Adrian Chen Knows Internet Culture Better Than You And Will Tell You That Thursday

Adrian Chen, former Gawker writer and current editor at The New Inquiry is coming to speak on campus. Chen's writings examine the digital economy and networked digital platforms, examining parts of the deep web. He is famed for generating attention to the Silk Road, the place your frat bought your fake from, and also revealing the identity of a notorious Reddit pedophile. Chen's writings are quite frankly super modern and fascinating; he was writing about Bitcoin, livestream activism, and Anonymous all before they were cool. If anyone knows where the internet is going, it's Adrian Chen.

Chen will be speaking about social media sweatshops in the Philippines (click for time and location). We don't really know what that means, but it sounds ridiculous and terrible and hard to joke about. If you want to learn more, we will see you there Thursday!