In the sexy social media Wild West, users have no rights
My experience on TikTok is yet another example of why social media users have very little rights. This should worry us all.
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Unsah Malik Interview: The Social Media Expert’s Growth Tips For NSFW accounts
In my first interview of 2021, I speak with leading social media expert – and former uni classmate – Unsah Malik. Unsah’s SLASHED IT eBook and the advice it shared massively helped me grow my following and launch the petition…
Does Instagram’s verification process discriminate against nudity?
Something must be happening on body-positive and sex-positive Instagram. In the past few weeks, I’ve been noticing a lot of people in my network – pole dancers, sex workers, sex educators, performers and so on – post about someone impersonating…
Growing My Blog: 5 Things I Would Now Do Differently
Lockdown has given a lot of us a kick in the butt, together with a bit of a ‘yolo’ perspective on things we want to start or to improve. In my network, a lot of that has involved people starting,…
I May Destroy You Inspired Tips For Survivors Speaking Out On Social Media
Michaela Coel’s BBC x HBO hit series, I May Destroy You, sees the main character, Arabella, grapple with the aftermath of being raped. The show really resonated with me because, like Arabella, I’m a survivor and I talked about what…
Navigating Complicity and Social Media During The #BlackLivesMatter Anti-Racism Protests
From people praising digital activism to others requesting silence, from black squares saying #BlackLivesMatter to street protests, all the way to brand debacles, the horrific death of George Floyd and its surrounding discourse on systemic racism have struck a chord…
Interview About Social Media Nudity With The Obscenity Lawyer
With the Coronavirus pandemic forcing a large portion of workers online, having a voice and being visible on the Internet is essential towards still being able to work. For people in the pole dance, fitness, modeling, art, sex education, sex…
What Happens To Activism During Coronavirus?
Life is on hold due to Coronavirus – and so is activism. In this very personal post, I talk about my experience as an activist and about how the campaigning front going quiet has been affecting me. Aaaand I’ll finally…
A Pole Dancing Academic’s Experience With TikTok
Ok people, I caved in and went on TikTok. Why? Well, first of all because I wanted to corrupt the youth and bring them to the dark side. Secondly, because I was genuinely interested in how the platform dealt with…
Algwhoreithms: Why Social Media Censor Women Over Hate Speech
It’s been an eventful week in cyber sexy land – she says, on Wednesday night. I was interviewed by the BBC’s amazing “unofficial porn expert” Thomas Fabbri for an article on Instagram censorship and quoted in The Next Web‘s piece…
