Sex Tech News: Sex Workers on OnlyFans About-face, UNSENSORED Chats & More Virtual Sex, Please

Jenna Owsianik
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UNSENSORED chats are back! Let's talk about CYBER LOVE!
UNSENSORED chats by Raspberry Dream Land are back.

“Although OnlyFans’ proposed policy has since been walked back, it was still a huge blow to online adult performers, from those who use OnlyFans to make ends meet to big names who bring in millions, their livelihood precariously hanging in the balance. And this sort of controversy doesn’t just affect sex workers. It sets a precedent for any sexually themed online speech, including hook-up apps, outsider art, and health education.” (via Tina Horn/Rollingstone)

“UNSENSORED chats are bi-weekly sharing circles hosted by Angelina Aleksandrovich for people to get together and talk, share, listen and learn from each other about all aspects of what makes us human – identity, gender, sexuality, sensuality, desires, fears, good / bad experiences, orgasms, lack of orgasms, fetishes, kinks, communication, consent, stories, pain, pleasure – anything goes!.. Expressing your feelings, experiences and hearing from others is an important step to having a vivid and healthy lifestyle. UNSENSORED chats are facilitating this discourse to disrupt the existing taboos and stigma not only in physical but also in virtual reality!

“Our chats are officially kicking off on August 26th @ 2pm EDT / 7pm BST @ Sense Magick Boudoir and will be recurring every second Thursday!” (via RaspberryDreamLand/EventBrite)

“In a survey of 238 readers conducted by the Daily Dot, 59.2% of respondents reported having had virtual sex during lockdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic. Virtual sex is mutual masturbation while communicating with another person. What’s more, 57.1% of respondents enjoyed virtual sex, and a similar percentage (52.3%) said they even plan to continue having virtual sex after the pandemic. (via Tricia Crimmins/The Daily Dot)

“In order to distribute content across the Apple App and Google Play stores, OnlyFans had to exclude adult content from its app. OFTV was the safe-for-work answer: a no-cost, ad-free content platform filled with original content from wellness and fitness creators, vloggers, and more.

“Like Apple TV+, Netflix, and other streaming platforms, OFTV also promotes original content from the studio. The OFTV original “Unlocked” series features exclusive interviews with celebrities like Bella Thorne, Tyler Posey, and Mia Khalifa.” (via Keats Iwanaga/FutureofSex)

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Jenna Owsianik is a Canadian journalist and sex tech expert. From 2014 to 2022 she was Editor-in-Chief of FutureofSex.net, the world’s leading publication on how technology is changing human sexuality, today and tomorrow. Her expertise covers state-of-the-art sex technologies and the major fields driving innovations in intimacy: robotics, virtual reality, remote sex (teledildonics), immersive adult entertainment, human augmentation, virtual sex, and sexual health. A trained journalist with a Masters of Journalism from The University of British Columbia, Jenna’s reporting has appeared on Futurism.com, Al Jazeera English, CTV British Columbia online, CBS Sunday Morning, CBS 60 Minutes, Global News, and CKNW Radio in Canada and the United States. As a sex tech industry consultant, she is especially passionate about helping companies deliver accessible services and products to people with disabilities and other underserved communities. Jenna also runs the sites SexforEveryBody.com, a sex-positive, body-positive online magazine that promotes inclusive sex education; and DisabledSexGuide.com, an adult resource on sex, disability, and erotica. In 2013, Jenna won two Canadian Online Publishing Awards for her work on The Pain Project, a multimedia site on global access to palliative care. She won second place at the 2011 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism’s Public Health category for her participation in the documentary Freedom From Pain. Jenna has an Honors BA in Women’s Studies and Feminist Research as well as a French minor from The University of Western Ontario. She spent a year studying at L’Université Lumière Lyon 2 in Lyon, France.