Hanna Kozlowska

Where Democracy Falters, So Do Reproductive Rights

In a small Polish town in September last year, a 30-year-old woman named Izabela checked into the hospital. She was 22 weeks pregnant with her second child, and her water had just broken prematurely. Her life was in danger, but instead of aborting…

The World Hasn’t Figured Out How to Stop ‘Revenge Porn’

When BeLinda Berry was in graduate school in 2017, she posed nude for a photographer who was a friend of hers. “I was living on my own, exploring my sexuality and my freedom,” she said. The experience was empowering. The photographer posted the…

The complete guide to the online dating industry

Dating online in 2021 is a dizzying virtual buffet of ways to connect with someone. You can give your match a bouquet of digital roses that cost $29.99 to show them you really do care and didn’t just casually swipe on them while sitting on the toilet…

The rise of borderless dating

In the early days of the pandemic, Tinder users, stuck at home, started teleporting themselves en masse into other countries to check out the dating pools far away from home, and maybe engage in some cross-border flirtation. They weren’t physically…

The rise of borderless dating

REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton In the early days of the pandemic, Tinder users, stuck at home, started teleporting themselves en masse into other countries to check out the dating pools far away from home, and maybe engage in some cross-border flirtation.…

The complete guide to the online dating industry

How online dating became a lifeline for millions and a multi billion dollar industry By Hanna Kozlowska

Metals.com is shut down by US regulators after years of allegedly scamming seniors

Rueters/Ilya Naymushin A precious metals dealer who sold overpriced gold and silver to older conservatives was sued by the US federal government and 30 states this week for alleged large-scale fraud. The lawsuit alleges Metals.com and its parent…

A Tweet Filled With Porn Noises Demonstrates Twitter Is Unprepared for Audio

Twitter — a platform that already struggles with curbing harmful content — has not detailed a plan for moderating its new audio feature “You can Tweet a Tweet. But now you can Tweet your voice!” This was how Twitter introduced last week its new…

Poland’s election is days away—and it’s already in complete disarray

Poland has planned its presidential election for May 10, with the ruling party forging ahead to go through with the vote at all costs, global pandemic or no. Experts say that’s not only logistically impossible, it’s unconstitutional, unlawful,…

Coronavirus could exacerbate the US census’ undercount of people of color

The 2020 US census was always going to be a tough task, even before the country fell victim to a global pandemic. As coronavirus outbreaks hit minority populations especially hard, experts and advocates worry that these traditionally undercounted…

California medspa doctor charged with fraud after claiming hydroxychloroquine “cures” Covid-19

A Southern California doctor is facing federal fraud charges after he allegedly told patients that the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine was a “magic bullet” that “cures” Covid-19. Dr. Jennings Ryan Staley, 44, is the…

A well-heeled liberal group is filling the local news void with Trump-bashing coronavirus ads

Local newspapers are laying off their staffs across the US, hit by the economic impact of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, a new breed of deep-pocketed local publications such as UpNorthNews in Wisconsin and The Gander Newsroom in…

Cash App scammers are using coronavirus to exploit people

Update: Quartz and its reporters have heard from many people who say they have been victims of scams on the Cash App platform. Unfortunately, we’re not able to help everyone directly. Please report these incidents to the…

How anti-Chinese sentiment is spreading on social media

There’s been an uptick of rhetoric blaming someone for the coronavirus outbreak. Specifically, China and the Chinese people. Instead of using neutral and scientific language like “coronavirus” and “Covid-19,” people are posting online about the…

Be wary of gold and silver coin sellers taking advantage of the coronavirus

Precious metals sellers never let a good crisis go to waste, using people’s fears of market turmoil to convince them to invest in an asset like gold or silver coins. These investments may seem safe, but some sellers price their coins at double their…

Italians are singing on their balconies to create community in the age of coronavirus

Of course we could rely on Italians to create beauty and joy even in the trying times of a global pandemic. Italy is on complete lockdown, with 17,660 cases of the coronavirus as of Friday, March 13, according to the World Health Organization. But…

Alex Jones peddled a fake coronavirus cure that can turn people’s skin permanently blue

New York State attorney general Letitia James has ordered right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to stop making misleading claims about supposed coronavirus cures sold on his website, InfoWars. The attorney general’s office “is extremely…

15 ways to practice self-care in the time of coronavirus

I just shoved half a bag of popcorn in my mouth while stress-scrolling through Twitter, my eyes gobbling up every single coronavirus update possible. And then I caught myself: There are better ways to cope. So I sat down on my couch and turned on a…

Here are the sources you should and shouldn’t trust on the coronavirus

Your timeline is a crowded social space full of updates, advice, cures, and warnings—and it’s causing a contagion of misinformation. But you can take steps to avoid ingesting bad data. Here is what to trust, and what to ignore: The WHO, CDC, and NIH…

The US census has built-in resistance to coronavirus

The 2020 US census should be just fine despite the coronavirus. The count is designed so there are multiple ways to respond without ever coming face-to-face with a human and risking infection. There’s been some online chatter on Reddit and Twitter…