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Dr Caitlin McGrane
@caitlinaithne.bsky.social
she/her Researcher at RMIT. Interested in gender, technology (esp. smartphones) and everyday life. Ultra-marathoner in my spare time (currently on 👶-related hiatus) 🌿
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Nothing like trying to apply for a government service (parental leave and childcare subsidy) to make you feel completely deranged. If you've EVER interacted with Centrelink before, you need to recall specific details from more than a decade ago to be able to access services 🫠

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"As long as the law is male, women must be outlaws." — Linnea Johnson This week, @moiradonegan.bsky.social takes us back to Chicago in 1969, when an underground feminist collective got fed up with doctors, and started providing abortions themselves.

Photo shows sign at protest that reads JANE CHICAGO WOMENS ABORTION SERVICE and The Jane Collective with Moira Donegan
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Surveillance Watch is a new project mapping the network of entities and funding organisations that power the surveillance industry. Notice anything missing? You can make a submission on their website: surveillancewatch.io

Surveillance Watch: They Know Who You Are
Surveillance Watch: They Know Who You Are

Surveillance Watch is an interactive map revealing the intricate connections between surveillance companies, their funding sources and affiliations.

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DAabeba.bsky.social

the AI industry has done so much to normalise theft, exploitation, and plagiarism

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As a smartphone research nerd, this is probably my favourite episode of If Books Could Kill so far. My personal highlight has to be @michaelhobbes.bsky.socialpodcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

‎If Books Could Kill: The Anxious Generation on Apple Podcasts
‎If Books Could Kill: The Anxious Generation on Apple Podcasts

‎Show If Books Could Kill, Ep The Anxious Generation - Aug 8, 2024

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Wild that these studies aren't super discoverable! Maybe trawl through the Digital Intimacies back catalogue?

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There's simply not enough references to Numberwang anymore.

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Dr Caitlin McGrane
@caitlinaithne.bsky.social
she/her Researcher at RMIT. Interested in gender, technology (esp. smartphones) and everyday life. Ultra-marathoner in my spare time (currently on 👶-related hiatus) 🌿
82 followers131 following40 posts