Rule 63

Anna and Danny

Join Anna and Danny as we explore science, politics, media, and more from a trans perspective. Find us at therule63podcast.com Email us at therule63podcast@gmail.com

  1. 10/16/2022

    Episode 52 - TikTok is Transphobic

    How does TikTok’s algorithm discriminate against trans people? What does this form of content suppression mean for the trans community, and how can we put up a fight against it? To find out, Anna talks to five of the app’s greatest trans creators.  Find all of our guests’ information below!  Azrael’s contact info:  ~TikTok: @bigbattyxena ~Instagram: @bigbattyxena  ~Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Azraelkaos  ~Transition surgery fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-azrielle-fund-her-transition  Lauren’s contact info:  ~TikTok: @laurengsundstrom  ~Instagram: @laurengsundstrom  Lucy’s contact info:  ~TikTok: @lucy.thinks.aloud  ~Instagram: @lucy.thinks.aloud  ~Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lucy.thinks.aloud  Marla’s contact info:  ~TikTok: @thefloorismarlava  ~Instagram: @thefloorismarlava  ~Linktree: https://linktr.ee/TheFloorIsMarlava  ~Marla’s gender-affirming care fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/marlas-hair-rasing-fund-electrolysis-laser  Maybe’s contact info:  ~TikTok: @believeinmaybe  ~Instagram: @believeinmaybe  ~Linktree: https://linktr.ee/believeinmaybe  References  Time, Black TikTok Creators Say Their Content is Being Suppressed https://time.com/5863350/tiktok-black-creators/  MIT Tech Reivew, How aspiring influencers are forced to fight the algorithm https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/07/14/1055906/tiktok-influencers-moderation-bias/  BBC News, TikTok admits restricting some LGBT hashtags https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54102575  Wiki, Censorship on TikTok https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_on_TikTok  LA Blade, TikTok’s algorithm leads users from transphobic to far-right rabbit holes https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/10/11/tiktoks-algorithm-leads-users-from-transphobic-to-far-right-rabbit-holes/  Popsugar, Why TikTok Shadow Bans Are a Concern For Creators https://www.yahoo.com/now/think-youve-shadow-banned-tiktok-210615425.html  MacKinnon, K. et al, Examining TikTok’s Potential for Community-Engaged Digital Knowledge Mobilization With Equity-Seeking Groups https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8704107/  Lily Alexandre, Why Is Queer Discourse so Toxic? https://youtu.be/oH-avZlCMpk  Resources for Creators of Color: http://takecreativecontrol.org/  Dr. Casey Fiesler’s Tech Ethics & Policy Class: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tWdqYqYBHARbZXFQX4cybe88S-0twqvUu1xLhYnLgU4/edit  Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-of-rights/  #PrideOut disaster https://www.tiktok.com/tag/prideout  Michael Mignano, The End of Social Media and the Rise of Recommendation Media https://mignano.medium.com/the-end-of-social-media-a88ffed21f86  Yahoo Life, For the first time, Netflix name-checked TikTok as a major competitor https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/first-time-netflix-name-checked-203316355.html  Mike Rugnetta, Nobody Shares Anymore https://youtu.be/ZDuyyH60FOg  CJ the X, Bo Burnham vs. Jeff Bezos https://youtu.be/UvYcunuF3Eo  Dainty Funk, How to be Human Online https://youtu.be/vC6uYyUfMH4

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Join Anna and Danny as we explore science, politics, media, and more from a trans perspective. Find us at therule63podcast.com Email us at therule63podcast@gmail.com