Madison Griffiths

Madison Griffiths is the author of non-fiction titles Sweet Nothings and Tissue.

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Old feelings, new appetites

Suddenly, my body was allowed to be big, weary, bed-bound and gorged. It was to eat readily, rest gladly, leak chaotically and swell without objection. For close to ten months, it was to be spared anorexia’s vicious rules. As I approached the end of my body’s heavy sabbatical, I felt nervous.

Body doubles

While Borisov’s softcore porn captivates a global audience, Meta, Instagram’s parent company, polices other accounts it claims are sharing ‘sexually suggestive’ content. In 2019, Salty – an online newsletter and platform for women, trans and non-binary people – released research that indicates certain marginalised groups – such as women, sex workers, people of colour, plus-sized creators, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community – appear unfairly patrolled online when it comes to the sort of content they post. I myself have received ample warnings from Meta given I write regularly about women, abortion, sex and its many hiccups.

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