We’re told that porn is just fantasy, harmless, private, even empowering. But the truth is more complicated. Mainstream online porn has become one of the biggest influences on sex in our generation, shaping how people think about desire, power, and consent. And what it’s teaching isn’t healthy.

Feminist wellbeing practices to tend to yourself and the collective.

2016 marked a pivotal year in the introduction of facial filters. Look at any selfie from this period, particularly from a certain few Kardashian sisters, and you’ll more than likely see Snapchat’s renowned dog filter. Somehow, we all collectively bypassed the obscenity that was dog ears, nose, and tongue in every selfie that we took because the dog filter blurred our skin and made our eyes ever so slightly larger. It was our first taste of filter enhancements, and we have only gotten hungrier.

Since the start of the year I’ve been working with The Young Women’s Movement on their ‘Young Women Lead – AI’ project. Together we have been learning about AI from The Scottish AI Alliance and deepening our understanding on the risks AI could pose for young women and girls.