The pursuit of sex and erotica shapes — and is shaped by — technology in ways that influence our culture on and offline. Many technological advances originate in the sex industry, and can transform the way we find partners, experience pleasure, and examine our own sexuality. The Verge pursues stories that thoughtfully examine the relationship between tech and sex, without the pearl-clutching prudishness of your high school sex ed classes.
Film Twitter™ loves to work itself into a frenzy over Hollywood’s aversion to making movies featuring characters who enjoy having sex, which makes it seem like Neon’s upcoming thriller Sanctuary is going to make quite a splash when its first trailer arrives tomorrow.
Pressure from payment processors is leaving OnlyFans creators with nowhere to turn
From 8k to 5G to AI to concepts, we all saw through the hype
LoveSync was meant for couples struggling in the bedroom — instead its crowdfunding campaign became a viral joke
A new grant program will award stipends ranging from $500 to $10,000 to female pornographers
O.School set out to be an inclusive sex ed platform, but now FOSTA and internal strife are tearing it apart
The struggle to find a match when you’re looking for romance, but not necessarily sex
A small community persists on the once popular site
A community of that size doesn’t need mainstream platforms to exist
