THIS WEEK ON THERE ARE NO GIRLS ON THE INTERNET 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: Instagram has an identity crisis, introduces new disappearing "Instants" to make it more like Snapchat. On the Reasonably Shady podcast, Robyn Dixon from Real Housewives of Potomac talked about the same racialized AI drop shipping scams we talked about last week. Gizelle got got! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noUoY0Izazc A longform article in Wired by Alessandra Ram highlights the experience of the Sad Wives of AI, who are running their households while their husbands chase AI hype. https://www.wired.com/story/meet-the-sad-wives-of-ai/ The Dating App industry is experiencing a decline, for the first time ever. https://www.businessofapps.com/news/dating-app-market-first-annual-revenue-decline/ Bumble ditches swipe functionality, replacing it with AI dating agents. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/well/bumble-swipe-feature-online-dating-apps.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ilA.5Pxl.MonAWsmJg0SF&smid=url-share The Bitch Talk podcast has been hilariously covering movies for YEARS. Give it a listen. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitch-talk-podcast/id677269882 or https://open.spotify.com/show/4pDpOMKBDBQQ5rObGpKsJ4 It's a few months old, but we wanted to shout out Juror #96 in Elon's stock price manipulation trial for keeping their eye on the ball. https://bsky.app/profile/mm-jj-nn.bsky.social/post/3mlrc2xvx2k26 Shocking Hidden Video Exposes Hidden Crab Civilization With Advanced Alien Technology https://www.threads.com/@mdrony.mia_4/post/DYOy7lMDVoM?xmt=AQG0Ql35OW2S4aphK2RBp9Z18cN4ejO35tBXkyyF_y8Oww Let us know what you think by emailing [email protected] or leaving a comment on Spotify. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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