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Refreshing Our Memory: How Algorithms Are Warping the Power of Recall

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by Jenna Mahale
April 1, 2022 at 12:49pm
Jenna Mahale discusses how algorithmic memory features rewrite how we remember our past, shaping our memories for us. 
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Access Denied: How ASMR Redefines Digital Intimacy

by Gianna Ferrarin
April 1, 2022 at 12:43pm
Gianna Ferrarin discusses how ASMRtists’ encounters with anti-pornography restrictions online is forcing creators to rethink what constitutes an expression of intimacy or sexuality.  Read more »
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TikTok’s “Hoochie God” Is Not Afraid to Say What Needs to Be Said

by Alexis Oatman
March 15, 2022 at 2:35pm
Nia Jones, who is better known as Hoochie God, is using her platform to offer a safe space to Black women both online and in real life. Read more »
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Sex Workers Deserve Better than OnlyFans

by Kitty Stryker
August 26, 2021 at 1:18pm
Why would OnlyFans bite the hand that feeds it? Read more »
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Terms of Service: Inside Social Media’s War on Sex Workers

by Reina Sultan
August 23, 2021 at 3:23pm
Instagram has long used strict terms of service to antagonize sex workers. Read more »
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Tingling Meditation: The Pandemic Gives Medical ASMR New Meaning

by Jess Thomson
August 2, 2021 at 2:58pm
ASMR provides a small way to enjoy the world without the worry of contracting COVID. Read more »
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Who’s Spying On Your Kids? Everyone.

by Heidi Boghosian
July 19, 2021 at 1:18pm
 TikTok, just like McDonald’s, is a flagrant collector of kids’ data. Read more »
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Is Hollywood Ready for the Realness of “Zola?”

by Dr. Jon Paul
June 30, 2021 at 2:14pm
You can’t tell stories about Black women without Black women creators. Read more »
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Of Course Cis People Are Being Weird About Elliot Page’s Body

by s.e. smith
June 4, 2021 at 10:46am
Many cis people have a long way to go when it comes to thinking critically about talking about trans people and their bodies. Read more »
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Chrissy Teigen Cyberbullied Teen Girls. She’s Not the Only One.

by Alexis Schwartz
May 28, 2021 at 4:49pm
She, like most of Hollywood, understood the gratification of tearing down other celebrities, particularly those considered “infamous.” Read more »
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Do We Need a Black Feminist Bechdel Test? Moya Bailey Thinks So.

by Mary Retta
May 19, 2021 at 3:05pm
We need more Black feminists everywhere.  Read more »

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