AI girlfriends, sex robots and sexism — Laura Bates on the new tech-driven misogyny
Author Laura Bates says misogyny is baked into the design of AI, and a new wave of sexual violence is already here.
Europe’s onlyfans performers can’t get justice
Jana was in the business of making women feel sexy. She ran a successful beauty salon in Slovakia, but suddenly, COVID-19 struck. Forced to close her salon’s doors, Jana found herself like so many: locked…
Why disinformation in the media is as much a human problem as a tech one
The disinformation debate has coalesced around technology, but often ignores age-old factors like misogyny, racism and homophobia.
Anti-human trafficking apps were meant to save lives. They’re failing
Kelvin Lim began working to raise awareness about human trafficking in 2009. He used music and organised events at schools and universities across Malaysia, sometimes accompanied by his band. Then, one day in 2016, a…