ICYMI: Should I Stop Sharing My Location? Why Do My Friends Act Wild In My Instagram Comments?

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Slate

Society & Culture, Technology, History

4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Candice Lim is joined by internet culture writer Steffi Cao, whose Substack recently started an advice column all about internet etiquette. On today’s episode, they’re answering reader questions such as: Should I report unhinged Facebook behavior? And should I get into political fights in the DMs? This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On WhatsApp, your personal messages stay private, between you and whoever you sent them to.
0:05.8	So, things like your passport number for your honeymoon stay between you and your fiancé.
0:10.3	And those hour-long calls with mum stay between the two of you.
0:13.9	Even your streaming service password stays between you and your flatmates, who still ask for it every week in your group chat.
0:21.0	Because on WhatsApp, your personal messages are yours.
0:24.8	No one else can see or hear them.
0:27.0	Not even us.
0:28.1	WhatsApp.
0:28.8	Message privately. Hey, I'm Candice Lim, and you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I-M-I, in case you missed it.
0:47.9	Slate's podcast about Internet Culture.
0:50.2	And I'm so excited to bring on to the show today. Internet culture writer Steffi Tao.
0:54.5	Hello, Steffi!
0:56.0	Thank you so much for having me, Candice.
0:58.6	We are two ships in the night, Steffi,
1:00.5	because you have been on the show to talk about Roblox with our former bestie Rachel.
1:05.8	You were talking about how Roblox might be coming for TikTok's tale,
1:08.6	but today, mm-mm, we are talking about mess.
1:11.9	We are talking about internet tomfoolery, and we are answering your reader's deepest, darkest
1:17.4	questions about how to navigate their lives online.
1:20.4	Are you ready?
1:21.5	I'm so slight.
1:22.4	Let's talk about it.
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