This week I spoke with Christina (Steen Catucci) about online behavior. In addition to stand up, improv, and TV writing, Christina is an incredibly talented, comedic content creator on TikTok and Instagram. However, as we know, people can be disgusting and hateful online. It was shocking to hear about some of Christina’s negative experiences with people online that included hate comments and plagiarism. It was also fascinating to hear Christina’s takeaways from all these experiences, and her strategies for navigating her career online today. 

Website: Steen Catucci

Instagram: @insta.steen

Research done to show TikTok or Instagram taking down content by queer creators:

• Edinburgh Research - Explorer Experiences of censorship on TikTok across marginalised identities
• BBC - TikTok admits restricting some LGBT hashtags
• them - TikTok Admits It Suppressed Reach of Queer, Fat, and Disabled Creators
• Reuters - TikTok apologises for censoring LGBT+ content
• News is Out - Queer creators grapple with TikTok ban and Meta policy changes

TRIGGER WARNING

• Mentions of domestic violence, childhood abuse, s*icide. 

NOTE

• Ugh, it looks like I need to work on a few mic issues; mine would sometimes cut Christina’s audio out when we talked at the same time (I didn’t notice till after we recorded). Thankfully not too much! 

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NOTE: The goal of this podcast is to hear many different perspectives. Viewpoints shared by guests are not necessarily shared by the host, and vice versus. Hate speech will not be permitted. Feedback is welcome if something said causes hurt or offense. It's my hope that we can all learn and be better together!