# Stories

### Visibility vs. vulnerability: what’s the tradeoff?
Visibility feels empowering, until it isn’t.

### “Why me?” On shame, self-blame, and feeling so. damn. stupid.
What makes online scams unique and why staying silent only helps scammers.

### I lost $5,000 trying to impress my new boss — apparently I was “phished”
From fake CEOs to spoofed government texts, impersonation scams are on the rise. Here’s how they work — and how to protect yourself.

### What to do about bad actors in an authorized agent ecosystem

### Is the secret to saving the social media ecosystem buried in California privacy legislation?
Authorized agents offer a safe path to greater consumer control over social media, if we let them.

### Building culture as a remote team

### Coming to terms with the messy spectrum of online speech
Who should do the labor — and hold responsibility — for content moderation in the age of Twitter 2.0

### The path to a better internet for everyone
It's time to put the power in the hands of the users

### Who should pay for online safety?
Here at Block Party, each new user signup is met with gratitude…and sadness.