Most people recall GamerGate, but fewer are familiar with DongleGate, the coordinated online harassment campaign against a Black woman tech worker named Adria Richards that happened in 2013. Bridget charts the story of Adria Richards and why it still matters today.

The Hacker News post from the fired PlayHaven employee: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5398681

Amanda Blum's blog post about the fallout from DongleGate: https://amandablumwords.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/3/

Most people recall GamerGate, but fewer are familiar with DongleGate, the coordinated online harassment campaign against a Black woman tech worker named Adria Richards that happened in 2013. Bridget charts the story of Adria Richards and why it still matters today.
The Hacker News post from the fired PlayHaven employee: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5398681">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5398681</a>
Amanda Blum's blog post about the fallout from DongleGate: <a href="https://amandablumwords.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/3/">https://amandablumwords.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/3/</a>

Bridget Todd explains how bad actors use the internet to target and silence marginalized people, especially Black women. Excluding them from discourse and desensitizing us to sexist, racist attacks makes us all less safe. Bridget talks with people who have been the targets of coordinated attacks, activists who are fighting back, and experts to help break down the deliberate agenda behind it.

Bridget Todd explains how bad actors use the internet to target and silence marginalized people, especially Black women. Excluding them from discourse and desensitizing us to sexist, racist attacks makes us all less safe. Bridget talks with people who have been the targets of coordinated attacks, activists who are fighting back, and experts to help break down the deliberate agenda behind it.

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DongleGate: The Online Harassment Campaign Against Adria Richards

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Tech shapes almost every aspect of our daily lives. And yet the tech we use has been controlled by a select few for far too long. On the new show B the Way Forward, Bridget talks to AnitaB.org's President and CEO Brenda Darden Wilkerson about challenging this disparity head-on. Let’s reclaim our digital agency, redefine tech, and create a future where those who create tech truly mirror the faces of those who use it.

Tech shapes almost every aspect of our daily lives. And yet the tech we use has been controlled by a select few for far too long. On the new show <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpod.link%2F1708366625&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSophieLichterman%40iheartmedia.com%7C6581cfb680e947cbba3a08dbcf37946f%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638331609882500836%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LHXURSeQdwNWRkxcSZ2qobW18pHOYLtBw2m%2B8oMeZ0Q%3D&amp;reserved=0">B the Way Forward</a>, Bridget talks to <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fanitab.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSophieLichterman%40iheartmedia.com%7C6581cfb680e947cbba3a08dbcf37946f%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638331609882500836%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qeiPoI0L%2FeuC1Y37OYpOc4Zvyb4z4F1rycXCCOgPr9g%3D&amp;reserved=0">AnitaB.org</a>'s President and CEO Brenda Darden Wilkerson about challenging this disparity head-on. Let’s reclaim our digital agency, redefine tech, and create a future where those who create tech truly mirror the faces of those who use it.

Digital Defiance with B the Way Forward's Brenda Darden Wilkerson

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In the final episode of Internet Hate Machine, we look back on where we’ve been and where we’re going. Plus some big news from Cool Zone Media!

In the final episode of Internet Hate Machine, we look back on where we’ve been and where we’re going. Plus some big news from Cool Zone Media!

Internet Hate Machine May Be Over,  But The Conversation Continues

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Ifeoma Ozoma has spent her career trying to make the internet safer. At Pinterest, she created clear content policies that earned the company praise. In return, she was targeted and doxxed by a white supremacist colleague, and then retaliated against by management when she spoke up. She talks with Bridget about the Sisyphean struggle of Black women trying to make a difference.

Ifeoma Ozoma has spent her career trying to make the internet safer. At Pinterest, she created clear content policies that earned the company praise. In return, she was targeted and doxxed by a white supremacist colleague, and then retaliated against by management when she spoke up. She talks with Bridget about the Sisyphean struggle of Black women trying to make a difference.

Ifeoma Ozoma: The Woman Who Is Trying to Make Tech Safer, Even If It Costs Her

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DongleGate: The Online Harassment Campaign Against Adria Richards

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