THE VIDEO SHELF · consent
Tea Consent
A three-minute animated video that explains sexual consent through the analogy of offering someone a cup of tea. It is based on a blog post by Emmeline May.
Why HN readers recommended it
Used as the classic analogy for consent, applied to opt-out data collection and privacy practices.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Blue Seat Studios
- Topic
- consent
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 8
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2015–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
This video does a pretty good job of explaining consent for those that don't think AA's description sounds like rape: [VIDEO] (Tea Consent)
jobu on Hacker News · 2015-08
In Assange, the law of limitation, and the next eight days> as it's often said when it comes to other people attempting to cross your personal boundaries, "'No' is a complete answer". I love that, so important! Have people seen the Tea consent video? [VIDEO]
bergstromm466 on Hacker News · 2020-06
In Microsoft duplicates data from Firefox without askingYou know what else expresses lack of consent? Lack of consent. It’s very sad how this “you consent unless otherwise stated” ideology keep growing and growing. “We’re not spying on you, it’s just that you never expressed not wanting to be spied upon”. Here’s a …
WhyNotHugo on Hacker News · 2021-07
In Console Do Not Track – Proposal for a standard environment variable
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