The following podcast contains explicit language.

Welcome to If Then, the show about how technology is changing our lives and our future.

I'm Aaron Mack.

Hey, everyone, welcome to If Then.

We're coming to you from Slate and Future Tense, a partnership between Slate, Arizona State

University, and New America. We are recording this on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 1st.

On today's show, we'll talk to Danielle Citrin, a law professor at Boston University who just

won the MacArthur Genius Award for her work on cyber harassment. Citron has written extensively

on cyberstocking, online mobs, and revenge porn.

I'll ask her about why she sees online harassment as a civil rights issue

and how laws can catch up to address the problem.

After the interview, my colleague Shannon Paulus will join me for Don't Go with My Tabs,

where we'll talk about the best things we saw on the web this week.

That's all coming up on If Ben.

A warning to our listeners.

In this conversation, we talk about online sexual harassment.

It includes graphic descriptions of sexually violent threats.

Last week, the MacArthur Foundation announced its 2019 class of fellows.

Also known as the MacArthur Genius Award, the fellowship recognizes those who have shown

extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits.

Each fellow receives $625,000 as an investment in their work.

Danielle Citrin, a law professor at Boston University, was named as one of the 26 fellows

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