How Did 1024 Come to Represent Porn? (The Internet Explained)

Let us take you deep inside this internet subversion of surveillance. 1024 is an underground way of referring to porn or even slightly suggestive content. Watch the full video to learn about the origins of this number.

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Written and voiceover by: Dolly Li
Produced by: Dolly Li and Annie Hall
Shot by: Annie Hall
Animated & Edited by: Annie Hall
Mastered by: Victor Peña
Special Thanks: Zheping Huang

Music: Audio Network

Resources:
“China’s anti-porn office cracks down on videos of women whispering into microphones”
https://www.abacusnews.com/digital-life/chinas-anti-porn-office-cracks-down-videos-women-whispering-microphones/article/2150575

“Watching porn on China’s censored internet is an infinitely evolving cat-and-mouse game”
https://qz.com/1001366/how-the-chinese-watch-porn-on-chinas-censored-internet/