blizzard, one of the largest and most influential gaming companies in the world, has a sexual harassment problem.   Bridget joined her friends Samantha and Anney at the podcast Stuff Mom Never Told You to talk through what we know about harassment and misogyny in gaming and what it means for all of us.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystu...

Thousands of wannabe internet detectives accused TikToker SabrinaPrater625 of being a serial killer for no real reason. SabrinaPrater625's saga reveals some sad truths about who gets to feel safe online. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AOC took to Instagram Live to share her story of being in the Capitol complex during the insurrection. But now she's at the center of a coordinated right wing disinformation attack. Digital organizer Leslie Mac explains the double edged sword of being a political woman of color in the public eye comes disinformation campaigns and harassment. Follow Leslie: https://twitter.com/LeslieMacWatch AOC's...

Almost immediately after the Astroworld tragedy that left 10 people dead and hundreds more injured, conspiracy theories began popping up claiming the festival was a "demonic ritual."  Researcher Abbie Richards explains the roots of satanic panic and why it is so dangerous.  Read Abbie’s Media Matters piece. Satanic panic conspiracy theories about the Astroworld Festival are going viral on TikTok:...

After the tragedy at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival that left 10 dead and hundreds injured and traumatized, the rapper announced a “partnership” to provide a free month of therapy through the app BetterHelp, which is basically the Tinder of therapy. Jeff Guenthr, creator of Therapy Den, has been using his platform on TikTok to shed light on BetterHelp’s practices when it comes to data privacy...

Thanks to whistleblowers like Sophie Zhang and Frances Haugen, we know more than ever about the harms Facebook has caused in our communities. But what can we, as just regular people, do about it? Kairos, an organization that builds power for Black and brown people online, says we can start by logging off of Facebook for 3 days. Jelani Drew-Davi, Kairos Campaign Director explains why they’re callin...

B. Pagels-Minor, a former Netflix program manager, was fired in the wake of Dave Chapelle’s transphobic comedy special. But B is still fighting to build power for trans and non-binary people. Read B’s piece in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/21/netflix-walkout-b-pagels-minor-fired-chappelle/ Donate to the Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/donate/ Donate...

Frances Haugen isn’t the only woman to blow the whistle on Facebook. Meet Sophie Zhang, a former Facebook data scientist who blew the whistle on Facebook back in 2020.   Read Sophie’s handbook for whistleblowers in the Guardian. How to blow the whistle on Facebook – from someone who already did: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/11/facebook-whistleblower-sophie-zhang-guide Learn more...

Frances Haugen’s is just the latest former Facebook employee to blow the whistle on the platform’s harms. Bridget talks to Anney and Sam of the Stuff Mom Never Told You podcast about what Facebook knew and why whistleblowing is an identity issue.  The Wall Street Journal’s Facebook Files: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ih...

Amazon Prime just dropped a new documentary series called LulaRich that chronicles the rise and fall of LulaRoe, the multi level marketing scheme that sold “buttery soft leggings” and dreams of entrepreneurship to thousands of women.  Former LulaRoe retailer turned anti-MLM advocate, Roberta Blevins’ story is heavily featured in the film. She joins to give us the LulaRoe dirt the film left out. Li...