Lexual Says #10 (Patreon)

Sources + Further Reading

Dating apps need women. Advertisers need diversity. AI companies offer a solution: Fake people (Drew Harwell)

Boy Scouts of America Is Sued Over Sexual Abuse Allegations (Christine Hauser)

Judge Signals Approval of U.S.C.’s $215 Million Settlement With Ex-Gynecologist’s Patients (Mariel Padilla)

Statutes of Limitations Put an Expiration Date on Prosecuting Sexual Assault. In the #MeToo Era, Survivors Want Them Eliminated (Jenny Singer)

Labor Trafficking Statistics

Black and White In Vietnam (Gerald F. Goodwin)

Americans lost $143 million in online romance scams last year. That's way more than any other reported fraud (Faith Karimi)

Meet Shudu: the world's first digital black supermodel  (Rea Khobane)

The robot invasion has begun: Meet the computer-generated influencers taking over Instagram (Charles Trepany)

Fashion Nova’s Secret: Underpaid Workers in Los Angeles Factories (Natalie Kitroeff)

The fashion industry emits more carbon than international flights and maritime shipping combined. Here are the biggest ways it impacts the planet. (Morgan  McFall-Johnsen)

American-Iranian Conflict Readings:

Democrats want to check Trump on Iran — but Congress can only do so much (Li Zhou)

The neoconservative fantasy at the center of the Soleimani killing (Alex Ward)

What just happened? Why the U.S. killed an Iranian general, and what it might mean. (Jon Gambrell)

Outrage in Iran After Killing of Suleimani: Here’s What You Need to Know

War Powers Resolution On Iran Is Latest Attempt By Congress To Reclaim Clout (David Welna)