This week, CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Twitter testified before Congress about misinformation on their platforms and Section 230. In this week’s episode, we heard from digital rights activist Evan Greer about why she fights to protect Section 230. Now, let’s revisit attorney Carrie Goldberg’s position on why she says Section 230 needs to be changed.

 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

This week, CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Twitter testified before Congress about misinformation on their platforms and Section 230. In this week’s episode, we heard from digital rights activist Evan Greer about why she fights to protect Section 230. Now, let’s revisit attorney Carrie Goldberg’s position on why she says Section 230 needs to be changed. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Marginalized voices have always been at the forefront of the internet, yet our stories often go overlooked. Bridget Todd chronicles our experiences online, and the ways marginalized voices have shaped the internet from the very beginning. We need monuments to all of the identities that make being online what it is. So let’s build them.

There Are No Girls on the Internet

DISINFORMED: Tech CEOs testify before Congress + Carrie Goldberg on Section 230

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/52a62e65-36bb-4b13-aa90-ae280176c075/transcript

What if the person you're falling for isn't who they say they are, and AI is helping them fool you? Romance scammers are using AI to create fake identities, write convincing messages, and even manipulate Google results to build trust and steal money. In one alleged scheme, a man posing as a San Francisco 49ers player used a Google AI Overview to bolster his fake identity.

But AI isn't just changing how people get scammed. From Tinder and Bumble to flirting with help from ChatGPT, it's increasingly shaping how we meet, date, and connect with real people. Bridget Todd explores what happens when technology can manufacture the very things that make romance feel real, and why verifying someone's identity is getting harder.

Get Bridget’s audiobook Love at First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy at LoveAtFirstPrompt.com 

What if the person you're falling for isn't who they say they are, and AI is helping them fool you? Romance scammers are using AI to create fake identities, write convincing messages, and even manipulate Google results to build trust and steal money. In one alleged scheme, a man posing as a San Francisco 49ers player used a Google AI Overview to bolster his fake identity.
But AI isn't just changing how people get scammed. From Tinder and Bumble to flirting with help from ChatGPT, it's increasingly shaping how we meet, date, and connect with real people. Bridget Todd explores what happens when technology can manufacture the very things that make romance feel real, and why verifying someone's identity is getting harder.
Get Bridget&rsquo;s audiobook Love at First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy at <a href="http://loveatfirstprompt.com">LoveAtFirstPrompt.com</a>&nbsp;

Scammers are using AI to make you fall in love

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/9d88895a-46d0-41dd-b605-b4e2010072a6/transcript

Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi want more women to start betting, BUT they’re not necessarily calling it gambling. In part two, Bridget looks at how Love Island, influencers, reality TV, and the language of financial empowerment are being used to bring women into prediction markets, why regulators are fighting over whether these platforms are gambling at all, and what happens when practically anything becomes something you can bet on.

Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi want more women to start betting, BUT they&rsquo;re not necessarily calling it gambling. In part two, Bridget looks at how Love Island, influencers, reality TV, and the language of financial empowerment are being used to bring women into prediction markets, why regulators are fighting over whether these platforms are gambling at all, and what happens when practically anything becomes something you can bet on.

 Polymarket Wants to Girlboss Women Into Gambling

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/64364382-9924-484d-95a3-b4db011f1071/transcript

Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial became something people could bet on through Polymarket. And it’s part of a much bigger push to get women into prediction markets. In part one of our look at the new gambling frontier, Bridget breaks down how prediction markets like Polymarket are turning everything from Love Island and celebrity gossip to politics and real-life tragedy into something you can put money on.

 

Let us know what you think by emailing hello@tangoti.com or leaving a comment on Spotify. 

Follow Bridget: Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Bluesky

Lindsay Clancy&rsquo;s murder trial became something people could bet on through Polymarket. And it&rsquo;s part of a much bigger push to get women into prediction markets. In part one of our look at the new gambling frontier, Bridget breaks down how prediction markets like Polymarket are turning everything from Love Island and celebrity gossip to politics and real-life tragedy into something you can put money on.
&nbsp;
Let us know what you think by emailing hello@tangoti.com or leaving a comment on Spotify.&nbsp;
Follow Bridget:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/"> Instagram</a> |<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc"> TikTok</a> |<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet"> YouTube</a> |<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bridgettodd.bsky.social"> Bluesky</a>

Lindsay Clancy’s Trial Is a Bet on Polymarket. Now Prediction Markets Want Women

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/7c66bc33-c52d-4c97-84b6-b4d301421d36/transcript

DISINFORMED: Tech CEOs testify before Congress + Carrie Goldberg on Section 230

In 1 playlist(s)

There Are No Girls on the Internet

Social links

Follow podcast

Recent clips