Digital Void Talks
Talks, insights, and resources from Digital Void’s live events.
Moises Mendez II: The Worst People Online
TIME reporter Moises Mendez II walks us through his list of the worst people on the internet.
Jordan Uhl: Video Games as a Military Recruitment Strategy
I Hate it Here and Never Want To Leave journalist Jordan Uhl explains how video games are being used for military recruitment.
Edward Ongweso Jr: Hate on the Internet
The Tech Bubble journalist and co-host of This Machine Kills Edward Ongweso Jr discusses how hate is the only way to enjoy the internet.
Ryan Broderick: The Folgers Incest Commercial
Digital Void's Ryan Broderick reveals the complex and contested nature of authorship and creativity in online communities through an exploration of Folgers' infamous "Peter Home for Christmas" commercial.
Kalhan Rosenblatt & Kat Tenbarge: Trisha Paytas & Fandom
NBC internet culture reporter Kalhan Rosenblatt and NBC tech and culture reporter Kat Tenbarge explore Trisha Paytas’ fandom to help us better understand fandoms at-large.
CT Jones: Stan Culture
Internet culture reporter CT Jones explores what makes stan culture so unique to the internet and, specifically, social media platforms.
Mitch Horowitz: The Role of a Rebel in a Digital Age
Award-winning author, lecturer, and narrator Mitch Horowitz asks: How do we deal with an increasingly coarse and unfriendly online world?
Ryan Broderick: My Immortal - The Best and Worst Fan Fiction on the Internet
Garbage Day writer Ryan Broderick takes a deep dive into the mystery of the most infamous fan fiction of all-time: My Immortal.
Karen K. Ho: “The Future of Doomscrolling”
Karen K. Ho isn’t the inventor of the term, but has popularized the concept of ‘doomscrolling’ - here, she talks us through the systemic causes of doomscrolling that will persist as social media platforms come and go.
Makena Kelly: Collapse - Let’s Prep
Verge Reporter Makena Kelly takes us into the distressing and disturbing underbelly of apocalyptic anxiety online: r/collapse
Jamal Jordan: “Black, Queers on the Internet, a Love Story”
Author of Queer Love in Color Jamal Jordan talks about his experience talking to queer people of color in love and explores their use of social media to meet core social needs and identity-building.
Allegra Frank: “hi i’m allegra and this is my horror story”
Beginning with her own middle school embarrassment, Daily Beast deputy editor Allegra Frank adds some nuance to the conversation about online anonymity via her own taxonomy that highlights the different ways that someone might be anonymous and how they might be used.