“That Story Isn’t the Story” by John Wiswell (previously) is a fantasy story about escape and recovery from abuse (author interview). “Everything Anton owns goes in one black trash bag. His ratty yellow sketchpad, which he bought to draw the other fami…
Twitch sues users over alleged “hate raids” against streamers
Lawsuit accuses anonymous users of “targeting black and LGBTQIA+ streamers.”
Spotify playlist curators complain about ongoing abuse that favors bad actors over innocent parties
A number of Spotify playlist curators are complaining that the streaming music company is not addressing the ongoing issue of playlist abuse, which sees bad actors reporting playlists that have gained a following in order to give their own playlists better visibility. Currently, playlists created by Spotify users can be reported in the app for […]
Free(ing) Britney
Jamie Spears has filed a petition to end his daughter’s conservatorship “If Ms. Spears wants to terminate the conservatorship and believes that she can handle her own life, Mr. Spears believes that she should get that chance,” the filing said.” Per the…
Survivor of “Elan School”‘s Harrowing Tale
elan.school is a harrowing webcomic now in 67 installments (the latest posted August 27) by a survivor of the “Elan School”, a reform school in the woods of Poland Springs, Maine. The school, which operated from 1970 to 2011 when it was shut down, used…
Winter Comes For Activision Blizzard
On July 20th, following a multiyear investigation in which the company stonewalled the state of California at every turn, the state’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activision Blizzard over a pervasive “frat boy” culture of sexual haras…