The convoluted saga of Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively, and It Ends With Us is still raging on social media, thanks to influencers.

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And an EXTREMELY special shoutout to Art Director Cath Virginia, Animator Taehee Yoonseul and Engineer @macaree.bsky.social. I mean, have you tried moving the cursor around on the hub?

Private corporations have the power to de facto censor content with no accountability, a fact that leaves trans and queer creators in a precarious spot.

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Ekko Astral is on the front lines of making sure that while the internet becomes less safe for queer people every day, there is a group of artists and musicians fighting to re-create those safe spaces in person.

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For many trans people, internet anonymity is only a temporary way station between the closet and living full time in their desired gender. What happens when that privacy is gone?

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"Trans people are looking out for one another not just with information, but with tools to verify sources, which can be incredibly challenging in an era of AI slop and misinformation."

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"If queer and trans folks are going to survive, we’ll need to once again embrace the underground, and learn when to be visible and when to shut the fuck up."

Read more from @janus.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

"Every essay, every tweet, every moment of vulnerability I shared in the name of progress. Did I paint a target on my own back?"

Read more from @parkermolloy.com in the first of our special series, The Future of Being Trans on the Internet: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

Our new show Version History is here! Each week we dig into the story behind a gadget, app, website, or any other tech product, and try to determine the item’s true legacy. First up: hoverboards. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts: bit.ly/46BaO06