Sex Work Population Project Canada

Using archival data to explore the realities of those involved in the adult industry in Canada.

[Sex Work Population Project Canada @SexWorkPopCA]

A snapshot of https://t.co/xu5UAoTPbu exists in gitlab: https://t.co/YOAo4R2kTO . To recreate (most of) the site click on the "Code" button and select one of the options under "download the source code"

[Sex Work Population Project Canada @SexWorkPopCA]

Downloading and unzipping the site snapshot from gitlab is the easiest way to get all of our papers.

[Sex Work Population Project Canada @SexWorkPopCA]

A snapshot of https://t.co/xu5UAoTPbu exists in gitlab: https://t.co/YOAo4R2kTO . To recreate (most of) the site click on the "Code" button and select one of the options under "download the source code"

[Sex Work Population Project Canada @SexWorkPopCA]

Link to our paper: https://t.co/tAupxw5Yjs

[Sex Work Population Project Canada @SexWorkPopCA]

Thanks to @InformaticsChic for hosting us at the @Interface_2024 conference last Saturday. It was way less stressful than I anticipated. Video of part of our presentation (more to come I'm sure): https://t.co/Yp4FIT6n5N

[Sex Work Population Project Canada @SexWorkPopCA]

Also added an archive here: https://t.co/FpoJTPMxAP

[Sex Work Law Reform @CDNSWAlliance]

Canadian Supreme Court case on #sexwork reignites debate on decriminalization https://t.co/2PI6fNME00

[Sex Work Population Project Canada @SexWorkPopCA]

@cheekychar96 Do they have the cheetos one in XXXL?

[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

Have you seen a big drop in engagement since September? This change is probably the reason for that.

There were other changes in the algorithm too: likes, comments and shares have less value, and profile clicks and bookmarks are extremely valuable. As is sharing outside of X.

[Sex Work Population Project Canada @SexWorkPopCA]

From https://t.co/30MRNAqnZn Gina Rippon et al, Impression management in sex and gender neuroscience research reporting: the MAGIC guidelines, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47261-0

[Sex Work Population Project Canada @SexWorkPopCA]

Handy diagram for assessing research.

[Sex Work Population Project Canada @SexWorkPopCA]

Good read:
Sanders, T. (2020). Paying for sex in a digital age: US and UK perspectives / Teela Sanders, Barbara G. Brents and Chris Wakefield. Routledge.

[Sex Work Population Project Canada @SexWorkPopCA]

Abstract:

[Sex Work Population Project Canada @SexWorkPopCA]

We are doing a presentation for Beyond the Interface on October 19 at 12:30 PM EST:
Digital Desirability: Analyzing Client Preferences and Success Metrics in Canadian Classified Ads for Sex Work. Paper: https://t.co/tAupxw5Yjs

[Sex Work Population Project Canada @SexWorkPopCA]

What are wind phones and how do they help with grief?
https://t.co/Wr5Bz505wn

[SWAN Vancouver (@swan-vancouver.bsky.social) @SWAN_Vancouver]

If you want to learn about more debunked myths and the moral panic around sex trafficking, visit our Critical Anti-trafficking Repository and look for more quick facts, backgrounders and analyses on https://t.co/uJEsY5xDfs - https://t.co/LXcyF2EJpm

[SWAN Vancouver (@swan-vancouver.bsky.social) @SWAN_Vancouver]

Fear-mongering, debunked myths, the conflation of sex work with trafficking and platforming unknown self-proclaimed experts – here's how misinformation and sex panic get clicks for the @globeandmail  https://t.co/V1o0QR4kHJ

[SWAN Vancouver (@swan-vancouver.bsky.social) @SWAN_Vancouver]

It gets worse with every media outlet that picks up this story. Journalists parrot talking points from the Consortium and act as a megaphone for misinformation. The conflation of sex work with trafficking and the denial of workers’ agency continues. https://t.co/9whQYEQpJs

[Sex Work Population Project Canada @SexWorkPopCA]

Iris De La Cruz and her daughter Melissa discuss Iris' experiences as a street based sex worker in 1980s New York
https://t.co/aDVdx4uMx8

[Matt Welch @MattWelch]

This is a travesty, cheered on by politicians (and their enablers) from both major political parties, and largely ignored by what remains of the working press.

[Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) @SWAIIreland]

This article is from the first pandemic lockdown and highlights how the decriminalisation of sex work helped sex workers survive during an unprecedented global event.
https://t.co/ufupmbPhEX