ASMR, the quirky YouTube subculture, has acclimated to mainstream attention with relatively little backlash — until now. China’s government has leveled their notoriously authoritarian Internet ...

China classifies videos of people doing things like crinkling paper and eating ice as porn content and bans them from streaming sites. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, ...

Although people often casually refer to ASMR content as "whisper porn," and call the tingling, relaxing sensations of ASMR itself a "headgasm," most mainstream ASMR creators, consumers, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Have you ever heard or saw something that left your body tingling? A gentle ...

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) occurs when certain stimuli, including sounds, visuals, or close contact with another person, produce tingling or calm feelings and sensations. Share on ...

The euphoric-but-relaxing responses to soothing visuals and quirky, textural sounds has spawned an online wellbeing phenomenon. But what is ASMR—and why do only some people feel it? Increasingly, ...