Videoconferencing platforms for sexualised drug use among men who have sex with men: a scoping review.

This scoping review aimed to identify and synthesise the extant literature concerning the use of videoconferencing platforms by gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) to participate in sexualised drug use (SDU). Initial comprehensive database searches were conducted in September 2023 (and updated in November 2024). Backwards and forward citation chasing, journal hand searching and contact with key opinion leaders supplemented database searches. Results and data extraction were completed in duplicate, and data synthesised narratively. Four records were included in the final synthesis. Relevant data were predominantly qualitative and suggested that videoconferencing platform-facilitated SDU (V-SDU) is an established yet understudied facet of MSM hook-up culture conferring community connection to participants and likely diminished risk of some harms associated with classically understood SDU (e.g., communicable disease acquisition). The paucity of literature suggests V-SDU is a yet understudied phenomenon of both sub-cultural and public health significance that may allow participants to mitigate some of the risks associated with SDU while still enjoying the community connection that motivates participation.