://EROTICS : sex, rights and the internet : an exploratory research study

J. Kee, M. Bhattacharjya

Carried out in Brazil, India, Lebanon, South Africa & USA this research looks at how the internet plays host to critical information about sex education, health, fighting sex discrimination and defining one's own sexuality. It debunks the commonly-held view that sexuality online is just about pornography. The EROTICS project took place between June 2008 and June 2011 and was funded by The Ford Foundation. The primary research goal was to respond to the question: How may emerging debates and the growing practice of online content regulation either impede or facilitate the different ways women use the internet and the impact on their sexual expression, sexualities and sexual health practices, and the assertion of their sexual rights?