Whitney Phillips
Professor of information politics and media ethics and author of books on internet culture and ethics; provides historical and cultural analysis of online behavior and platform dynamics in the episode.
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Apr 13, 2026 • 1h 5min
How the Internet Became Hell (with Whitney Phillips)
Whitney Phillips, professor of information politics and media ethics and author on internet culture, unpacks how platform shifts and culture converged to make online life feel worse. She traces Musk-era Twitter and AI as accelerants. She maps anti-liberal demonology, the 2020 amalgamation of conspiracies, and practical ethics for calming online life.
