Born Digital, a Substack newsletter by Yume Murphy
Born Digital is a free Substack newsletter dedicated to discussing the intersection of internet culture, creative production, and identity from a Black diasporic lens. Founded by Murphy in December of 2020, they use the newsletter to share original and nuanced essays that consider how we might find love and freedom in the face of an increasingly commodified and surveillant world wide web.
An excerpt from the about page:
Some people are internet savvy, but I’d more aptly describe myself as an internet fiend. Growing up on the Web 2.0, I’ve flitted through social media, dating apps, and internet trends as they rapidly evolve, making my mark through mostly digital footprints. This newsletter is interested in unpacking those immaterial footprints; how our collective online production has shaped culture, and how digital spaces have largely reproduced many of the systems and violences present in the real world. Rather than simply covering news and trends, I’m interested in questioning everything relevant to the participatory networks and digital ecosystems that we’ve since come to know as ubiquitous parts of being online. I present to you Born Digital.
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