Blocked and Reported

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the case for, and against, using AI as a gender therapist. Plus, Stuart Reges gets paid, Jason Arday vs Dan Ariely, and Jesse continues to make his case that the robots might actually kill us, or at least that he’s not crazy to worry about it.
Could ChatGPT Be the New Gender-Affirming Care?—Slate
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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).
BBC3 tattle documentary by fullfattv | Page 28 | Tattle Life
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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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