Internet sex work : beyond the gaze /: beyond the gaze. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Beyond the gaze
• Further Information: Note: Teela Sanders, Jane Scoular, Rosie Campbell, Jane Pitcher, Stewart Cunningham.
• Authors: Sanders, Teela; Scoular, Jane; Campbell, Rosie, 1967-; Pitcher, Jane; Cunningham, Stewart
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction: Technology, Social Change and Commercial Sex Online; Abstract ; Methodologies, Collaborations and Partnerships; Interviews with Sex Workers; Survey with Sex Workers; Recruitment Online; Police and Web Platform Interviews; Parameters and Limitations of the Study; Our Data-Bringing Together the Strands; Partnerships; Practical Activities: Netreach, Resources and Networks; Different Forms of Internet-Enabled Sex Work; Crossover Between Direct and Indirect Sex Work; References; 2 The Digital Sexual Commerce Landscape. Abstract Introduction; Online Sex Work Environments; Escort Directories/Advertising Platforms; Webcam Platforms; Multi-Service Adult Entertainment Platforms; Dating and Hook-up Platforms with Commercial Advertising; Oh La La: Blurring the Line Between Sex Work and Dating; Dating and Hook-up Platforms Without Commercial Advertising; Customer Review Forums; Agency Websites; Individual Sex Worker Websites; Classified Websites; Content Delivery Platforms; Social Media Platforms/Apps; Sex Worker Networking Online: Peer Support and Advocacy; Activism Online; Mapping the UK Online Sex Industry. ConclusionReferences; 3 Characteristics and Working Practices of Online Sex Workers; Abstract ; Introduction; Diversity of Sex Workers Using the Internet; Place of Residence and Travel to Work; Working Sectors and Patterns of Work; Use of Other Third Parties; Hours of Work and Earnings; Role of the Internet in Working Practices; Conclusions; References; 4 Crimes and Safety in the Online Sex Industry; Abstract ; Introduction; Crimes Experienced by Online Sex Workers; Reporting Crime; Sex Worker Safety, Online and Digital Technology; Online Blended Safety Strategies. Screening Potential ClientsUgly Mugs Warnings: Sharing Information About Dangerous People and Timewasters; Number Checkers; Feedback, References and Registration Digital Footprint; Buddying Systems; The Presence of Others, Third Parties and Environmental Features; A Note on Gender, Migrancy and Safety; Protecting Privacy; Conclusion; References; 5 Policing Online Sex Markets; Abstract ; Introduction; Legal and Policy Context; Regulation in the UK; Policing and Online Markets; Awareness of Market Changes and Implications. Implementation of current legislation and policies on Internet-based sex workSafeguarding, vulnerability and trafficking discourses; Police monitoring and activities relating to Internet-based sex work; Implications for sex workers' safety; Police interaction with online advertising platforms; Data protection legislation and implications; Views on Law Reform; Conclusions; References; 6 Conclusion: Key Messages; Abstract ; The Online Market: It's Big but Difficult to Quantify; Fluidity and Flexibility in Work; Labour Processes Through Digital Technologies.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 180 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 306.7; Computer sex; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Computer sex; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319656304; 3319656309
• Related ISBNs: 9783319656298; 3319656295
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 04, 2017).
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