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 show? (thank you!) Subscribe, tell a friend, leave a review, or buy some merch at There Are No Girls on the Internet’s store: TANGOTI.COM/STOREJoin our newsletter: Tangoti.com/newsletter Say hello at hello@tangoti.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 climate that allows for everyone to be judged by their actions, values, and merit, not racist, sexist caricatures and disinformation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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: https://theface.com/society/deepfakes-dead-relatives-deep-nostalgia-ai-digital-resurrection-kim-kardashian-rob-kardashian-grief-privacy Al Sharpton Boycott flyer: https://preview.redd.it/a8fqafdn1yw31.jpg?auto=webp&s=372160136dda8598d3d621dbee936e5b3d31602c Want to support the show? (thank you!) Subscribe, tell a friend, or buy some merch at There Are No Girls on the Internet’s store: TANGOTI.COM/STOREJoin our newsletter: Tangoti.com/newsletter Say hello at hello@tangoti.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.com/englishmarieke Follow Marieke on Twitter (Dutch): https://twitter.com/kuypersmarieke   Visit Black Women for Black Lives for ways to support Ukraine: https://linktr.ee/BW4BL_official   Want to support the show? (thank you!)  Subscribe, tell a friend,  leave a review (Bridget personally reads them all!)  or buy some merch at There Are No Girls on the Internet’s store: TANGOTI.COM/STORE Join our newsletter: Tangoti.com/newsletter  Say hello at hello@tangoti.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. Shafiqah Hudson’s episode of There Are No Girls on the Internet is one of my favorites we’ve ever published. Listen to her story - How Black Women Tried to Save Twitter: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-black-women-tried-to-save-twitter/id1520715907?i=1000484848337Check out Bot Sentinel: https://botsentinel.com/Read about Christopher’s groundbreaking research uncovering the disinformation campaign against Meghan Markle https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/bot-sentinel-meghan-markle-prince-harry-twitterVisit Black Women for Black Lives for ways to support Ukraine: https://linktr.ee/BW4BL_officialWant to support the show? (thank you!)Subscribe, tell a friend, or buy some merch at There Are No Girls on the Internet’s store: TANGOTI.COM/STOREJoin our newsletter: Tangoti.com/newsletter Say hello at hello@tangoti.com  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.comRead Amanda's Medium piece, Who Owns My Name: https://amandamarieknox.medium.com/who-owns-my-name-93561f83e502Amanda and Chris' podcast Labyrinths is very good, but this episode is my favorite: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-half-life-of-prejudice-malcolm-gladwell/id1494368441?i=1000497457213Want more TANGOTI? Subscribe to our newsletter: TANGOTI.com/newsletter Help support the show at our merch store: TANGOTI.COM/store Want to say hi? Hit us up at Hello@Tangoti.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.comSee 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@Tangoti.com )Read about Miss Estella's life: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2022/01/01/estella-pyfrom-computer-center-brilliant-bus-dies-85/9067371002/Learn more about Estella’s Brilliant Bus: http://estellasbrilliantbus.org/Estella’s 2015 Super Bowl ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVNodM0F5gU Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 discuss the reboot and how our culture views aging women's relatonship to sex and technology. Wanna support the show? Check out our merch shop: Tangoti.com/store  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.