Nancy Mace's Bot Army; Abortion Surveillance Tech; New Tinder Feature; Scumbag Landlord Tech in the Budget Bill – NEWS ROUNDUP w/ Sammy Kanter

There Are No Girls on the Internet

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Society & Culture, Technology

4.4 • 820 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Bridget recaps the week in tech news with guest co-host Sammy Kanter, founder of newsletter Girl and the Gov ®, Instagram creator, and communications specialist.

Can you sue someone for stealing your vibe? https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/influencer-accuses-creator-of-copying-minimalist-grey-aesthetic

Software company "RealPage" helps landlords coordinate to keep rents high. We're not fans! But apparently House Republicans are. https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/23/24226885/doj-realpage-antitrust-lawsuit-rent-fixing-software

Police are using a database of license plates from software company 'Flock' to conduct warrantless searches across the company, including a Texas sheriff who tracked a woman for having an abortion. https://www.404media.co/license-plate-reader-company-flock-is-building-a-massive-people-lookup-tool-leak-shows/

South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace directed former staffers to create burner social media accounts to defend her online, and commands a bot army from her couch. https://www.wired.com/story/nancy-mace-former-staff-burner-accounts/

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:05.0	I'm Andrea Gunning, host of the podcast Betrayal.
0:09.0	Police Lieutenant Joel Kern used his badge to fool everyone.
0:12.7	Most of all, his wife, Caroline.
0:15.2	He texted, I've ruined our lives.
0:18.3	You're going to want to divorce me.
0:20.6	How far would he go to cover up what he'd done? The fact that you lost. I've ruined our lives. You're going to want to divorce me.
0:23.8	How far would he go to cover up what he'd done? The fact that you lied is absolutely horrific.
0:26.8	And quite frankly, I question how many other women are out there that may bring forward
0:30.4	allegations in the future.
0:32.1	Listen to betrayal on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:41.1	Amy. I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Amy Robock and T.J. Holmes here. Diddy's former protege, television personality,
0:46.4	Danity King alum, Aubrey O'Day, joins us to provide a unique perspective on the trial
0:51.5	that has captivated the attention of the nation.
0:54.3	It wasn't all bad, but I don't know that any of the good was real.
0:59.2	I went through things there.
1:01.9	Listen to Amy and T.J. presents Aubrey O'Day, covering the Diddy Trial on the IHeart
1:07.1	Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:11.9	I've seen a lot of stuff over 30 years, you know, some very despicable crime and things
1:18.4	that are kind of tough to wrap your head around. And this ranks right up there in the pantheon
1:24.6	of Rhode Island fraudsters. I've always been told I'm a really good listener, right?
1:29.5	And I maximized that while I was lying.
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