After Georgia Congressman Mike Collins tweeted in support of frat guys harassing a Black woman with racist tropes… nothing really happened. Popular Information's Judd Legum explores why we need better stories about our democracy, the intersection of media complacency with corporate money, and what's at stake.


UPDATE: Congressman Collins feels the heat: https://popular.info/p/update-congressman-collins-feels

After Georgia Congressman Mike Collins tweeted in support of frat guys harassing a Black woman with racist tropes… nothing really happened. Popular Information's Judd Legum explores why we need better stories about our democracy, the intersection of media complacency with corporate money, and what's at stake.
 UPDATE: Congressman Collins feels the heat: <a href="https://popular.info/p/update-congressman-collins-feels">https://popular.info/p/update-congressman-collins-feels</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

If a Congressman is racist and nobody reports on it, does it make a sound?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/61671ead-4920-4555-bbd0-b19b015a924d/transcript

What’s the Deal With ‘Hawk Tuah’ Girl? https://www.thecut.com/article/hawk-tuah-girl-viral-tiktok-video-explained.html

Exposing Cheaters Isn’t Always a Flex https://www.thecut.com/article/man-cheating-on-flight-tiktok.html

What’s the Deal With ‘Hawk Tuah’ Girl? <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecut.com%2Farticle%2Fhawk-tuah-girl-viral-tiktok-video-explained.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctariharrison%40iheartmedia.com%7C58fc5df233b34ae41e2908dc97d92eec%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638552206269625461%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NTIQB0Ojo8PcEHG1cGewhQs0HncFVhPBm9BlGEnf9AY%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="0">https://www.thecut.com/article/hawk-tuah-girl-viral-tiktok-video-explained.html</a> 
Exposing Cheaters Isn’t Always a Flex <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecut.com%2Farticle%2Fman-cheating-on-flight-tiktok.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctariharrison%40iheartmedia.com%7C58fc5df233b34ae41e2908dc97d92eec%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638552206269636190%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Ho%2BlyrDn3shF4feIYtAeSupNH%2BWy1%2FYuVFsO5CgrcsU%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="1">https://www.thecut.com/article/man-cheating-on-flight-tiktok.html</a>

“Hawk Tuah” girl and “plane cheat husband” hold a mirror to our broken culture

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/25c591a0-5d72-43c2-8570-b19e00161415/transcript

Friend of the show Abbie Richards explains why low effort AI generated conspiracy theory content is all over TikTok right now and who is profiting from it. 

With TikTok creator program, AI-sped misinformation pays: https://www.axios.com/2024/03/26/tik-tok-creator-program-ai-misinformation

Follow Abbie Richards on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tofology

Friend of the show Abbie Richards explains why low effort AI generated conspiracy theory content is all over TikTok right now and who is profiting from it. 
With TikTok creator program, AI-sped misinformation pays: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/03/26/tik-tok-creator-program-ai-misinformation">https://www.axios.com/2024/03/26/tik-tok-creator-program-ai-misinformation</a>
Follow Abbie Richards on TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tofology?lang=en">https://www.tiktok.com/@tofology</a>

AI generated Joe Rogan conspiracy theories are all over TikTok

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/6979f4ca-6054-4cf8-b979-b19601858b9f/transcript

If a tree falls in the garden where a woman enjoys drinking coffee with her husband and no one’s there to hear it, should the Internet harass her anyway? In 2022, Daisey sent one innocuous tweet that launched a thousand takes.

If a tree falls in the garden where a woman enjoys drinking coffee with her husband and no one’s there to hear it, should the Internet harass her anyway? In 2022, Daisey sent one innocuous tweet that launched a thousand takes.

Coffee in the garden with my husband -  16th minute with Jamie Loftus!

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/c89e12e1-652e-4174-90a6-b1930169bd50/transcript

If a Congressman is racist and nobody reports on it, does it make a sound?

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