How Algorithms Are Changing What We Read Online
The AI of the internet determines what’s relevant. One day, it decided my work wasn’t
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The Making of an Incel
How misogyny in online forums turns into real-life violence
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Black Communities Have Known about Mutual Aid All Along
In the pandemic, “caremongering” has become a new term for an old—and joyous—practice
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How Do You Write about Joy in a State of Emergency?
Over an eight-month period, more than 100 people at Attawapiskat tried to end their lives. This is the legacy of colonial violence
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Fat Shaming Shouldn’t Be Part of Our “New Normal”
Even in a pandemic, our culture is obsessed with controlling our bodies
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Lockdown Let the Earth Breathe. What Do We Do Next?
COVID-19 could be a turning point in climate activism—but only if we play it right
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Objectivity Is a Privilege Afforded to White Journalists
Under the banner of diversity, racialized people are told to bring ourselves and our perspectives. But, if we bring too much of them, we get held back
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Hate Social Media but Love Nature? There’s an App for That
Facebook and Twitter can be sinkholes of rage and despair. But virtual communities like iNaturalist might usher in the digital utopia we were promised
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