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Sticky Fingers: What Have We Learned from a Decade of Sexting?
Regardless of the progression of sexting as a practice, the way women are exploited online has yet to change.
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Very Online: “Kamala Is a Cop” Is More Than a Meme for Many Black Voters
What does it mean that “Kamala is a cop” is being called a meme as a means to dismiss it, especially considering that Black people drive much of meme culture?
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The Unbearable Whiteness of Leftist YouTube
Years before the rise of so-called LeftTube, men on the site were endlessly abusing, harassing, and threatening women of color.
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Feminista Jones Wants Black Women to Reclaim Their Space
Reclaiming Our Space is a reminder that Black feminists have been using Twitter and Facebook to build offline movements.
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Very Online: Social Media Censorship is Suffocating the Sex Tech Revolution
Despite censorship, sex tech isn’t going anywhere any time soon.
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Very Online: When Authors Behave Badly on Twitter
Do authors have a responsibility to be more careful with how they wield social media?
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Very Online: Black-Run Plant Instagram Accounts Are Connecting Black People to Their Roots
Digital plant communities aren’t as accessible—or welcoming—for those who aren’t white.
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Backtalk: OK Meme-er
This week, Dahlia and Amy talk about the meme that’s the perfect digital eye roll.
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Warts and All: The Art of Being Dragged by Our Astrology Apps
It can be a relief to see that—via the stars or an app or a super accurate meme—we might be known, warts and all.
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Still Doubt Online Harassment Is Real? Read SheRatesDogs
Michaela Okland’s popular Twitter account is a critical tool of resistance for women.
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