Published inOneZero·Nov 18, 2019Member-onlyWearable Tech Is Failing People With DisabilitiesFrom haptic accessible Apple Watches to brainwave-controlled wheelchairs, progress remains slow for 48 million disabled Americans — Fitbit just didn’t work for Keiran Kern, a marketer and wheelchair user from New Jersey. It wouldn’t record her actual steps — she thinks because she takes small steps — yet it did record “steps” when she was rolling along on her electric wheelchair. …Wearables6 min readWearables6 min read
Published inOneZero·Aug 8, 2019Member-onlyThe Future of Porn Is on Indie Social MediaNew platforms are providing creators with a chance to bypass pirate sites and platform rules, and connect directly with users — A common criticism of mainstream porn is that it’s unrealistic. Detractors argue that everything from the clichéd storylines to the fake orgasms combine to create depictions of sex which are void of intimacy at best, and downright harmful at worst. It’s true that porn has its problems. Fetishization and violence…Pornography7 min readPornography7 min read
Published inOneZero·May 6, 2019Member-onlyDo Platforms Like Grindr Need to Do More to Keep LGBT+ Users Safe?Queer people in hostile countries depend on such apps as a lifeline to their community, but they may be more vulnerable than they know — Like many queer people in Russia, Roman Gunt uses multiple LGBT+ dating apps. “They’re the main reason our community exists here,” he tells me. “Our society is still stuck in a USSR mentality, so you can’t publicly declare that you’re part of the LGBT+ community.” Apps made a big difference…LGBTQ7 min readLGBTQ7 min read
