Massive social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have come under criticism, of late, for censorship, as well as …
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The role of social media and sexual trauma cannot be ignored in conversations about ‘mental illness’
Considering that psychology has a history of failing to address sexual trauma, how can it respond to the rising tide of …
It’s time for feminists and the left to support free speech before it’s too late
Free speech should not be taken for granted; it should be defended vigorously.…
Dagny on social media, gender dysphoria, ‘trans youth,’ and detransitioning
This is an edited transcript of a talk given by Dagny, a detransitioned young woman and member of the Pique Resilience P…
Facebook doesn’t hate breasts; it likes them so long as they are for men
Facebook bans images of breasts from the platform, but only certain breasts. Why?…
Social media influencers are framing objectification as empowerment, and it hurts women
When female “social media influencers” self-objectify for profit, it hurts them, as well as their audience.…
Twitter’s sexist hypocrisy can no longer be ignored
Twitter allows online abuse against women, punishing those who attempt to hold men and the company to account.…
The internet, self-objectification, and untimely beginnings
Social media has taught women to self-objectify — let’s stop doing it.…
Why is Facebook banning lesbians for using the word ‘dyke’?
Facebook is banning lesbians for using the word “dyke,” but continues not to take action against misogyny.…
Celeste Barber’s ‘model’ poses show the extent to which women are expected to self-objectify
What do you look like when you’re eating in bed? A 100 pound, perfectly made up sexpot? Or this: Happy birthday #m…
Whoreburbia: The digital gentrification of ‘sex work’
Back in 2014, I co-authored an academic paper published in a graduate journal that sought to discuss the delineation of …
#FreetheNipple or #FreeMaleDesire? Has social media really been good for feminism?
Web 2.0 was meant to be a game changer for feminism. Academics and social commentators alike told us that social media p…