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As Adria Richards backlash grows violent, SendGrid publicly fires her

Adria Richards, who caused an online outrage over a "big dongles" joke at a programmers' conference called PyCon, has been fired—publicly, on Facebook.

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Inside 4chan's plot to get Adria Richards fired

Mid-#donglegate, 4chan launched a DDoS attack on Adria Richards's company, SendGrid, to try to get her fired. She lost her job. Here's what happened.

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Let's try to talk about Adria Richards like adults, OK?

In today's Dotted Lines, we hear some #realtalk about Adria Richards, Steubenville's Jane Doe, and social media sexism. Then a baby imitates the Hulk.

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The Ada Initiative sounds off on the Adria Richards backlash

Is #donglegate an isolated incident or a sign of something larger going on in tech? We spoke with Valerie Aurora, cofounder of the Ada Initiative, an advocacy group for women in tech and geek culture.

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In defense of Adria Richards and call-out culture

What happened at PyCon is a clash of two different sets of cultures: con culture and call-out culture.

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Adria Richards is putting #donglegate behind her

On Wednesday, Richards issued a statement to AllThingsD, in which she advocated for inclusivity and diversity in the technology industry.

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9-year-old girl raises $15,000 to make a video game

The third grader hopes to build an RPG that's free of inappropriate language and violence.

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Misogynist trolls have turned Storify into a harassment tool

Melody Hensley wants to know the identity of the man who she claims is behind a two-year harassment campaign on Storify.

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