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The Secret Rules of the Internet

The Verge

Apr 16 2016

The murky history of moderation, and how it’s shaping the future of free speech

Facebook content guidelines are indicative of a normative perspective on women that is simultaneously both sanitized and sexualized.

Sarah Myers West

Detroit Metro Times

Jan 27 2016

Shelby Sells is an artist whose "glitterotica" images—vintage porn digitally superimposed with sparkles—are regularly censored from social media.

FEMINISTING

Mar 27 2015

In taking down Kaur’s photos, Instagram promotes a long tradition of shaming people who menstruate, as though their bodies are naturally dirty.