ICYMI | Why Online Whisper Networks Never Work

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4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by writer and senior editor at Playboy Magazine, Magdalene Taylor, to talk about Tea. The app for women to crowdsource any “red flags” about the men they’re dating was hacked shortly after it hit #1 on the Apple Lifestyle app chart. Now, the private information of thousands of women has been shared across 4Chan and Twitter, all thanks to a platform that was supposed to keep them safe. But was Tea even a good idea in the first place? Get more of ICYMI with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of ICYMI and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the ICYMI show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/icymiplus for access wherever you listen. This podcast is produced by Daisy Rosario, Vic Whitley-Berry, Candice Lim, and Kate Lindsay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Right, that's it. Come on. Lights out. You've got a test tomorrow. Just two minutes. I'm about to reach the next level.
0:35.4	It's going off now. Yeah, whatever.
0:38.0	Let's see. Where's the app?
0:39.4	Oh, here it is.
0:41.0	What? How? Oh, no.
0:43.6	You're out. Better look next time.
0:45.1	Mom!
0:46.1	It's game over for late nights on school nights.
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1:15.1	Hey, I'm Candace Lem.
1:18.3	And I'm Kate Lindsay, and you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I.
1:20.0	In case you've missed it.
1:22.5	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
1:26.5	And Candice, astronomer affair over in the past.
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