When pornography becomes the default sex education, it reshapes how a generation learns about power, intimacy, and attention
Opinion | Can There Be Good Porn? (Published 2018)
I never wanted the responsibility of shaping young minds. Now it’s keeping me up at night.
Making Sense of Modern Pornography
While the Internet has made porn ubiquitous, it has also thrown the industry into severe decline.
Men, algorithms and how YouTube shapes media consumption
ISD's new research project explores the topics and content YouTube’s algorithm recommends to young male users.
The Future of Sex Work Slams Up Against Big Tech
As influencers peddle more sexually explicit content, Big Tech's biggest platforms—Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter—are increasing restrictions.
From Non-consensual Pornography to Image-based Sexual Abuse: Charting the Course of a Problem with Many Names
Every day, people’s most intimate moments are recorded, uploaded and circulated online without their consent. This gross invasion of privacy – commonly known as ‘revenge pornography’ – has become p...
From Non-consensual Pornography to Image-based Sexual Abuse: Charting the Course of a Problem with Many Names
Every day, people’s most intimate moments are recorded, uploaded and circulated online without their consent. This gross invasion of privacy – commonly known as ‘revenge pornography’ – has become p...
Mandatory age verification for pornography access: Why it can't and won't ‘save the children’ - Zahra Stardust, Abdul Obeid, Alan McKee, Daniel Angus, 2024
Age verification is currently gaining traction among some western democracies as a means to restrict minors’ access to online pornography. In this article we co...
Meta’s ‘Digital Companions’ Will Talk Sex With Users—Even Children
Chatbots on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp are empowered to engage in ‘romantic role-play’ that can turn explicit. Some people inside the company are concerned.
Bringing Sexy Back
Internet surveillance has killed eroticism. We need privacy to reclaim it.
The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back
Half of the country now requires age verification to watch porn or access “harmful” content. Digital rights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe.
How social media is fueling an intense form of romantic obsession
The digital world is primed to fuel episodes of profound infatuation known as limerence.
The main changes that will happen is due to regulators being intensively focused on ‘protecting the children’. So more labels on adult content and more divisions between people who identify as minors and people posting adult content. They continue to add to the list - gov.uk/government/news/new-laws-to-t…
New laws to target online abuse and pornography
www.gov.ukPorn, Adult Content, Sex Work, & NSFW Moderation
On Bluesky, the wider web, and why ATproto matters for the industry.
Reddit - Cautionary Tales (by Bee 🐝) — Semble
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Online Age Verification Legislature (by Bee 🐝) — Semble
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Sex Workers Describe the Instability—and Necessity—of OnlyFans
