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The Ashley Madison CEO Is Exactly Why We Don’t Trust Male Feminists

“I found out my husband was cheating on me,” my co-worker explained with a false sense of composure. “He had one of those leaked accounts, and then it all came out.” I cocked my head in confusion. “You know,” she spat out, “an account with Ashley Madison.”

By Jillian Schroeder4 min read
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It was the first time I had heard about the now infamous dating website designed for married people and the site’s 2015 information hack that brought thousands of relationships to a sharp and ugly end. I may have seen a headline or two in the news, but it did not become real until I stood before a woman whose life had been blown to pieces by Ashley Madison’s digital path to adultery