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Why This Teen Walked Away From Millions of TikTok Followers
She had the teenage dream: 2 million followers, gained mostly by algorithm. Then one of them found her.
Slack Says Letting Anyone Message Anyone With Few Limits Was ‘a Mistake’
The company launched a new feature to let anyone message anyone else on Slack, without mechanisms for users to block unwanted or harassing messages.
Women Streamers Are Having a Shitty Time On Twitch
In a hostile environment, female Twitchers need to amass followers for protection.
Cheerleading Mom Is Accused of Creating ‘Deepfakes’ of Teens to Harass, Threaten Them
She allegedly took images from her daughters' fellow cheerleading squad teammates' social media accounts and edited them to appear nude.
8 Men Just Blocked Virginia From Banning Unwanted Dick Pics
In most of the U.S., it's still totally legal to send unsolicited pictures of your penis to people.
‘Trapped’: Women Working as Fishery Observers Allege Sex Harassment, Assault at Sea
Four women who worked on the front lines of fisheries monitoring in Canada, often alone on a boat full of men, allege their jobs were a hellish grind of sexual harassment, assault, intimidation, and threats.
How Loan Apps Weaponise Your Data to Make You Pay
“I felt like I had been stripped naked in front of everyone.”
Manatee With ‘Trump’ Etched Into Back Sparks Federal Investigation
A marine scientist said the incident was “one of the most horrifying things I have ever seen done to a wild animal."
Twitter's Fleets Are a Mess Nobody Asked For
The latest Twitter feature is ephemeral posts that work exactly like Instagram's expiring "stories"—but on Twitter, they open up a new world of abuse.
A Mixed-Race Family Says Neighbor Sent Them Bullets in the Mail
The Pineda family of Kentucky say they have endured more than a year of abuse.
Twitter Is Letting People Threaten Joe Biden's Cybersecurity Expert
The social media platform says publishing a Google Street View picture of Biden’s cybersecurity expert’s home is not a violation of its anti-doxing and harassment policies.
'On the Record' Shows the Ripple Effect of Music's Sexual Misconduct Problem
The HBO Max doc details the sexual assault allegations against Russell Simmons and the consequences of silencing Black women in the industry.