Alice Beverton-Palmer
@alicebeepea.bsky.social
Reposted by Alice Beverton-Palmer
between that, Google Images being created because of Jennifer Lopez's v revealing green dress and Facebook's prototype being used to rate students' attractiveness, it really is quite striking and grim just how much of the modern internet was created by and for sleazy men
Lots of horrifying/enraging detail: “YouTube was created after one of its founders was frustrated by how long it took him to find an online clip of Janet Jackson’s nipple-exposing “wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.”
June 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
between that, Google Images being created because of Jennifer Lopez's v revealing green dress and Facebook's prototype being used to rate students' attractiveness, it really is quite striking and grim just how much of the modern internet was created by and for sleazy men
What if someone handed you a practical list of things to do to fix the world? I had an idea for how to do it: open.substack.com/pub/observan...
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February 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
What if someone handed you a practical list of things to do to fix the world? I had an idea for how to do it: open.substack.com/pub/observan...
So I guess I’m over here now. Hi! 👋 Former Twitter mutuals, where are you - I’ve missed you!
February 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
So I guess I’m over here now. Hi! 👋 Former Twitter mutuals, where are you - I’ve missed you!