Inside the Network of Anonymous Men Destroying Young Women’s Lives
Then a series of burner accounts on X started proliferating explicit, nonconsensual videos of her. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts and search for “uncanny valley.” We’re on Spotify too.TranscriptNote: This is an automated transcript, which may contain errors.Zoë Schiffer: A quick content warning before we dive in. This conversation includes descriptions of nonconsensual sexual content and references to self-harm.
- ▪Then a series of burner accounts on X started proliferating explicit, nonconsensual videos of her.
- ▪You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts and search for “uncanny valley.” We’re on Spotify too.TranscriptNote: This is an automated transcript, which may contain errors.Zoë Schiffer: A quick content warning before we dive
- ▪This conversation includes descriptions of nonconsensual sexual content and references to self-harm.
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Zoë SchifferEj Dickson CultureSep 24, 2026 4:50 PMAnonymous Men Have Turned Cyberharassment Into a Group Sport—Here’s One Woman’s Side of the StoryThis week on Uncanny Valley, we take you behind our feature on the women struggling after being targeted by the burnerverse.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Natalie KeyssarCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyLast year, Maddie Kowalski was a regular sophomore attending the University of Florida. Then a series of burner accounts on X started proliferating explicit, nonconsensual videos of her.
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