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This Needs To Be Read: How Sex Changed the Internet....An Unexpected History
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The internet was built on sex, and ever since, sex has remained its through line. Samantha Cole, a senior editor at Vice Media’s tech outlet Motherboard and the journalist who broke the story on deepfakes, details this essential connection in How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex: An Unexpected History [Workman Publishing;
One of the few journalists researching sex online as vigorously as reporters covering Google or Facebook, Cole demonstrates how the way we defend or concede the right to sexual expression online, the way the internet is designed, and how we decide who gets to participate in online spaces shape our lives away from the keyboard, including its costs.
About Samantha Cole:
Samantha Cole is a senior editor for Motherboard, Vice Media's science and technology outlet, where she covers sexuality, online culture, platforms, and the adult industry. Born on Maryland’s eastern shore, Sam’s decade in journalism spans from hyper-local newspapers to national and international outlets including Popular Science, Fast Company, and Al Jazeera. In 2020, she was nominated for a Writers Guild Award for best digital news coverage. In her spare time, Sam can be found biking around Brooklyn, stress-baking, and spelunking into internet subcultures. Learn more about Sam on her website: https://samleecole.com or on twitter: @samleecole.
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