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TechnologyAug 3, 20267 min

The Telehealth Intake Has an Ad Pixel

The FTC's Hims lawsuit is not only about one telehealth brand. It is about what happens when sexual health, medication, subscription design, and ad tech share the same intake form.

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IntersectionsJul 28, 20266 min

The Sleep Crime Network

Project Medusa shows drug-facilitated sexual assault is not only a drug story. It is intimacy, coercion, cameras, forums, platforms, and enforcement lag.

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Technology

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Drugs

Psychoactives, nootropics, harm reduction, culture, and work.

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Intersections

Where the wires cross: bodies, markets, privacy, and altered states.

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