Blocked and Reported
Journalists Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal scour the internet for its craziest, silliest, most sociopathic content, part of an obsessive and ill-conceived attempt to extract kernels of meaning and humanity from a landscape of endless raging dumpster fires. www.blockedandreported.org
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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss AI friends and lovers. Plus, Jesse reads some sexts. Friend.com To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by our fantastic researcher Jessica the ‘80s Baby to discuss the rise and fall of one of the UK’s most notorious forums. Mumsnet Tattle Life BBC Audio | File on 4 | Me and my Trolls Caroline Flack: ‘Be kind,’ social-media users urge The full story of how the operator o
Thanks to everyone who joined our live chat today. Discussed: Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, and Jesse and Katie play a round of Cancel Culture vs Consequence Culture: Dasha Nekrasova Edition. Olivia Nuzzi on the Scandal With RFK Jr. that Upended Her Career - The New York Times The Long, Thorny Path to Dasha Nekrasova’s Hol
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a new report on intellectual capture at the BBC. Plus, antisemitism in NYC. The Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes 2024 Annual Report In NYC, Jews targeted in hate crimes more than all other groups combined in 2024 Vandals Splash Graffiti on Home of Jewis
This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss #stickergate, LGB vs T, and Brianna Wu’s latest arc. Rachel Doodles and More Grumpy Greetings Co “The Growing Divide in the Rainbow Coalition” (WSJ) “What Is a Woman?” (New Yorker) “Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars” (The Nation) To hear more, visit www.blockedandreporte
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie revisit the case of Kate Clanchy, a British author who was canceled over accusations of -isms in 2022. Plus, Teen Vogue, Lauren Duca, firings at Condé Nast, the New York mayoral race, and announcing the BARPod Book Club. Buy Katie’s book Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatri