Sex work exists on the cutting edge of technology. Enterprise and necessity can drive sex workers to be bold pioneers in media and communications. Increasingly, sex workers are subject to algorithmic discrimination, surveillance, and data exploitation. Naturally, sex workers are pushing back.
Campaigns:
#SurvivorsAgainstSESTA – Responding to online censorship
#AcceptanceMatters – Responding to banking discrimination
Resources:
Hacking/Hustling – Working at the intersection of tech and social justice
SFSX – Sex worker sci-fi graphic novel series
Switter – Community alternative/backup to Twitter.
Articles:
Biometric data & surveillance used to target sex workers and minority groups in China
How facial recognition is being used to target sex workers
Sex, lies, and surveillance: Something’s wrong with the war on sex trafficking