Caitlin Dewey

ReporterWashington, D.C.

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The London-based photographer Babycakes Romero snaps pics of people on their phones to document “the death of conversation.“

  • Oct 27, 2014

Whenever an Internet mob takes the law into its own hands, the law no longer applies -- to anyone.

  • Oct 27, 2014

It’s the single most perfect herald for a sincerity-adverse Web.

  • Oct 24, 2014

The 32nd installment in a weekly series that debunks the Web’s hoaxes, rumors and exaggerations.

  • Oct 24, 2014

“F-bombs for feminism” aren’t actually good for feminism. But they definitely sell T-shirts!

  • Oct 23, 2014

“I genuinely cried when I saw this,” one user wrote.

  • Oct 23, 2014

INTERSECT | Paul Horner convinced the Internet he’s Banksy, again. Not everyone gets the joke.

  • Oct 22, 2014

A new report explains the critical differences between the male and female experience online.

  • Oct 22, 2014

She joined the social network to stop cyberbullying — and got cyberbullied herself.

  • Oct 20, 2014

A campaign called “Operation Disrespectful Nod” is trying to hurt media organizations that criticize Gamergate. It’s working.

  • Oct 20, 2014
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About
Caitlin Dewey runs The Intersect blog, writing about digital and Internet culture, and puts out a daily newsletter that you should subscribe to. She previously worked as a social media reporter on The Post's Digital Audience team. Before joining The Post, she was an associate online editor at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. Caitlin has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic and other publications.
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