After stumbling on a new kind of search engine for faces, we called privacy journalist Kashmir Hill. She’s been reporting on the very sudden and unregulated rise of these facial search engines. Here’s the story of the very first one, the mysterious person who made it, and the copycats it helped spawn.
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Nov 12
An Anthropology of Gooners
A reporter spends a year diving into a subculture of young men online who unite around their extreme commitment to constant, unadulterated porn consumption. Why are they doing this, what is it doing to them, and what does their existence tell us about the internet we’re all stuck ... Show More
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Oct 2020
We didn't clear our search history
We're chatting about why it's important to speak the truth, both to others and to ourselves. Plus, how we first got into YouTube and the creators we watched, our first times watching suggestive videos, and Grayson got caught by our mom because he didn't clear the search history o ... Show More
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Jul 2023
Introducing: Search Engine
No question too big, no question too small. On Search Engine, host PJ Vogt answers the kinds of questions you might ask the internet when you can't sleep. If you find the world bewildering, but also sometimes enjoy being bewildered by it, Search Engine is here for you. To learn ... Show More
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