Revisiting Meatspin, the NSFW site that shocked a generation

Source: John-Michael Bond
Affiliation: Daily Dot

This article tells the story of the shocking website “meatspin” which depicted a penis spinning to the tune of Dead or Alive’s 1985 hit “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record).” The article tells the origin story of Meatspin in the early 2000s, how it was used as a prank, and Meatspin’s legacy. For many people of a certain generation, Meatspin was the way they learned that the Internet was dark and full of pranksters.

Keywords: Computer Science , Shock Content , Tech Ethics