This is a feminist issue considering hackathon practices prevent the growth of a diverse, critical tech sphere.

Presumption of a disposable income, able-bodied access and ability to use any tool, while prioritizing heterosexual monogamy, whiteness and cis identity, all create a sex toy culture that rejects and erases marginalized users.

"The internet in and of itself is very male and very pale and very English. The way that we write copy, the way we code, the way we find solutions to technical problems, all ascribe to that philosophy of 'white, male and pale.'"

We must avoid thinking that this new virtual frontier is somehow separate from the violences and exclusions that shape the ‘outside world.’

In an online survey I conducted, two-thirds of respondents thought depictions of female tech experts were “not particularly accurate” or even “very inaccurate”.

If an app isn’t developed firstly for the Western market, tech press suggests its success isn’t worth knowing about.

"Sometimes all you need is a little boost to keep going, so we're trying to do that.”

Diverse characters and storylines are often withheld from games to be sold as optional add-ons for additional cost.

Why is it so difficult for some readers and filmgoers to imagine that space, the dystopian or utopian future, or dragon/elf inhabited lands... might have Black people in them?

An Interview with Riley H.