Welcome to OZY's new-look Daily Dose. Today we reveal how Big Tech's ban on U.S. political ads could backfire against the left. I'm keeping a close eye on India, where police have launched a major clampdown on student-led protests. And for light relief: the startup restoring Barbie's missing parts. Enjoy!
| | | Big Tech’s response to scrutiny could have unintended consequences for Democrats. Tara McGowan, founder of the progressive digital nonprofit Acronym, had long called for smarter oversight over Big Tech platforms. But when Twitter announced it was going to stop allowing political advertising, she responded not with the applause of some of her peers, but with concern about what might come if others followed suit: “A blanket political advertising ban on Facebook would have disastrous consequences for Democrats — and my friends on the left should reconsider advocating for such a move,” McGowan tweeted. | | READ NOW |
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| | | | Enrique and Inés Diaz-Rato are the minds behind the Neudies, disembodied genital dolls that are causing a stir. Growing up in what Inés calls a “loosely conservative Catholic” context in Spain, the Diaz-Ratos encountered common cultural notions that displaying genitals (in nonmedical contexts) is inherently pornographic, and they must be kept out of sight. That’s why manufacturers don’t put them on toys — and why the few dolls to break the taboo face severe backlash. This omission can confuse kids, says educator Debbie Roffmann, making them feel like a natural part of them is vaguely alien or wrong. | | READ NOW |
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| | | Despite the facts, sections of the American left are helping authoritarian regimes whitewash their records. |
| | | Almost everyone is worried about stranger danger. |
| | | This movie-review show is co-hosted by a Jehovah's Witness and a Catholic, which makes it funny as hell. |
| | | Protests in India are descending into violence — all in the name of freedom. |
| | | What happens when an army of ants crashes your dream vacation? Design blogger Natalie Moe shares her biggest travel disaster. |
| | | The dreidel became a staple of this Jewish holiday through cultural assimilation, which the Maccabees probably wouldn’t have been thrilled about. |
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