Description
Literary Nonfiction. LGBTQIA Studies. Art. In this first volume of REMEMBER THE INTERNET, a series that tells a complete history of the Internet, one book at a time, journalist Ana Valens introduces us to the erotic gifs, hashtag fetish fan art, and sex worker resource blogs that combined to transform Tumblr into the vanguard of a user-generated sexual revolution. As she tells the story of her own online sexual and political awakening, Valens investigates how Tumblr's technical architecture made it a convenient laboratory for social justice and sexual freedom, one that would ultimately clash with the government's crackdown on sexuality online.
"The latest in a growing chorus of concern around broader threats to free speech online in the United States."—Jay Gabler, The Tangential
"A short, sharp book about a brief, heady period of time."—Rebecca Onion, Slate
Author Bio
Ana Valens is an NSFW reporter for The Daily Dot specializing in online fetishism and queer porn. She has written extensively about the Tumblr NSFW Purge, Patreon's crackdown on fetish material, and other online censorship campaigns. A diehard Tumblr user back in the 2010s and a noted kinkster, Valens would best be considered "horny on main" by today's standards. She lives in Brooklyn, NY, where she also creates adult games for trans lesbians.
Author City: BROOKLYN, NY USA