The Digital Closet How the Internet Became Straight

• Main Author: Monea, Alexander (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2022
• Series: Strong Ideas
• Subjects: Gay & Lesbian studies; Advertising & society; Gay and Lesbian studies / LGBTQ studies; Media studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

An exploration of how heteronormative bias is deeply embedded in the internet, hidden in algorithms, keywords, content moderation, and more. In The Digital Closet, Alexander Monea argues provocatively that the internet became straight by suppressing everything that is not, forcing LGBTQIA+ content i...