Alia Dastagir
@aliadastagir.bsky.social
Formerly USA Today. Author of a book on women and online abuse: TO THOSE WHO HAVE CONFUSED YOU TO BE A PERSON (Crown). https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737402/to-those-who-have-confused-you-to-be-a-person-by-alia-dastagir/
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My bus driver just called out the people watching videos on speaker and I think we should make him mayor
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
My bus driver just called out the people watching videos on speaker and I think we should make him mayor
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I am usually pretty unmoved by the president's failures of decorum, because I find it creepy that people are generally unmoved by fucked up presidential shit if it's discussed in a tasteful manner and everyone adheres to fancy, historic norms, but that "Quiet, Piggy" shit was something.
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I am usually pretty unmoved by the president's failures of decorum, because I find it creepy that people are generally unmoved by fucked up presidential shit if it's discussed in a tasteful manner and everyone adheres to fancy, historic norms, but that "Quiet, Piggy" shit was something.
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Epistemic violence against sexual abuse accusers—smearing them as deluded, crazy, or incompetent—is something rapists know works, and they conspire to do it.
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Epistemic violence against sexual abuse accusers—smearing them as deluded, crazy, or incompetent—is something rapists know works, and they conspire to do it.
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No specific individual I’m happier for tonight than @lindseyboylan.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
No specific individual I’m happier for tonight than @lindseyboylan.bsky.social
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Survival Is Resistance Featuring Dr. Caroline Heldman, Alia Dastagir, Melba Pearson and Dr. Tracy Pearson
Host Erik Fleming sits down with political scientist Dr. Caroline Heldman and journalist Alia Dastagir to explore how survival becomes resistance for women facing harassment, assault, and online abuse...
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September 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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beware of people who want to "protect" the children but are vehemently opposed to empowering children, giving them information so they can have agency, teaching them about consent, and actually listening to them
September 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
beware of people who want to "protect" the children but are vehemently opposed to empowering children, giving them information so they can have agency, teaching them about consent, and actually listening to them
I hear what she’s saying, but her comments do obscure the way online hate is connected to systems of misogyny, racism, anti-Blackness, transphobia, fatphobia, homophobia, and other forms of oppressive violence. Logging off/tuning out can be individually healthy but it isn’t a collective answer.
Taylor Swift On Dealing With Online Hate: ‘Anything You Feed The Internet, It Will Kill’
On the "New Heights" podcast hosted by Jason and Travis Kelce, Swift talks about how she and Travis handle internet opinions differently.
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August 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I hear what she’s saying, but her comments do obscure the way online hate is connected to systems of misogyny, racism, anti-Blackness, transphobia, fatphobia, homophobia, and other forms of oppressive violence. Logging off/tuning out can be individually healthy but it isn’t a collective answer.
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Just reading @aliadastagir.bsky.social and this grabbed me:
‘Many men suggest women and especially feminist women are humourless, that we don’t make good comedians. But they don’t understand how much laughing we have to do just to survive.’
‘Many men suggest women and especially feminist women are humourless, that we don’t make good comedians. But they don’t understand how much laughing we have to do just to survive.’
July 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Just reading @aliadastagir.bsky.social and this grabbed me:
‘Many men suggest women and especially feminist women are humourless, that we don’t make good comedians. But they don’t understand how much laughing we have to do just to survive.’
‘Many men suggest women and especially feminist women are humourless, that we don’t make good comedians. But they don’t understand how much laughing we have to do just to survive.’
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In this week’s PEN Ten interview, @aliadastagir.bsky.social discusses her new book, To Those Who Have Confused You To Be A Person (@crownpublishing.bsky.social, 2025), which documents the stories of 14 women — herself included — who have faced online abuse. Read more: pen.org/alia-dastagi...
When the Mob Isn’t ‘Just Online’ - PEN America
In this PEN Ten, reporter Alia Dastagir discusses the difference between protecting free speech and protecting individuals experiencing harassment.
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July 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In this week’s PEN Ten interview, @aliadastagir.bsky.social discusses her new book, To Those Who Have Confused You To Be A Person (@crownpublishing.bsky.social, 2025), which documents the stories of 14 women — herself included — who have faced online abuse. Read more: pen.org/alia-dastagi...
“And when women join the mob, we all burn.” spitfirenews.com/p/blake-live... Yes. Depp/Heard all over again. @kattenbarge.bsky.social
The hate mail I get about Blake Lively
It's mainly from other women.
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July 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“And when women join the mob, we all burn.” spitfirenews.com/p/blake-live... Yes. Depp/Heard all over again. @kattenbarge.bsky.social
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Survivors: we fight and win together.
You are never forgotten. ✊✊✊
You are never forgotten. ✊✊✊
June 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Survivors: we fight and win together.
You are never forgotten. ✊✊✊
You are never forgotten. ✊✊✊
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Lindsey Boylan has been tirelessly driving this message home since Cuomo first announced, all while knowing first-hand how he and his loyalists smear women who tell the truth. And she’s never backed down, even when pundits were portraying him as inevitable.
Please, NYC - don’t screw this up.
Please, NYC - don’t screw this up.
Thank you @dreamfornyc.bsky.social for these brilliant stickers.
New Yorkers, remember to rank five good apples NOT Andrew Cuomo and here is why: 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
New Yorkers, remember to rank five good apples NOT Andrew Cuomo and here is why: 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
June 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Lindsey Boylan has been tirelessly driving this message home since Cuomo first announced, all while knowing first-hand how he and his loyalists smear women who tell the truth. And she’s never backed down, even when pundits were portraying him as inevitable.
Please, NYC - don’t screw this up.
Please, NYC - don’t screw this up.
Tonight I’m thinking of @lindseyboylan.bsky.social, the first woman to publicly accuse Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment. Lindsey was abused in her workplace, and she was further abused online after speaking out. She told me she “equated leading as a woman with a willingness to handle pain.”
June 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Tonight I’m thinking of @lindseyboylan.bsky.social, the first woman to publicly accuse Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment. Lindsey was abused in her workplace, and she was further abused online after speaking out. She told me she “equated leading as a woman with a willingness to handle pain.”
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I ran a series of four interviews with women whose books are tackling gender, violence, and authoritarianism. This one with
@aliadastagir.bsky.social was about online harassment and how it threatens journalism and democracy. spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
@aliadastagir.bsky.social was about online harassment and how it threatens journalism and democracy. spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
Online harassment is a barrier to democracy
Before we can combat online abuse, we have to recognize the enormity of its consequences.
spitfirenews.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I ran a series of four interviews with women whose books are tackling gender, violence, and authoritarianism. This one with
@aliadastagir.bsky.social was about online harassment and how it threatens journalism and democracy. spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
@aliadastagir.bsky.social was about online harassment and how it threatens journalism and democracy. spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
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I remember having this conversation over and over again during Depp v. Heard!
Journalists would ask me what made that case so unusual. My response was always nothing! It was an extremely typical and straightforward case of IPV.
It felt unusual because the media hardly ever depicts IPV accurately.
Journalists would ask me what made that case so unusual. My response was always nothing! It was an extremely typical and straightforward case of IPV.
It felt unusual because the media hardly ever depicts IPV accurately.
I think about it all the time, too! With the lack of reporting on these types of stories, the media was able to present Amber's victimhood like a gross anomaly rather than the simple truth that her experiences reflect the stories of so many survivors.
May 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I remember having this conversation over and over again during Depp v. Heard!
Journalists would ask me what made that case so unusual. My response was always nothing! It was an extremely typical and straightforward case of IPV.
It felt unusual because the media hardly ever depicts IPV accurately.
Journalists would ask me what made that case so unusual. My response was always nothing! It was an extremely typical and straightforward case of IPV.
It felt unusual because the media hardly ever depicts IPV accurately.
“Online abuse doesn't stay online. It follows users into every classroom, therapy session, and nightmare. … I survived. But what about the kids who did not survive?” @leahjuliett.bsky.social mashable.com/article/meta...
Meta's latest dangerous decision: Siding with transphobes
Writer Leah Juliett says the company is continuing down a path that puts people, including children, in jeopardy.
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April 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
“Online abuse doesn't stay online. It follows users into every classroom, therapy session, and nightmare. … I survived. But what about the kids who did not survive?” @leahjuliett.bsky.social mashable.com/article/meta...
Outrageously deserved. Sarah Wildman’s @nytimes.com piece asks crucial questions about the forms of care families of sick and terminally ill children deserve, exploring how we balance the human desire for truth with the human need for hope. What an honor to read her. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/o...
April 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Outrageously deserved. Sarah Wildman’s @nytimes.com piece asks crucial questions about the forms of care families of sick and terminally ill children deserve, exploring how we balance the human desire for truth with the human need for hope. What an honor to read her. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/o...
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It’s vital to understand that this kind of abusive online speech has real, physical effects on the mind and body. It is violence. And it makes people affected more vulnerable to other forms of violence. I talked to @aliadastagir.bsky.social about her book on this spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
Online harassment is a barrier to democracy
Before we can combat online abuse, we have to recognize the enormity of its consequences.
spitfirenews.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It’s vital to understand that this kind of abusive online speech has real, physical effects on the mind and body. It is violence. And it makes people affected more vulnerable to other forms of violence. I talked to @aliadastagir.bsky.social about her book on this spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
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excited to be one of the keynote speakers at the @irms.bsky.social conference this week, talking resistance to male supremacism and authoritarianism under Trump—with @sorayachemaly.bsky.social and @aliadastagir.bsky.social, chaired by @kylietcheung.bsky.social. program + registration at the link:
Call for Proposals: 2025 Male Supremacism Studies Conference — Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
www.theirms.org
April 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
excited to be one of the keynote speakers at the @irms.bsky.social conference this week, talking resistance to male supremacism and authoritarianism under Trump—with @sorayachemaly.bsky.social and @aliadastagir.bsky.social, chaired by @kylietcheung.bsky.social. program + registration at the link:
Thanks to @alyssamilano.bsky.social and @benjackson.bsky.social for such a smart and urgent conversation about violence against women (online and off). Listen here: www.facebook.com/share/r/18sY...
April 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Thanks to @alyssamilano.bsky.social and @benjackson.bsky.social for such a smart and urgent conversation about violence against women (online and off). Listen here: www.facebook.com/share/r/18sY...
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This is SO IMPORTANT.
As society, we haven’t grappled with the significance of the fact that women, POC and LGBTQ people face so much more harassment and abuse online than straight white men do. And it’s dramatically impacting society and democracy.
As society, we haven’t grappled with the significance of the fact that women, POC and LGBTQ people face so much more harassment and abuse online than straight white men do. And it’s dramatically impacting society and democracy.
Online harassment is an anti-speech tool that has been a longtime weapon for Trump and his allies. I talked to @aliadastagir.bsky.social about her book and the consequences of online abuse for women, journalism, and democracy itself. spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
Online harassment is a barrier to democracy
Before we can combat online abuse, we have to recognize the enormity of its consequences.
spitfirenews.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This is SO IMPORTANT.
As society, we haven’t grappled with the significance of the fact that women, POC and LGBTQ people face so much more harassment and abuse online than straight white men do. And it’s dramatically impacting society and democracy.
As society, we haven’t grappled with the significance of the fact that women, POC and LGBTQ people face so much more harassment and abuse online than straight white men do. And it’s dramatically impacting society and democracy.
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We're excited to have Alia Dastagir speaking on our keynote panel next week! Check out this article to hear from her about her work, and register to join us via Zoom on April 24 for the keynote panel and audience Q&A.
www.theirms.org/conference
www.theirms.org/conference
Online harassment is an anti-speech tool that has been a longtime weapon for Trump and his allies. I talked to @aliadastagir.bsky.social about her book and the consequences of online abuse for women, journalism, and democracy itself. spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
Online harassment is a barrier to democracy
Before we can combat online abuse, we have to recognize the enormity of its consequences.
spitfirenews.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We're excited to have Alia Dastagir speaking on our keynote panel next week! Check out this article to hear from her about her work, and register to join us via Zoom on April 24 for the keynote panel and audience Q&A.
www.theirms.org/conference
www.theirms.org/conference
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Before #MeToo there was #Gamergate and before that, #EverydaySexism If you followed these movements, you'll be familiar with the points made in this article. The internet is male-dominated. It's never been safe for women. Online harassment leads to a culture of silence. Anti-speech tool is accurate.
Online harassment is an anti-speech tool that has been a longtime weapon for Trump and his allies. I talked to @aliadastagir.bsky.social about her book and the consequences of online abuse for women, journalism, and democracy itself. spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
Online harassment is a barrier to democracy
Before we can combat online abuse, we have to recognize the enormity of its consequences.
spitfirenews.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Before #MeToo there was #Gamergate and before that, #EverydaySexism If you followed these movements, you'll be familiar with the points made in this article. The internet is male-dominated. It's never been safe for women. Online harassment leads to a culture of silence. Anti-speech tool is accurate.
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Online harassment is an anti-speech tool that has been a longtime weapon for Trump and his allies. I talked to @aliadastagir.bsky.social about her book and the consequences of online abuse for women, journalism, and democracy itself. spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
Online harassment is a barrier to democracy
Before we can combat online abuse, we have to recognize the enormity of its consequences.
spitfirenews.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Online harassment is an anti-speech tool that has been a longtime weapon for Trump and his allies. I talked to @aliadastagir.bsky.social about her book and the consequences of online abuse for women, journalism, and democracy itself. spitfirenews.com/p/online-har...
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I'm always nervous to invite keynote speakers, because I'm so in awe of them!
So I am THRILLED that @sorayachemaly.bsky.social @aliadastagir.bsky.social & @melissagiragrant.com accepted our invitation to keynote our virtual conference.
April 24-26. You can still register here: bit.ly/IRMS2025
So I am THRILLED that @sorayachemaly.bsky.social @aliadastagir.bsky.social & @melissagiragrant.com accepted our invitation to keynote our virtual conference.
April 24-26. You can still register here: bit.ly/IRMS2025
2025 Male Supremacism Studies Conference
Male Supremacism Studies Conference 2025 (MSSC)Our interdisciplinary virtual conference is held April 24-26, 2025, with panels and discussions from researchers, policy-makers, and activists working at...
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April 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I'm always nervous to invite keynote speakers, because I'm so in awe of them!
So I am THRILLED that @sorayachemaly.bsky.social @aliadastagir.bsky.social & @melissagiragrant.com accepted our invitation to keynote our virtual conference.
April 24-26. You can still register here: bit.ly/IRMS2025
So I am THRILLED that @sorayachemaly.bsky.social @aliadastagir.bsky.social & @melissagiragrant.com accepted our invitation to keynote our virtual conference.
April 24-26. You can still register here: bit.ly/IRMS2025