internet culture
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Monica Lewinsky Is The Perfect Anti-Cyberbullying Advocate
There are few people better-equipped to advocate for people humiliated online than Monica Lewinsky, former White House intern and current queen of my heart. Best-known as the poster girl for public humiliation, Lewinsky has transformed herself into the poster girl for surviving it and examining it.
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Twitter Just Banned Revenge Porn And Doxxing
Twitter has a well-documented troll problem. Even CEO Dick Costolo has admitted that the service sucks at weeding out abusive users. Well, Twitter is taking some solid proactive steps today: Doxxing is now explicitly banned, as is posting revenge porn.
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The Hate-Spreading Economy Is So Hot Right Now
Futurists estimate that by 2019 hate-spreading products will be a $US37 gajillion industry. And it’s easy to see why! From sending glitter bombs to your enemies to giving exploding boxes of packing peanuts to romantic interests who’ve left you in the lurch, hate-spreading products are everywhere.
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I Was A Snapchat News Whore
For the past ten days, I’ve been getting my news from Snapchat. I’ve learned stuff about internet dating, celebrity plastic surgery, Ukraine peace talks, and Bitcoin mines. But mostly, I’ve learned what old media thinks app media really wants. And it’s not pretty.