Alia Dastagir
@aliadastagir.bsky.social
Formerly USA Today. Author of a book on women and online abuse: TO THOSE WHO HAVE CONFUSED YOU TO BE A PERSON (Crown). https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737402/to-those-who-have-confused-you-to-be-a-person-by-alia-dastagir/
I encourage everyone to read @lindseyboylan.bsky.social’s story (chapter 9) especially New Yorkers: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737402...
To Those Who Have Confused You to Be a Person by Alia Dastagir: 9780593727843 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An urgently needed reckoning with the harm, harassment, and abuse women face on the Internet, complicating how we think about violence online and featuring deep reporting on how women are surviving th...
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June 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I encourage everyone to read @lindseyboylan.bsky.social’s story (chapter 9) especially New Yorkers: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737402...
When I interviewed @lindseyboylan.bsky.social for my book on online abuse, she told me women were among her most vicious attackers. The @nytimes.com reported the activists smearing Lindsey and Andrew Cuomo’s other accusers were quietly led by Madeline Cuomo, his sister.
June 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
When I interviewed @lindseyboylan.bsky.social for my book on online abuse, she told me women were among her most vicious attackers. The @nytimes.com reported the activists smearing Lindsey and Andrew Cuomo’s other accusers were quietly led by Madeline Cuomo, his sister.
Reposted by Alia Dastagir
I ran a series of four interviews with women whose books are tackling gender, violence, and authoritarianism. This one with
@aliadastagir.bsky.social was about online harassment and how it threatens journalism and democracy. spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
@aliadastagir.bsky.social was about online harassment and how it threatens journalism and democracy. spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
Online harassment is a barrier to democracy
Before we can combat online abuse, we have to recognize the enormity of its consequences.
spitfirenews.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I ran a series of four interviews with women whose books are tackling gender, violence, and authoritarianism. This one with
@aliadastagir.bsky.social was about online harassment and how it threatens journalism and democracy. spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
@aliadastagir.bsky.social was about online harassment and how it threatens journalism and democracy. spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
Thank you for writing!
April 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Thank you for writing!
Reposted by Alia Dastagir
It’s vital to understand that this kind of abusive online speech has real, physical effects on the mind and body. It is violence. And it makes people affected more vulnerable to other forms of violence. I talked to @aliadastagir.bsky.social about her book on this spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
Online harassment is a barrier to democracy
Before we can combat online abuse, we have to recognize the enormity of its consequences.
spitfirenews.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It’s vital to understand that this kind of abusive online speech has real, physical effects on the mind and body. It is violence. And it makes people affected more vulnerable to other forms of violence. I talked to @aliadastagir.bsky.social about her book on this spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...