Ben Goggin

Ben is the culture editor at Inverse. Previously he worked at Digg. When he’s not scrolling through Twitter he’s probably working towards a critical discourse of memes. Email him at ben@inverse.com.

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Alt-Right Site Gab Says Microsoft Threatening to De-Host Over Extreme Posts

The accusation follows a series of actions against conservative conspiracy site InfoWars.

ByBen Goggin
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Is Ivanka Trump a Secret Kendrick Lamar Fan? A Twitter Investigation

Despite being a senior Trump advisor, Ivanka has recently been active on liberal Twitter.

ByBen Goggin
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Alex Jones Fans Rejoice as InfoWars App Hits No. 3 Spot in Apple App Store

The app was in the 47th spot two days ago.

ByBen Goggin
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'House of Cards' Can Be the Blueprint for TV Series Returning After #MeToo

In the last season, Robin Wright is expected to take center stage.

ByBen Goggin
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InfoWars Shoots to Fourth Place in Apple News App Rankings Ahead of Google

One day before, it was in 45th place.

ByBen Goggin
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Donald Trump Jr. Just Defended Alex Jones and InfoWars on Twitter

Jones asked for help on Monday's show. His cries didn't fall on deaf ears.

ByBen Goggin
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The Persistence of 'InfoWars': Why It Took So Long to Ban Alex Jones 

'InfoWars' has always violated community standards — why are platforms just addressing it now?

ByBen Goggin
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InfoWars App Still Available In Apple App Store Despite Podcast Ban

You can still get 'The Alex Jones Show' through the App Store.

ByBen Goggin
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Travis Scott's New Album Cover Is Tearing The Internet Apart — Here's Why

Instagramers are feuding after a trans model was photoshopped off of the new Travis Scott cover. 

ByBen Goggin
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South Africa Wants to Transform Itself By Redistributing Land By Race

Could radical land reform foster racial harmony?

ByBen Goggin
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How Trump's New Car Pollution Plan Could Split the Market Into Two

California or bust.

ByBen Goggin
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Reddit Hack Exposes Old Private Messages, Says CTO

Critical data from between 2005 and 2007 was accessed.

ByBen Goggin
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Senator References the "This Is Fine" Meme in Election Interference Hearing

Is this fine?

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Reports That a Child Died From ICE Neglect Spark Twitter Chaos

ICE has denied the reports on Twitter.

ByBen Goggin
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What to Know About Trump's Reported Pick for Chief Science and Tech Adviser

This will clearly have an effect on the space force.

ByBen Goggin
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Facebook's New Plane Reaction Was Leftover From a Hackathon

It's not sticking around.

ByBen Goggin
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This New Podcast Interviews Inanimate Objects and They've Got a Lot to Say 

What if your can of soda could talk?

ByBen Goggin
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Drug Memes Are Taking Over: Why People Traffic Viral Cocaine Posts

As cocaine memes go viral, more young people are trying the drug for the first time.

ByBen Goggin
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MoviePass' Weekend From Hell Proves the Service Just Isn't Worth It Anymore

"Unlimited" doesn't mean what it used to.

ByBen Goggin
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These 6 Yodeling Kid Remixes on Soundcloud Are Actually Really Good

Say no more.

ByBen Goggin