Danielle Blunt
Biographic Data
| ID | 6909143 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Danielle Blunt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Danielle |
| FAMILY NAME | Blunt |
| SIGNATURE | BLUNT D |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-7398-1628 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Closed without warning: Material marginalization of people in the sex trades
The exclusion of sex workers from financial services raises critical concerns about justice, autonomy, and economic rights. Sex workers report increased vulnerability and violence due to difficulties accessing banking and financial technologies. This article examines how algorithms used by financial institutions de-platform individuals engaged in sex work under the pretense of risk management, regardless of the legal status of their labour. Using…
Disabled Sex Workers’ Fight for Digital Rights, Platform Accessibility, and Design Justice
Internet technologies are an increasingly necessary tool for sex working people, disabled people, and people who hold both identities to access resources, community, and income, as well as make claims to rights and fight for social justice. However, ongoing community research suggests that the failures of online platforms to address accessibility needs have had grave effects on sex workers, particularly those with disabilities. This article exami…
Deplatforming Sex: A roundtable conversation
Hosted by Northumbria and Birmingham City Universities, the Deplatforming Sex roundtable took place via Teams in October 2021. Participants included Danielle Blunt, Stefanie Duguay, Tarleton Gillespie and Sinnamon Love. Clarissa Smith chaired the discussion, which was transcribed and then edited to cut digressions and repetitions for publication. The roundtable provided the opportunity to reflect on recent moves to excise sex and forms of sexual …
Automating whorephobia: Sex, technology and the violence of deplatforming
Increasingly, academic researchers are documenting the real-world impacts of deplatforming sex. For sex workers, deplatforming is a result of a range of factors, including automated content moderation practices, lack of transparency, and insufficient oversight. But at its core, the deplatforming of sex workers can be attributed to a structural and pervasive whore stigma at the heart of tech design, law, and policy. Despite the proactive role of s…
Erased: The impact of Fosta-Sesta and the removal of Backpage on sex workers
This short article presents in brief the findings of a community-based, sex worker-led survey that asked sex workers about their experiences since the closure of Backpage and adoption of FOSTA. It shows that the financial situation of the vast majority of research participants has deteriorated, as has their ability to access community and screen clients. It concludes that FOSTA is just the latest example of the US government using anti-traffickin…
Erased: The impact of Fosta-Sesta and the removal of Backpage on sex workers
This short article presents in brief the findings of a community-based, sex worker-led survey that asked sex workers about their experiences since the closure of Backpage and adoption of FOSTA. It shows that the financial situation of the vast majority of research participants has deteriorated, as has their ability to access community and screen clients. It concludes that FOSTA is just the latest example of the US government using anti-traffickin…
Automating whorephobia: Sex, technology and the violence of deplatforming
Increasingly, academic researchers are documenting the real-world impacts of deplatforming sex. For sex workers, deplatforming is a result of a range of factors, including automated content moderation practices, lack of transparency, and insufficient oversight. But at its core, the deplatforming of sex workers can be attributed to a structural and pervasive whore stigma at the heart of tech design, law, and policy. Despite the proactive role of s…
Deplatforming Sex: A roundtable conversation
Hosted by Northumbria and Birmingham City Universities, the Deplatforming Sex roundtable took place via Teams in October 2021. Participants included Danielle Blunt, Stefanie Duguay, Tarleton Gillespie and Sinnamon Love. Clarissa Smith chaired the discussion, which was transcribed and then edited to cut digressions and repetitions for publication. The roundtable provided the opportunity to reflect on recent moves to excise sex and forms of sexual …
Erased: The impact of Fosta-Sesta and the removal of Backpage on sex workers
This short article presents in brief the findings of a community-based, sex worker-led survey that asked sex workers about their experiences since the closure of Backpage and adoption of FOSTA. It shows that the financial situation of the vast majority of research participants has deteriorated, as has their ability to access community and screen clients. It concludes that FOSTA is just the latest example of the US government using anti-traffickin…
Deplatforming Sex: A roundtable conversation
Hosted by Northumbria and Birmingham City Universities, the Deplatforming Sex roundtable took place via Teams in October 2021. Participants included Danielle Blunt, Stefanie Duguay, Tarleton Gillespie and Sinnamon Love. Clarissa Smith chaired the discussion, which was transcribed and then edited to cut digressions and repetitions for publication. The roundtable provided the opportunity to reflect on recent moves to excise sex and forms of sexual …
Automating whorephobia: Sex, technology and the violence of deplatforming
Increasingly, academic researchers are documenting the real-world impacts of deplatforming sex. For sex workers, deplatforming is a result of a range of factors, including automated content moderation practices, lack of transparency, and insufficient oversight. But at its core, the deplatforming of sex workers can be attributed to a structural and pervasive whore stigma at the heart of tech design, law, and policy. Despite the proactive role of s…
Disabled Sex Workers’ Fight for Digital Rights, Platform Accessibility, and Design Justice
Internet technologies are an increasingly necessary tool for sex working people, disabled people, and people who hold both identities to access resources, community, and income, as well as make claims to rights and fight for social justice. However, ongoing community research suggests that the failures of online platforms to address accessibility needs have had grave effects on sex workers, particularly those with disabilities. This article exami…
Closed without warning: Material marginalization of people in the sex trades
The exclusion of sex workers from financial services raises critical concerns about justice, autonomy, and economic rights. Sex workers report increased vulnerability and violence due to difficulties accessing banking and financial technologies. This article examines how algorithms used by financial institutions de-platform individuals engaged in sex work under the pretense of risk management, regardless of the legal status of their labour. Using…
Sex work and related issues (4 works) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works)