On this week's episode of DISINFORMED, Shireen Mitchell explored how Black women were among the first to speak up about the threat posed by disinformation, including Shafiqah Hudson. In this "best of" episode from July, we talk to Shafiqah about how she uncovered a coordinated network of bad actors pretending to be Black women on Twitter to spread disinformation and confusion. After tech leaders failed to act, Shafiqah worked to stamp them out herself.

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<p>On this week's episode of DISINFORMED, Shireen Mitchell explored how Black women were among the first to speak up about the threat posed by disinformation, including Shafiqah Hudson. In this "best of" episode from July, we talk to Shafiqah about how she uncovered a coordinated network of bad actors pretending to be Black women on Twitter to spread disinformation and confusion. After tech leaders failed to act, Shafiqah worked to stamp them out herself.</p><p> </p> 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

TANGOTI Classic: How Black Women Tried to Save Twitter

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