Public Intellectual
Public Intellectual
Jessa Crispin
When Did the Internet Get Terrible, with Ana Valens
50 minutes Posted Mar 1, 2021 at 1:25 pm.
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If we can pinpoint a moment when the internet got truly bad, I think it is when Tumblr removed all of the porn. It was clear that diversity, freedom, and creativity did not matter as much as money to anyone running the platforms. Ana Valens, author of Tumblr Porn, joins Jessa to discuss nostalgia for the early internet, the new hostility to adult content, and the importance of letting things be wild.

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