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You asked and we answered! In this first installment of our first ever listener mail episode, the TANGOTI team reads your emails!
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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

Would you rather marry Musk, Zuckerberg, or Bezos— and other burning listener questions answered 

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In 2026, Meta is racing into AI with all gas and no brakes — and it's giving us serious déjà vu. We invited Samantha and Anney from Stuff Mom Never Told You to revisit The Social Network and examine what the film got right, what it glossed over, and how its treatment of women tells you everything you need to know about tech culture then and now. Plus: the reported sequel centered on Frances Haugen's findings inside Facebook, and why that story might be the one that actually matters.

 

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In 2026, Meta is racing into AI with all gas and no brakes &mdash; and it's giving us serious d&eacute;j&agrave; vu. We invited Samantha and Anney from Stuff Mom Never Told You to revisit The Social Network and examine what the film got right, what it glossed over, and how its treatment of women tells you everything you need to know about tech culture then and now. Plus: the reported sequel centered on Frances Haugen's findings inside Facebook, and why that story might be the one that actually matters.
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 Mark Zuckerberg's AI Era Has a Woman Problem. It Always Did.

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THIS WEEK ON THERE ARE NO GIRLS ON THE INTERNET

Hi — if you found us through Instagram, you're in the right place.

There Are No Girls on the Internet is a weekly podcast hosted by Bridget Todd. Every Friday we drop our news roundup — the tech and internet stories that don't get enough attention, the ones about AI, power, gender, race, and who actually gets hurt when systems fail.

This week: AI-enabled stalking lawsuits. Fake AI-generated identities. Labor protests outside billionaire-sponsored galas. Kids bypassing online safety systems with fake mustaches.

Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. New roundup every Friday.

🎧 Here's what we covered this week:

A porn site built a business out of videos of unconscious women being assaulted. It just got shut down. Gisèle Pelicot's husband drugged and assaulted her and invited dozens of men to do the same. Motherless.com built a business out of hosting thousands of videos exactly like it. In the wake of a viral CNN investigation, the site was temporarily taken offline. 🔗 CNN investigation

A book app used a fake AI Black woman to launch — and the app was supposed to be AI-free. Handbook App launched with an AI-generated image of a Black woman in Random House's offices and a false claim that the founder worked there. She has since apologized. The app was marketed as AI-free. The founder image was AI. 🔗 Viral breakdown | More context

Someone stole a Cambridge academic's face to promote a fetish site — and is lying about her to do it. Dr. Ally Louks went viral for her Cambridge PhD on the politics of smell. Now large accounts are using her likeness to falsely advertise a fetish marketplace, implying she's selling smelly used clothing. Her own research, weaponized against her. Platforms are doing nothing. "Being a woman on the internet is a special kind of hell," she says. 🔗 Vox | Dr. Louks' original post | Guardian / UN Women

The person giving you health advice online is probably trying to sell you something. A major new Pew study found only 17% of health influencers have real medical credentials. The rest are coaches, entrepreneurs and self-proclaimed experts — many earning a cut of every supplement bottle they sell. 🔗 Pew Research

A woman is suing OpenAI after ChatGPT helped her stalker terrorize her. Her ex used ChatGPT to fuel his delusions and generate fake psych reports he sent to her family, friends, and employer. She reported it to OpenAI. They never followed up — even though their own systems had flagged his account for mass casualty weapons activity. He was later arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and a bomb threat. She's suing to preserve his chat logs before he's released. 🔗 Futurism

AI writing tools are grading kids differently based on race and gender. A Stanford study found AI gives Black students more praise and less criticism than white students — while pushing white students to sharpen their arguments. As lead researcher Mei Tan put it: "Maybe a takeaway is that we shouldn't leave the pedagogy to the large language model." 🔗 Hechinger Report

Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary wants to build a 40,000 acre data center in Utah — and locals are furious. After hundreds of Utahns showed up to protest, O'Leary claimed 90% were "bused in" and paid by "professional protesters." He provided zero evidence. A Salt Lake Tribune reporter at the meeting saw no buses. 🔗 Salt Lake Tribune

Hackers stole data from 9,000 schools and held it for ransom. A breach of Canvas — used by 41% of North American colleges — forced universities to cancel final exams. 275 million students and staff may be affected. One cybersecurity expert's advice: "Assume your name and email are now in criminal circulation." 🔗 Krebs on Security

Jeff Bezos bought his way into fashion's biggest night. He and Lauren spent $10 million to chair the Met Gala while Amazon workers staged their own fashion show outside. SEIU President April Verrett said: "Labor is art." 🔗 Democracy Now

Kids are beating age verification checks with drawn-on mustaches. Half of all kids surveyed said age checks were easy to bypass. Some drew facial hair on themselves with a makeup pencil — and it worked multiple times. Meanwhile Meta wants to use AI to analyze bone structure to guess if users are underage. 🔗 TechCrunch

Bridget's forthcoming audiobook with Simon & Schuster, Love At First Prompt, explores AI, sex, and intimate relationships. Pre-order at LoveAtFirstPrompt.ai

Follow Bridget: Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Bluesky

 

THIS WEEK ON THERE ARE NO GIRLS ON THE INTERNET
Hi &mdash; if you found us through Instagram, you're in the right place.
There Are No Girls on the Internet is a weekly podcast hosted by Bridget Todd. Every Friday we drop our news roundup &mdash; the tech and internet stories that don't get enough attention, the ones about AI, power, gender, race, and who actually gets hurt when systems fail.
This week: AI-enabled stalking lawsuits. Fake AI-generated identities. Labor protests outside billionaire-sponsored galas. Kids bypassing online safety systems with fake mustaches.
Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. New roundup every Friday.
🎧 Here's what we covered this week:
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A porn site built a business out of videos of unconscious women being assaulted. It just got shut down. Gis&egrave;le Pelicot's husband drugged and assaulted her and invited dozens of men to do the same. Motherless.com built a business out of hosting thousands of videos exactly like it. In the wake of a viral CNN investigation, the site was temporarily taken offline. 🔗 <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/08/europe/porn-site-motherless-taken-down-dutch-authorities-intl">CNN investigation</a>
<hr>
A book app used a fake AI Black woman to launch &mdash; and the app was supposed to be AI-free. Handbook App launched with an AI-generated image of a Black woman in Random House's offices and a false claim that the founder worked there. She has since apologized. The app was marketed as AI-free. The founder image was AI. 🔗 <a href="https://www.threads.com/@sparks_books/post/DYBiI_1jZg9?xmt=AQGzqaZ-H3abT0EW2lfRTONANK8dwciIx844aGm48QTIrQ">Viral breakdown</a> | <a href="https://www.threads.com/@essenceofblackculture/post/DX-vLdBgEoA?xmt=AQGzqaZ-H3abT0EW2lfRTONANK8dwciIx844aGm48QTIrQ">More context</a>
<hr>
Someone stole a Cambridge academic's face to promote a fetish site &mdash; and is lying about her to do it. Dr. Ally Louks went viral for her Cambridge PhD on the politics of smell. Now large accounts are using her likeness to falsely advertise a fetish marketplace, implying she's selling smelly used clothing. Her own research, weaponized against her. Platforms are doing nothing. "Being a woman on the internet is a special kind of hell," she says. 🔗 <a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/389480/twitter-x-harassment-women">Vox</a> | <a href="https://x.com/DrAllyLouks/status/2051758427857174807">Dr. Louks' original post</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/01/un-warns-women-in-public-life-face-increasingly-sophisticated-online-violence">Guardian / UN Women</a>
<hr>
The person giving you health advice online is probably trying to sell you something. A major new Pew study found only 17% of health influencers have real medical credentials. The rest are coaches, entrepreneurs and self-proclaimed experts &mdash; many earning a cut of every supplement bottle they sell. 🔗 <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2026/05/07/trust-in-health-and-wellness-influencers/">Pew Research</a>
<hr>
A woman is suing OpenAI after ChatGPT helped her stalker terrorize her. Her ex used ChatGPT to fuel his delusions and generate fake psych reports he sent to her family, friends, and employer. She reported it to OpenAI. They never followed up &mdash; even though their own systems had flagged his account for mass casualty weapons activity. He was later arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and a bomb threat. She's suing to preserve his chat logs before he's released. 🔗 <a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/woman-sues-openai-chatgpt-stalker">Futurism</a>
<hr>
AI writing tools are grading kids differently based on race and gender. A Stanford study found AI gives Black students more praise and less criticism than white students &mdash; while pushing white students to sharpen their arguments. As lead researcher Mei Tan put it: "Maybe a takeaway is that we shouldn't leave the pedagogy to the large language model." 🔗 <a href="https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-ai-bias-feedback/">Hechinger Report</a>
<hr>
Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary wants to build a 40,000 acre data center in Utah &mdash; and locals are furious. After hundreds of Utahns showed up to protest, O'Leary claimed 90% were "bused in" and paid by "professional protesters." He provided zero evidence. A Salt Lake Tribune reporter at the meeting saw no buses. 🔗 <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/05/05/kevin-oleary-says-protesters/">Salt Lake Tribune</a>
<hr>
Hackers stole data from 9,000 schools and held it for ransom. A breach of Canvas &mdash; used by 41% of North American colleges &mdash; forced universities to cancel final exams. 275 million students and staff may be affected. One cybersecurity expert's advice: "Assume your name and email are now in criminal circulation." 🔗 <a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/canvas-breach-disrupts-schools-colleges-nationwide/">Krebs on Security</a>
<hr>
Jeff Bezos bought his way into fashion's biggest night. He and Lauren spent $10 million to chair the Met Gala while Amazon workers staged their own fashion show outside. SEIU President April Verrett said: "Labor is art." 🔗 <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/5/headlines/labor_unions_stage_ball_without_billionaires_as_bezos_sponsored_met_gala_faces_protests">Democracy Now</a>
<hr>
Kids are beating age verification checks with drawn-on mustaches. Half of all kids surveyed said age checks were easy to bypass. Some drew facial hair on themselves with a makeup pencil &mdash; and it worked multiple times. Meanwhile Meta wants to use AI to analyze bone structure to guess if users are underage. 🔗 <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/some-kids-are-bypassing-age-verification-checks-with-a-fake-mustache/">TechCrunch</a>
<hr>
Bridget's forthcoming audiobook with Simon &amp; Schuster, Love At First Prompt, explores AI, sex, and intimate relationships. Pre-order at <a href="http://loveatfirstprompt.ai">LoveAtFirstPrompt.ai</a>
Follow Bridget: <a href="https://instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc">TikTok</a> | <a href="https://youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet">YouTube</a> | <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tangoti.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>
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Jeff Bezos Met Gala; Sarah Paulson Protest Look; OpenAI Stalking Lawsuit; My Handbook App's Fake AI Black Woman Scam - NEWS ROUNDUP

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You saw the video. A DoorDash driver named Livie goes viral on TikTok after reporting that a customer answered the door naked and flashed her. The internet rallied behind her. And then — the story got complicated.

Bridget breaks down what actually happened, why the story became a breeding ground for misinformation and AI-generated fake videos, and what it tells us about where we're at when it comes to women speaking up online.

Plus the update nobody was expecting: Livie is now facing charges for posting the man naked without his consent.

Is this justice? A technicality? Or proof that the system was never built to protect women like her in the first place?

 

See Livie's video(s) for yourself: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19jTtPWjZH/?mibextid=wwXIfr 

MuURLS, a creator on TikTok was cloned by AI: https://www.tiktok.com/@muurlz/video/7563725293693783309?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

NotKristen’s TikTok on AI clones: https://www.tiktok.com/@notkhristen/video/7563433687476358430?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

Liberal feminist “triggered”: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maxime-Dafaure/publication/343261281/figure/fig4/AS:918257242501121@1595940995904/Triggered-Feminist-Ficki-Fiona-MFW-My-Face-When-Someone-Tells-Me-There-Are-Only-Two.png

The real “triggered feminist” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byOlBCpNKeM

 

If you’re listening on Spotify, you can leave a comment there to let us know what you thought about these stories, or email us at hello@tangoti.com 

 

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You saw the video. A DoorDash driver named Livie goes viral on TikTok after reporting that a customer answered the door naked and flashed her. The internet rallied behind her. And then &mdash; the story got complicated.
Bridget breaks down what actually happened, why the story became a breeding ground for misinformation and AI-generated fake videos, and what it tells us about where we're at when it comes to women speaking up online.
Plus the update nobody was expecting: Livie is now facing charges for posting the man naked without his consent.
Is this justice? A technicality? Or proof that the system was never built to protect women like her in the first place?
&nbsp;
See Livie's video(s) for yourself: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19jTtPWjZH/?mibextid=wwXIfr">https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19jTtPWjZH/?mibextid=wwXIfr</a>&nbsp;
MuURLS, a creator on TikTok was cloned by AI: https://www.tiktok.com/@muurlz/video/7563725293693783309?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc
NotKristen&rsquo;s TikTok on AI clones: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@notkhristen/video/7563433687476358430?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc">https://www.tiktok.com/@notkhristen/video/7563433687476358430?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc</a>
Liberal feminist &ldquo;triggered&rdquo;: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maxime-Dafaure/publication/343261281/figure/fig4/AS:918257242501121@1595940995904/Triggered-Feminist-Ficki-Fiona-MFW-My-Face-When-Someone-Tells-Me-There-Are-Only-Two.png">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maxime-Dafaure/publication/343261281/figure/fig4/AS:918257242501121@1595940995904/Triggered-Feminist-Ficki-Fiona-MFW-My-Face-When-Someone-Tells-Me-There-Are-Only-Two.png</a>
The real &ldquo;triggered feminist&rdquo; video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byOlBCpNKeM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byOlBCpNKeM</a>
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If you&rsquo;re listening on Spotify, you can leave a comment there to let us know what you thought about these stories, or email us at <a href="mailto:hello@tangoti.com">hello@tangoti.com</a>&nbsp;
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TikTok's DoorDash Lady Reported Being Flashed — Now She's the One Facing Charges

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Would you rather marry Musk, Zuckerberg, or Bezos— and other burning listener questions answered

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