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Digital rapper FN Meka and the new era of digital Blackface

Digital rapper FN Meka and the new era of digital Blackface

FromThere Are No Girls on the Internet


Digital rapper FN Meka and the new era of digital Blackface

FromThere Are No Girls on the Internet

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Aug 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

"AI rapper" FN Meka isn't human - he's a digital creation of a company. But that didn't stop him from getting a record deal! He briefly became the first digital rapper to sign a deal with a major recording company. That is until the entire internet said NOPE. From Lil Miquela to Shudu, let's talk about the complicated history of digital talent.vSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Aug 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Marginalized voices have always been at the forefront of the internet, yet our stories often go overlooked. Bridget Todd chronicles our experiences online, and the ways marginalized voices have shaped the internet from the very beginning. We need monuments to all of the identities that make being online what it is. So let’s build them.