Extremists like Chris Rufo are setting their sites on NPR, and the New York Times is helping them do it.... more

Evan Rachel Wood’s documentary Phoenix Rising paints a horrifying picture of abuse she experienced by Brian Warner, also known as... more

Romeo & Juliet theatre star suffers ‘barrage’ of online racial abuse: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/05/romeo-juliet-theatre-star-suffers-barrage-of-online-racial-abuse Tom Holland Urged to Speak Out After Nearly 900... more

Ever wonder why Google results are getting worse, or why you aren't seeing your friends on Instagram? It's all because... more

Latino immigrant workers died on the Baltimore bridge. More will likely rebuild it: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/04/business/immigrant-workers-baltimore-bridge/index.html Baltimore mayor faces racist attacks after bridge... more

Previously on TANGOTI...    This is part two of our two-part look at Dr. Andrew Huberman.  If you haven’t listened to part 1,... more

Andrew Huberman is having a rough one after New York Mag published a long read looking into his personal and... more

WE RECORDED OUR UPDATE ON KATE MIDDLETON BEFORE THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTED NEWS THAT SHE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH... more

Where is Kate Middleton? https://www.vox.com/culture/24087565/princess-kate-middleton-disappearance-rumors-explained-abdominal-surgery-kensington-palace The Kate Middleton photo scandal is a rare — and consequential — flub / A wave of... more

This week Biden said he would sign legislation into law banning TikTok if congress passes it. TikTok is one step... more

What fake images of Trump with Black voters tell us about AI disinformation: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/06/what-fake-images-trump-with-black-voters-tell-us-about-ai-disinformation/ A bill that could lead to a TikTok... more

On this special International Women’s Day episode, Bridget reflects on what honoring women means and talks to NBC’s Ali Vitali... more

The less-than-magical Willy Wonka event, briefly explained: https://www.vox.com/technology/2024/2/28/24086217/willy-wonka-glasgow-scotland Why Google's 'woke' AI problem won't be an easy fix: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68412620 Black Nazis? A... more

Here’s Why Everyone’s Watching the ‘Who TF Did I Marry?’ Series on TikTok: https://www.glamour.com/story/heres-why-everyones-watching-the-who-tf-did-i-marry-series-on-tiktok A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by... more

Shafiqah Hudson made the internet better for all of us. In honor of her brilliant life cut tragically short, we’re... more

Meta announces they will stop promoting "political" content, kicks the can on what "political" means. Internet shopping company Temu ran... more

Have you seen trad wife content on social media lately? Bridget joins Sam and ANney over at Stuff Mom Never... more

Listen to Joey breakdown TikTok’s crisis of femininity on Stuff Mom Never Told You: https://omny.fm/shows/stuff-mom-never-told-you/tiktoks-crisis-of-femininity  A Straight Woman Walks Into a... more

If anything happens to me, talk to the Barbz.  In this episode from 2022, we talk to Kimberly Foster about being... more

WELCOME TO THE THE MELANINOCRACY  Get out of the way! It’s Black History Month!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Mf0X1oDHM Universal Music Group to remove songs from... more

Those horrifying deep fake AI images of Taylor Swift that circulated on social media last week are a threat to... more

Kelly Osbourne addresses infamous 2015 remarks about Latinos on 'The View': https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/kelly-osbourne-addresses-infamous-2015-remarks-latinos-view-rcna134755 Researchers Say the Deepfake Biden Robocall Was Likely Made... more

In our last news roundup, Bridget and Mike had conflicting and surprisingly strong feelings about self checkout machines. And it... more

This week on the Patreon: Bridget remembers the time she met Sheryl Sandberg. https://TANGOTI.com/patreon  Google promised to delete sensitive location data... more

It’s a new year, which is a great opportunity to take stock of what we’re leaving behind in tech in... more

Happy 2024 - the internet is all scams, lies, baits, Nazis and spiders!  Substack has a Nazi problem: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/01/11/substack-platformer-nazis/ Dating apps are... more

Harvard donor Bill Ackman pushed for the resignation of Harvard's first Black woman president, Dr. Claudine Gay, for what he... more

Happy New Year! We’d intended to air the first newscast of 2024, but instead we have to talk about what... more

Have you been seeing a lot of content on social media romanticizing women not working outside of the home?  Jo Piazza,... more

Netflix’s Inventing Anna presents a flashy version of fake German heiress Anna Delvey’s scams. Rachel Deloache Williams was scammed out of... more

Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss, two election workers he baselessly maligned in Georgia,... more

We're taking a break from our usual content to share a new podcast from iHeart's Outspoken network, Afterlives: The Layleen... more

Cait Corrain is an author who had a highly anticipated book called Crown of Starlight coming out in May of... more

It’s a Friday news roundup! If you’re new here and looking for a deeper dive into a single topic, check... more

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been let back on Twitter after being banned for building a media empire on the... more

To skip the banter and get straight to the news, skip to 00:04:20 VOTE FOR THE IRL PODCAST TO WIN AN... more

The tech conference Devternity has been canceled (not fake canceled, literally canceled) after allegations that the founder has been inventing... more

We’re soft-launching having a little banter at the top of the episode, but to get straight to the news go... more

Last week, Sam Altman was abruptly fired from Open AI. Don’t worry, he’s already been reinstated.  Dr. Misty Heggeness, Associate Professor... more

After being falsely accused of murder in a global scandal screamed from tabloid headlines, these days exoneree, activist, mom, and... more

There’s a lot going on with Twitter! It’s been a few weeks since we’ve done an installment of our segment,... more

Learn more about Joey’s new podcast with Raquel Willis Afterlives: https://www.them.us/story/afterlives-layleen-polanco-trans-incarceration-podcast?utm_source=twitter&utm_brand=them&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social Dear Video Game Industry, Please Name A Woman: https://kotaku.com/pc-gamer-30th-anniversary-women-games-1851021562 FCC moves to help... more

Is it just me or are ads everywhere on TikTok right now? Welcome to TikTok Shop. Is this the new... more

“We got the yacht!”  https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city/season-8/episode-17/videos/sonja-we-got-the-yacht Actors strike wins concessions that will impact AI and streaming for decades: https://www.wired.com/story/hollywood-actors-strike-ends-ai-streaming/ Zuckerberg personally and repeatedly blocked... more

In the wake of Britney Spears’ hit memoir, are social media bots changing the conversation? Bridget does a deep dive... more

Dr. Joy Buolamwini has been raising the alarm about the harm of AI for years, through her research and advocacy.... more

Scream was created against the backdrop of increasing anxiety about tech and media. And the film is practically screaming at... more

Calif. DMV says Cruise hid video of SF crash, suspends driverless car firm's permits: https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/cruise-driverless-permits-suspended-dmv-18445296.php Meta and kids lawsuit from 41... more

Julia Mazur, host of the great podcast Pretty Much Done, made an innocuous TikTok about how she spent her weekend... more

Last week, we looked at how Twitter is creating more chaos in the Israel / Palestine conflict. Now, a look... more

On the just launched brand new season of Mozilla’s podcast IRL: Online Life is Real Life, Bridget explores the power... more

The changes Elon Musk has made to Twitter are making it impossible to sort out what’s happening in the Israel... more

Sometimes it’s difficult to remember how far we’ve come in the fight for equality.  Kevin Jennings is CEO of Lambda Legal,... more

Want to bring Bridget to your school, job, or event? Email us! Hello@Tangoti.com Bridget on Anita B’s podcast Be The Change: https://anitab.org/b-the-way-forward/ Men Overran... more

In this special episode taped from the iHeart Music Festival in the Bose recording booth, Bridget and Mike talk about... more

Bridget’s other podcast BEEF is nominated for 3 Signal Awards! Can you vote for BEEF to win? Just go to... more

Apple joined the Google Play store in dropping Andrew Tate’s pyramid scheme app. And while Tate was in custody, Just... more

For Bridget's full take on Ashton Kutcher and anti-trafficking work, check out the Patreon: Patreon.com/tangoti  Russell Brand accused of sexual assault... more

Spill is a meme forward, highly visual social media platform that is putting power in the hands of the people... more

Bridget is having an “off day” in this one, but Joey helps her through it.  Virginia election candidate responds after leak... more

Ashton Kutcher recently wrote a letter to a judge, asking for leniency for his friend and TV co-star Danny Masterson... more

Are you still on Twitter? Over on the Patreon we’re having a conversation about the decision to stay on the... more

Fearless Fund is a Black woman led venture capital firm that offers investment, financial support, and mentorship to Black women... more

Opt out of meta using your facebook to train ai (this isn't a fake fb chain letter, it's real!): https://www.zdnet.com/article/meta-uses-your-facebook-data-to-train-its-ai-heres-how-to-opt-out-sort-of/   College professor... more

It’s been a historic year of wildfires in Canada. But as thousands in the country are trying to safely evacuate,... more

Welcome our producer Joey Patt, who is joining Bridget for their first news roundup!  Fresh & Fit, misogynistic manosphere podcast and... more

Hollywood screenwriters and actors have joined workers across the economy to demand better pay, better conditions, and better protections against... more

Listen to TANGOTI producer Joey Patt talk with the hosts of Stuff Mom Never Told You to break down why... more

Writer Jane Friedman has a stellar reputation in publishing. But a huckster, armed with AI impersonations of her writing, was... more

The role of misogynoir and disinformation in the Tory Lanez trial: www.Patreon.com/tangoti     Here’s the story on Jane Friedman, the author AI... more

It's the 50th anniversary of hip hop, and that’s a great opportunity for Bridget to dig into one of her... more

Henrietta Lacks’ family settles lawsuit with a biotech company that used her cells without consent: https://apnews.com/article/henrietta-lacks-hela-cells-thermo-fisher-scientific-bfba4a6c10396efa34c9b79a544f0729 Uber CEO balks after a... more

We were off last week while Bridget recovered from surgery. But don’t feel bad for her, she’s been screwing up... more

Lena Dunham is in the news, which means a particularly sticky misleading claim about her is, too. We have no... more

Rolling Stone’s Miles Klee has become a target of an extremist harassment campaign after publishing a review of the new... more

WANT TO LISTEN TO AD-FREE BONUS CONTENT AND SUPPORT THE SHOW? CHECK US OUT ON PATREON AT PATREON.COM/TANGOTI Laid-off Twitter Africa... more

The disgraced CEO of Theranos, the scam blood testing company, built her career with savvy press moves. Now she’s headed... more

Happy Birthday There Are No Girls on the Internet! The podcast turned 3 years old this week! We are officially... more

Bridget has a deeply fascinating and important conversation with the brilliant Vitus Spehar from Under The Desk News about “the... more

Jonah Hill’s ex released some pretty controlling texts from the actor policing her Instagram posts. Keke Palmer’s boyfriend publicly shamed... more

So much happened with Twitter. It broke, or maybe they broke it. Then they broke it more, possibly trying to... more

Fast fashion retailer Shein’s brand trip didn’t quite go as they planned. They sent a group of influencers to China... more

SCOTUS’ affirmative action ruling leaves us mad as hell; Dylan Mulvaney, the trans influencer targeted for extremist hate in the... more

There’s no denying that dating apps, social media, and smartphones have changed the way platonic, romantic, and sexual relationships play... more

There’s a heavy musk of Elon in this episode. He tries to redefine the word ‘cis’ to be a slur... more

On Amazon Prime's new docu series Shiny Happy People, we're given a look into the Duggars' harmful religious ideology. Eve... more

A besmirched radio host sues OpenAI over ChatGPT hallucinations of impropriety. Google rakes in ad cash from anti-choice "pregnancy crisis... more

A few weeks ago in our news roundup we talked about a weird social post from Essence magazine on Viola... more

This week we learned Amazon employees spied on Ring customers, YouTube is rolling back its policy about election disinfo, and... more

When it comes to what’s next in technology and the internet, we’d all benefit from listening to sex workers. Dr.... more

This week, Elon Musk interacted with a fake Twitter account impersonating AOC, which had been banned until he decided to... more

Paris Marx, host of the hit podcast Tech Won’t Save Us says criticism about technology and the people and culture... more

This week we learned that police officers helped the insurrectionists, and that Google never stopped collecting data on visits to... more

When writer, cultural critic and OG Twitter icon Mikki Kendall created the viral hashtag #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen, she changed the face of... more

We’re doing a new thing where we summarize tech, media, and internet news you may have missed this week. For more... more

In the first episode of our miniseries Present Future, Bridget talks with disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz. After being appointed to... more

There Are No Girls on the Internet is back! And this season we’re diving into the future and making sure... more

VOTE FOR US TO WIN A SHORTY AWARD: TANGOTI.COM/VOTE You can vote every day until 4/26 and it only takes a... more

TikTok disinformation researcher Abbie Richards breaks down the recent TikTok Congressional hearings and why she says a ban on TikTok... more

There's a difference between posting a picture of your child on social media and making a business out of posting... more

In this bonus Twitter Spaces conversation, Bridget is joined by #OscarsSoWhite creator April Reign and Dr. Jon Paul, screenwriter and... more

Do you need another water bottle? How about another pair of leggings? If you’ve been seeing de-influencing videos on your social... more

We're popping in from our hiatus to celebrate Black history, Black presence, and Black futures by revisiting our conversation with... more

Meghan and Harry are being targeted by a media manipulation campaign.Former counterintelligence agent Asha Rangappa breaks down how they’re fighting... more

Misogynistic, violent scam influencer Andrew Tate was detained in Romania in connection with a human trafficking ring.  Let’s revisit our episode... more

Ruby Freeman & Shaye Moss are heroes for their testimony before the Jan 6th commission, but they shouldn’t have to... more

Last night Elon Musk banned a bunch of journalists, stormed out of a Twitter Spaces when questioned about it, then... more

The moral panic around the film Cuties explains why so many right wing extremists are using the “groomer” “child predator”... more

From pressure to create the perfect holiday scene for family, or the most over-the-top instagram post for “the internet,” the... more

Electrical engineer and AI ethicist Azariah Cole-Shephard breaks down what we need to know about AI art generation apps like... more

Elon Musk is trying to make fetch happen with the “Twitter Files.”  He’s releasing internal Twitter emails about content moderation decisions... more

Genetic testing services like 23&Me can tell us a lot about our health and our ancestry. But whenever you’re giving your... more

In the conclusion of this two part episode, Bridget continues her conversation with journalist and comedian Francesca Fiorentini to talk... more

In the fantastic new podcast BEDROCK: USA, reporter Laura Bliss uncovers how  extremists have been quietly building power at the local... more

In the first installment of this two part episode, we’re joined by journalist and comedian Francesca Fiorentini to talk through... more

LGBTQ youth and the people who affirm and support them are being attacked online. Alejandra Caraballo, Clinical Instructor at the... more

We're joined by Prop, host of Hood Politics, to discuss the targeted Twitter hate campaign led by Milo Yiannopoulos against... more

Girls Who Code exists to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer... more

We’re joined by Joelle Monique to revisit the 4chan hoax #EndFathersDay and what it says about impersonation as a destabilization... more

It’s election day in the United States. Bridget is sick with COVID and anxious about what is to come. We’re... more

VOTE FOR MOZILLA’S IRL PODCAST TO WIN A SHORTY AWARD: TANGOTI.COM/IRL  A historic number of women of color are running for... more

Most people recall GamerGate, but fewer are familiar with DongleGate, the coordinated online harassment campaign against a Black woman tech... more

Black women are sometimes called “canaries in the coal mine” for online harms. On this preview of Internet Hate Machine,... more

Here in the United States, we’ve got a lot to be anxious and overwhelmed about. Are these feelings coloring how... more

Our social media platforms are being used to silence marginalized people, disrupt our democracy, and keep all of us more... more

Everyone deserves privacy online, even kids. So what happens when parents make entire social media presences built around sharing their... more

What is going on with our obsession with true crime? From social media sleuths to conspiracy theorists, Jessica Dean—aka Bloodbathandbeyond—joins us... more

Kanye West is trafficking in antisemitism and white supremacy, and he’s using memes to do it. In this longer episode,... more

As Mr. Peanut Butter might say: “What is this, a crossover episode?”  When she isn’t hosting There Are No Girls on... more

Kimberly Foster is taking legal action after obsessive fans of rapper Nicki Minaj attacked her online.  Charismatic leaders, from musicians... more