Dating apps aren’t broken; they’re working exactly as designed. And for Black women, that’s a problem.

In this season premiere of IRL: Online Life is Real Life, host Bridget dives into how dating apps reinforce harmful beauty standards rooted in whiteness, automating what researcher Dr. Apryl Williams calls “sexual racism” into the user experience.

This is the first episode in a four-part series from Mozilla and PRX exploring how tech shapes our most personal decisions. Subscribe now to catch every episode: irlpodcast.org

Dating apps aren&rsquo;t broken; they&rsquo;re working exactly as designed. And for Black women, that&rsquo;s a problem.
In this season premiere of&nbsp;IRL: Online Life is Real Life, host Bridget dives into how dating apps reinforce harmful beauty standards rooted in whiteness, automating what researcher Dr. Apryl Williams calls &ldquo;sexual racism&rdquo; into the user experience.
This is the first episode in a four-part series from Mozilla and PRX exploring how tech shapes our most personal decisions. Subscribe now to catch every episode:&nbsp;<a href="https://irlpodcast.org/">irlpodcast.org</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

How Dating Apps Are Failing Black Women | IRL: Online Life is Real Life

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In this week's News Roundup, Bridget and Producer Joey cover the tech news stories you might have missed.

Do Normies Have The Right to Read Heated Rivalry Fanfic: https://www.gq.com/story/heated-rivalry-fanfic-privacy

A writer is suing Grammarly for turning her and other authors into ‘AI editors’ without consent: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/12/a-writer-is-suing-grammarly-for-turning-her-and-other-authors-into-ai-editors-without-consent/

He Tried to Stop Adobe From Training its AI on His Photo Library – He Lost: https://petapixel.com/2026/03/11/he-tried-to-stop-adobe-from-training-its-ai-on-his-photo-library-he-lost/

Viral 'Quittr' Porn Addiction App Exposed the Masturbation Habits of Hundreds of Thousands of Users: https://www.404media.co/viral-quittr-porn-addiction-app-exposed-the-masturbation-habits-of-hundreds-of-thousands-of-users/

Panic World’s episode on the NoFap movement: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qXJNaFl2dIzwXC9h8no4p

Uber’s women-only option goes nationwide in the US: https://apnews.com/article/uber-women-safety-9c974f92dfd7fb25d504d173b2429d06

Listen to Alison Turkos on TANGOTI: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/she-was-sexually-assaulted-during-a-lyft-ride-now/id1520715907?i=1000555658403

Buffer Report: Declines in Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads Engagement: https://www.globaldatinginsights.com/featured/buffer-report-declines-in-instagram-linkedin-threads-engagement/

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

Pre-order our forthcoming audiobook about AI and intimate relationships at LoveAtFirstPrompt.com !

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In this week's News Roundup, Bridget and Producer Joey cover the tech news stories you might have missed.
Do Normies Have The Right to Read Heated Rivalry Fanfic:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gq.com/story/heated-rivalry-fanfic-privacy">https://www.gq.com/story/heated-rivalry-fanfic-privacy</a>
A writer is suing Grammarly for turning her and other authors into &lsquo;AI editors&rsquo; without consent:&nbsp;<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/12/a-writer-is-suing-grammarly-for-turning-her-and-other-authors-into-ai-editors-without-consent/">https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/12/a-writer-is-suing-grammarly-for-turning-her-and-other-authors-into-ai-editors-without-consent/</a>
He Tried to Stop Adobe From Training its AI on His Photo Library &ndash; He Lost: <a href="https://petapixel.com/2026/03/11/he-tried-to-stop-adobe-from-training-its-ai-on-his-photo-library-he-lost/">https://petapixel.com/2026/03/11/he-tried-to-stop-adobe-from-training-its-ai-on-his-photo-library-he-lost/</a>
Viral 'Quittr' Porn Addiction App Exposed the Masturbation Habits of Hundreds of Thousands of Users:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.404media.co/viral-quittr-porn-addiction-app-exposed-the-masturbation-habits-of-hundreds-of-thousands-of-users/">https://www.404media.co/viral-quittr-porn-addiction-app-exposed-the-masturbation-habits-of-hundreds-of-thousands-of-users/</a>
Panic World&rsquo;s episode on the NoFap movement:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qXJNaFl2dIzwXC9h8no4p">https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qXJNaFl2dIzwXC9h8no4p</a>
Uber&rsquo;s women-only option goes nationwide in the US:&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/uber-women-safety-9c974f92dfd7fb25d504d173b2429d06">https://apnews.com/article/uber-women-safety-9c974f92dfd7fb25d504d173b2429d06</a>
Listen to Alison Turkos on TANGOTI:&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/she-was-sexually-assaulted-during-a-lyft-ride-now/id1520715907?i=1000555658403">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/she-was-sexually-assaulted-during-a-lyft-ride-now/id1520715907?i=1000555658403</a>
Buffer Report: Declines in Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads Engagement:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.globaldatinginsights.com/featured/buffer-report-declines-in-instagram-linkedin-threads-engagement/">https://www.globaldatinginsights.com/featured/buffer-report-declines-in-instagram-linkedin-threads-engagement/</a>
Let us know what you think about these stories by emailing&nbsp;<a href="mailto:hello@tangoti.com">hello@tangoti.com</a> or leaving a comment on Spotify!
Pre-order our forthcoming audiobook about AI and intimate relationships at&nbsp;<a href="http://loveatfirstprompt.com">LoveAtFirstPrompt.com</a> !
Follow Bridget and TANGOTI on social media!&nbsp; ||&nbsp; <a href="http://instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/">instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/</a> || <a href="http://tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc">tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc</a> || <a href="http://youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet">youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet</a> || <a href="bsky.app/profile/tangoti.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/tangoti.bsky.social</a>

Grammarly Stole Writers' Identities; Heated Rivalry Fanfic; Uber's Women-Only Rides; & Is Instagram Dying? – NEWS ROUNDUP

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It's Women's History Month — and this year, honoring women's contributions feels less like a celebration and more like an act of resistance. 

That's why celebrating women's achievements is more important than ever. So in this episode, I want to introduce you to someone who shaped the way we all experience technology, even if you've never heard her name: Susan Kare. She designed the visual language of the early Mac — the icons, the fonts, the look and feel that made personal computing something people actually wanted to touch. Her visuals were emulated across the industry, and their legacy is still hugely influential today. 

Back in 2021, I joined Sam and Anney at Stuff Mom Never Told You to dig into Susan Kare's legacy — where she came from, what she built, and why it still matters.

 

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

 

Pre-order our forthcoming audiobook about AI and intimate relationships at LoveAtFirstPrompt.com ! 

 

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It's Women's History Month &mdash; and this year, honoring women's contributions feels less like a celebration and more like an act of resistance.&nbsp;
That's why celebrating women's achievements is more important than ever. So in this episode, I want to introduce you to someone who shaped the way we all experience technology, even if you've never heard her name: Susan Kare. She designed the visual language of the early Mac &mdash; the icons, the fonts, the look and feel that made personal computing something people actually wanted to touch. Her visuals were emulated across the industry, and their legacy is still hugely influential today.&nbsp;
Back in 2021, I joined Sam and Anney at Stuff Mom Never Told You to dig into Susan Kare's legacy &mdash; where she came from, what she built, and why it still matters.
&nbsp;
Let me know what you think by emailing <a href="mailto:hello@tangoti.com">hello@tangoti.com</a> or leaving a comment on Spotify.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Pre-order our forthcoming audiobook about AI and intimate relationships at <a href="http://loveatfirstprompt.com">LoveAtFirstPrompt.com</a> !&nbsp;
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Follow Bridget and TANGOTI on social media!&nbsp; ||&nbsp; instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/ || tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc ||&nbsp; youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet || bsky.app/profile/tangoti.bsky.social
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The Woman Who Designed the Face of the Personal Computer 

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In this week's News Roundup, Bridget and Producer Mike cover the tech news stories you might have missed.

Hallow app beef update.

Meta sued over false privacy promises about it's glasses. Gee, what a shocker. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q33nvj0qpo

Google sued for wrongful death after a vulnerable user died by suicide after talking with its chatbot Gemini. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/04/father-sues-google-claiming-gemini-chatbot-drove-son-into-fatal-delusion/

Brothel workers unite! Workers push back against a contract trying to claim rights to their image. Consider donating to them if you can!  https://unitedbrothelworkers.org/

Advocates in the UK have been fighting nonconsensual image-based abuse, and winning. A new law makes the gross category of "semen-images" illegal. It's basically what you think. https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/semen-images-illegal-investigation and for context https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/glamour-campaign-10-downing-street

A powerful piece by Kwaneta Harris & Leigh Goodmark describes the ways True Crime media exploits incarcerated women and makes them vulnerable to predation by creeps.  https://truthout.org/articles/incarcerated-women-featured-in-true-crime-media-face-flood-of-sexual-harassment/

A new global poll finds that Gen-Z men are twice as likely as their Baby Boomer grandfathers to hold misogynistic views of gender roles. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-gen-zs-gender-divide-reaches-politics-views-marriage-children-suc-rcna229255

[FUNNY] Pressing 2 for Spanish in the phone system of a Washington State agency leads to unexpected results.  https://apnews.com/article/washington-dol-spanish-accent-ai-3a1b8438a5674c07242a8d48c057d5a3#

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

Pre-order our forthcoming audiobook about AI and intimate relationships at LoveAtFirstPrompt.com !

Follow Bridget and TANGOTI on social media!  ||  instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/ || tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc ||  youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet || bsky.app/profile/tangoti.bsky.social

In this week's News Roundup, Bridget and Producer Mike cover the tech news stories you might have missed.
Hallow app beef update.
Meta sued over false privacy promises about it's glasses. Gee, what a shocker. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q33nvj0qpo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q33nvj0qpo</a>
Google sued for wrongful death after a vulnerable user died by suicide after talking with its chatbot Gemini. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/04/father-sues-google-claiming-gemini-chatbot-drove-son-into-fatal-delusion/">https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/04/father-sues-google-claiming-gemini-chatbot-drove-son-into-fatal-delusion/</a>
Brothel workers unite! Workers push back against a contract trying to claim rights to their image. Consider donating to them if you can!&nbsp; <a href="https://unitedbrothelworkers.org/">https://unitedbrothelworkers.org/</a>
Advocates in the UK have been fighting nonconsensual image-based abuse, and winning. A new law makes the gross category of "semen-images" illegal. It's basically what you think. <a href="https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/semen-images-illegal-investigation">https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/semen-images-illegal-investigation</a> and for context <a href="https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/glamour-campaign-10-downing-street">https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/glamour-campaign-10-downing-street</a>
A powerful piece by Kwaneta Harris &amp; Leigh Goodmark describes the ways True Crime media exploits incarcerated women and makes them vulnerable to predation by creeps.&nbsp; <a href="https://truthout.org/articles/incarcerated-women-featured-in-true-crime-media-face-flood-of-sexual-harassment/">https://truthout.org/articles/incarcerated-women-featured-in-true-crime-media-face-flood-of-sexual-harassment/</a>
A new global poll finds that Gen-Z men are twice as likely as their Baby Boomer grandfathers to hold misogynistic views of gender roles. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-gen-zs-gender-divide-reaches-politics-views-marriage-children-suc-rcna229255">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-gen-zs-gender-divide-reaches-politics-views-marriage-children-suc-rcna229255</a>
[FUNNY] Pressing 2 for Spanish in the phone system of a Washington State agency leads to unexpected results.&nbsp; <a href="https://apnews.com/article/washington-dol-spanish-accent-ai-3a1b8438a5674c07242a8d48c057d5a3#">https://apnews.com/article/washington-dol-spanish-accent-ai-3a1b8438a5674c07242a8d48c057d5a3#</a>
Let us know what you think about these stories by emailing <a href="mailto:hello@tangoti.com">hello@tangoti.com</a> or leaving a comment on Spotify!
Pre-order our forthcoming audiobook about AI and intimate relationships at <a href="http://loveatfirstprompt.com">LoveAtFirstPrompt.com</a> !
Follow Bridget and TANGOTI on social media!&nbsp; ||&nbsp; <a href="instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/">instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/</a> || <a href="tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc">tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc</a> ||&nbsp; <a href="youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet">youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet</a> || <a href="bsky.app/profile/tangoti.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/tangoti.bsky.social</a>

Hallow App Update; Meta Glasses Aren’t Private; Brothel Workers Unionize; Incarcerated Women of True Crime;  Gen-Z gender wars – NEWS ROUNDUP! 

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