Every time I logged on to AOL, I’d hear the iconic “You’ve got mail” and open up my inbox to a plethora of porn. I’d go to a chatroom, chat with some strangers, and end up trading pictures with them. People would meet up online, engage in cybersex, organize sex dates, or trade pornographic pictures and videos. There were chatrooms for just about everything, but the most popular ones had to do with sex and porn.
Virtual meeting rooms where folks came together to chat about a variety of topics. If Craigslist was around, I certainly didn’t know about it.įor me, that meant getting my jollies out the old fashioned way, via AOL chatrooms. Unsplash / Celine Preher Before Tinder There Was AOL