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Going Viral Taught Me the Internet Is Broken — but Fixable | Deja Foxx | TED

Digital strategist Deja Foxx went viral for speaking up at a town meeting — and then learned the harsh cost of being in social media’s crosshairs. She welcomes us to the “girl internet,” a growing ecosystem of women-led platforms that prioritize privacy, community and respect. “We’re building a new, better way of being online, no…

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Digital strategist Deja Foxx went viral for speaking up at a town meeting — and then learned the harsh cost of being in social media’s crosshairs. She welcomes us to the “girl internet,” a growing ecosystem of women-led platforms that prioritize privacy, community and respect. “We’re building a new, better way of being online, no matter your generation or your gender,” she says. (Recorded at TED2025 on April 10, 2025)

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51 Comments

  1. @youdontknow7190

    October 26, 2025 at 11:08 am

    Nothing is changing

  2. @jav.3.air_

    October 26, 2025 at 11:17 am

    Future elected leader Deja Foxx

    • @chrisdavis1742

      October 26, 2025 at 11:28 am

      She’s giving this TED Talk because she lost her bid for Congress a few months ago. She’s great at social media but didn’t have a ground game.

  3. @alexlegend7903

    October 26, 2025 at 11:17 am

    She wants to gain influence without resistance. This is absurd and childish.

    • @Aspartame69

      October 26, 2025 at 1:39 pm

      The more the workplace becomes suited to women, the more indistinguishable it becomes from a primary school.

  4. @iuvyvuib

    October 26, 2025 at 11:28 am

    Her Amerrrican accent is enough to switch off in the first minute.

    • @AnnieB-v8j

      October 26, 2025 at 1:20 pm

      Do you mean the ‘vocal fry’?

  5. @carlphillips3876

    October 26, 2025 at 11:48 am

    This is great. If a platform is not suiting you, create another. This way, you can enjoy an environment that better suits you. Good work and congratulations!

  6. @craigkeller

    October 26, 2025 at 1:10 pm

    Proud of you all! I have Hope.

  7. @robertrubi4693

    October 26, 2025 at 1:17 pm

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  8. @AnnieB-v8j

    October 26, 2025 at 1:26 pm

    “The new public square” is owned by Larry Ellison and his ilk.

  9. @Tim-Lee-Boyles-a1b2c3-j3k

    October 26, 2025 at 1:58 pm

    Good job and more power too you. I started leaving social media a few years ago and finally deleted any and all accounts involving Meta about a year ago. I’m now only on Telegram and only check that infrequently. Maybe if your ideas keep getting traction I’ll rejoin social media sometime in the future.

  10. @michaelwatts1810

    October 26, 2025 at 2:18 pm

    Excellent talk. However the sad fact is is that Tik-Tok is a propaganda arm of the main enemy of USA, the CCP. BAN TIK-TOK!!!!!

  11. @KMHill

    October 26, 2025 at 3:08 pm

    We should worry more about life off-line. Online life is not reality.

  12. @urbanstrencan

    October 26, 2025 at 3:38 pm

    Great talk, it’s really important to see platforms getting better at moderation of the content

  13. @sarahrose9944

    October 26, 2025 at 5:22 pm

    Absolutely amazing to see young women creating community in the current environment. Keep up the great work!

  14. @maxthemagition

    October 26, 2025 at 5:33 pm

    The Intermet is a breeding ground for Viruses.

  15. @MohamedFeddol

    October 26, 2025 at 6:13 pm

    Thinks

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    October 26, 2025 at 6:46 pm

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    October 26, 2025 at 6:46 pm

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    October 26, 2025 at 6:47 pm

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    October 26, 2025 at 6:47 pm

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    October 26, 2025 at 6:47 pm

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  23. @MissyPiscione

    October 26, 2025 at 6:47 pm

    Projects like CRV Corvix show how AI and blockchain can evolve together in real-world applications.

  24. @JacintaGolino

    October 26, 2025 at 6:48 pm

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    October 26, 2025 at 6:48 pm

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    October 26, 2025 at 6:48 pm

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  27. @LiliCalloway

    October 26, 2025 at 6:48 pm

    Corvix CRV’s long-term strategy is what caught my attention — they’re not chasing trends but creating a foundation for AI-powered decentralized tools that could reshape automation and finance.

  28. @DamarisRendon-f9i

    October 26, 2025 at 6:48 pm

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  29. @DelaneyWooten

    October 26, 2025 at 6:49 pm

    Corvix CRV looks clean and well thought out.

  30. @FranklynStowell

    October 26, 2025 at 6:49 pm

    Projects like CRV Corvix show how AI and blockchain can evolve together in real-world applications.

  31. @MegaBaellchen

    October 26, 2025 at 8:09 pm

    why is it the girl internet, if gender does not matter?

    • @Nishkaa07

      October 27, 2025 at 9:17 am

      i could be wrong, but from what i understood the name comes from who started it and the initial target audience, but then it grew to encompass people from all genders and generations so the name isn’t valid anymore

  32. @irish.armstrong80

    October 26, 2025 at 10:21 pm

    If her video was so viral how come I never heard of her? She doesn’t even look familiar.

  33. @GroundZer0-rg1fk

    October 26, 2025 at 11:55 pm

    it’s nice to be in a platform where you don’t have to worry about the hates and harsh criticism. But in the back of my mind, that platform is too good to be true. nothing in this world is created to be perfect and peaceful specially not on the internet.

  34. @jf-jx4ym

    October 27, 2025 at 2:31 am

    The internet taught me whatever I watch and whatever it shows.. Over and over again..

  35. @jashudhusha6389

    October 27, 2025 at 3:26 am

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  36. @sataneisen

    October 27, 2025 at 7:26 am

    GenZ ruins TED

  37. @mikestaub

    October 27, 2025 at 7:58 am

    The solution is controlling our own algorithms through protocols like the ATprotocol.

  38. @lifemotivation6789

    October 27, 2025 at 8:21 am

    This is incredibly powerful. 💬 The courage it takes to turn personal pain into purpose is something most people will never understand. What she did wasn’t just speaking up — it was standing tall in the face of a system built to silence her. From a 16-year-old fighting for her rights to a woman creating safe spaces for others online — that’s leadership.

  39. @igneosaur

    October 27, 2025 at 9:01 am

    Is TED just an advertising platform now?

  40. @JonathanHuertayMunive

    October 27, 2025 at 10:42 am

    Conflicted about this talk. On one side, her story is an important one, that should be told to push change. On the other, the gender-divide that the proposed solutions imply are not to my liking. I believe we should aspire to foster dialogue and understanding, not create platforms for segregation.

  41. @itsMrSpark

    October 28, 2025 at 12:25 am

    Whoever censored 1:50 did a horribly bad job

  42. @eric212234

    October 28, 2025 at 1:17 am

    Respect, control, ownership. Imagine a man on stage saying those words.

  43. @Anurag-wv6ri

    October 28, 2025 at 2:05 am

    Why the quality of TEDx videos has been dropped drastically. There was a time I used to look upto TEDx and learnt good amount of how to present one self and many other things. But now its hopeless

  44. @whois1498

    October 28, 2025 at 5:17 am

    ❤ Powerful speech! Yes, we need more social media on the internet (not less). More diverse, evolutionary, progressing, learning from the past, tolerant, silos, open spaces — all kinds of visions built into experiments with the best intentions, technology, and ethics for a better social media tomorrow.

  45. @tyagishivani

    October 28, 2025 at 5:52 am

    💌

  46. @juliuseins7692

    October 28, 2025 at 7:13 am

    FAFO

  47. @WordLoopX

    October 28, 2025 at 1:07 pm

    Friendly cadence and clear visuals guide attention exactly where it needs to be I also make short practice recaps and would be thankful for any feedback you can kindly offer.

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