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March 26, 2026New Media & SocietyOpen Access

Pornographic algorithms: Algorithmically mediated pornification and South Korean women’s everyday resistance on social media

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JLJ. Jack LeeThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center JLJ. Jack LeeThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center JLJ. Jack LeeThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Digital ethnography examines women’s everyday resistance against pornification via social media algorithms, highlighting implications for sexism.

Key Points

This research investigates how South Korean women understand and resist the pornification mediated by social media algorithms.
Conducted digital ethnography involving anecdotal accounts from social media users.
Analyzed user engagement across Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube.
Explored case studies of social media interaction related to gender and sexuality.
Identified that users perceive social media algorithms as promoting pornographic content.
Highlighted the intersection of pornographic algorithms with South Korea's rape culture.
Revealed that women employ tactical resistance against the normalization of sexism on social media.

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Lee et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c4cdcdfdc3bde44891a96e https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448261425170

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