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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dive into the world of otome (Japanese-style video games aimed at women) and the yearlong saga of Love and Deepspace, the wildly profitable mobile game whose fans have gotten a little too invested. Featuring: period trackers, incest, a canceled werewolf, and the Chinese Communist Party. Plus, a viral essay reignites the debate over whether lesbians sleep with men, and a dyke bar’s mask mandate causes a very online rift.

Why Straight Rural Men Have Gay ‘Bud-Sex’ With Each Other -- Science of Us
Last Ditch Bar
The History of Otome Games – Acadia Lee
Angelique (Game) - Giant Bomb Video Game Wiki
Love and Deepspace blew up gamescom 2025. Dating simulator with $826 million in annual revenue
‘Why was a Period Tracking Feature added to Love and Deepspace” - Interview the Developers via 4Gamer : r/LoveAndDeepspace
China Is Banning Same-Sex Relationships And ‘Effeminate’ Men From Video Games
Extreme Chinese players send cow dung, funeral chrysanthemums, curse banners, and ritual items to Papergames/Infold office as Love and Deepspace controversy escalates. LADS Chinese social media accounts have reportedly lost around 1 million followers : r/gachagaming
Valko dildo VERY NOT SAFE FOR WORK OR PROBABLY HOME
Love And Deepspace Isn’t Printing Money Like It Used To After Cancelling Werewolf Lover - Kotaku
Love And Deepspace Devs Cancel Hot Werewolf After Fan Backlash
Love And Deepspace’s Controversial Sexy Werewolf Man Is Dead
I’m Breaking Up With Love And Deepspace - GameSpot


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This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist/author/podcaster/Welshman Jon Ronson to discuss his new book: The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men. Plus, public shaming, ethics in cancel culture journalism, the tragedy of YouTube dad Greg Chism, and for Primos, Jon answers your questions on Graham Linehan, the Mich Fest m…


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The conclusion to our three-part Dr. Jessica Taylor (PhD) extravaganza, featuring TV cancelations, workplace allegations, a VERY menacing Zoom group, reports to police, and finally: the real story behind the alleged plot to kill Dr. Jessica Taylor (PhD).
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This week on the Primo show, Part 2 of the Jessica Taylor (PhD) podcast extravaganza, featuring Taylor’s campaign against the website Tattle.Life and her new book, Click. Stalk. Destroy: Inside the Minds of People Who Stalk Online.
Tattle.Life
Obtaining Damages by Deception
In defense of gossip


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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss Dr. Jessica Taylor, PhD, a UK-based entrepreneur and influencer who claims to be the target of a sustained, coordinated harassment campaign by an army of online stalkers. In the first part of this three-part series, we discuss Taylor's rise from council estate to bestselling author, her unorthodox views on psychology, her fallout with the gender-critical movement, and the start of her years-long battle with a survivor of child abuse. Plus, the canonization of Jason Arday.
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The Cascade of Dysfunction That Helped Doom Jason Arday
I listed every instance of male violence I have been subjected to from birth to 30.
Woman teaches husband what it’s like to be female online | Daily Mail Online
Man asked by wife to pose as a woman in a chat-room to prove a point - the results were ‘horrible’ | The Independent
Author of book about victim blaming bombarded with misogynist abuse | Books | The Guardian
Thousands of women with mental health issues in England given ‘dangerous’ electric shocks to brain | The Independent


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