Julia Carrie Wong is a journalist primarily reporting on labor, tech and extremism, currently for The Guardian.
[6][7] Julia Carrie Wong received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Harvard University and an M.F.A.
[8] Wong began her journalism career in 2014 as a freelance reporter, covering social justice-related topics in the Bay Area for publications including politically progressive outlets In These Times, Salon.com and The Nation, as well as BuzzFeed, The New Yorker and Vice Media.
[1] In her reporting, Wong has broken down the relationships between race and meme culture,[9] the prevalence of right-wing terrorism and extremism online, as well as misogyny and transphobia, particularly on Facebook,[10][11][12] highlighting dynamics online, as well as the connections between labor issues and the tech industry, like the gentrification of San Francisco.
[17] In 2019, Wong reported on the specific issue of white supremacist groups on Facebook, undertaking a review of white nationalist pages and organizations active on the social media site, highlighting the company's failure to act on hate speech.