We Got Nominated At SXMA – and Honestly? We Deserve It.

Let's be real: most "sex education" content online falls into one of two categories. Either it's so clinical it reads like a WebMD sidebar, or it's so vague and hedging you learn absolutely nothing. "Listen to your body." Cool, thanks. Super helpful. POPCORN doesn't do that. And neither does Ally Iseman.

Ally is a relationship and ENM (that's ethically non-monogamous) expert who doesn't just talk about sex-positive spaces — she actually builds them. She organises sex parties. Real ones. Which means when she breaks something down, it's not speculation. It's not a sanitised wellness take. It's first-hand, been-there, here's-what-actually-happens information — the kind that most platforms would rather shadowban than host.

So we put her on our Instagram three times, let the conversation breathe, and called it POP Talks.

What the series actually covered

Across three episodes, Ally walked through what sex parties are actually like. Not the fantasy version, not the horror story version — the real one. The etiquette, the consent culture, the unwritten rules, the practical stuff nobody thinks to ask about until they're already in the room.

You can watch all three here:

• Episode 1
• Episode 2
• Episode 3

The format was loose and conversational, which — intentionally — made dense topics easy to actually sit with. No lecture. No PowerPoint energy. Just Ally talking like a person who knows what she's talking about, which is exactly what it was.

People showed up for it. Because of course they did. There are a lot of curious humans out there who've been Googling this stuff at midnight and finding nothing useful. We gave them something useful.

Vote for us as the SXMA awards. Voting closes 8 May.

Why this nomination actually means something

The SXMA Awards (SXTech Media Awards) recognise the best in adult media and tech, and POP Talks with Ally Iseman has been nominated for Best Creative Collaboration.

This is what POPCORN is built for — giving women and anyone open-minded enough to join them a space to explore their sexuality without the usual shame spiral attached. Most platforms either won't let you talk about sex or punish you for trying. We built the opposite of that: A whole community where people actually hang out and connect over what they're into, without having to water it down for an algorithm.

Ally's series is exactly that mission made concrete and watchable. So yeah, we're proud of this nomination. And now we need your vote.

Oh, and we're also nominated for Best Community Engagement Product. Because why not.

POPCORN is essentially social media for your pleasure. Which sounds like a tagline but is actually just a description of what it is. Most platforms either won't let you discuss sex or actively punish you for trying — shadowbans, content warnings, account restrictions, the whole passive-aggressive toolkit. POPCORN is built the other way around. Curiosity and desire are the whole point.

That shows up in the features: Chat rooms, Threads, Date Ads, Groups, photo challenges, the POP Game, video calls, Fantasy Swipes. Alongside being a dating app, it's a place where users actually hang out, connect, and share what they're into. That's genuinely rare right now. Like, actually rare — not "rare" the way brands say it about themselves and mean nothing.

The SXMA nomination for Best Community Engagement Product is recognition that what we built actually works — not just as a product, but as a space where people feel like they belong.

Here's what to do (it takes like 60 seconds)

Voting is open now at sxma.sxtech.eu and closes 8 May 2026. You can vote once per category — which means you can vote for us twice. We're not saying you have to. We're just saying.

1. Go to sxma.sxtech.eu
2. Find Best Creative Collaboration → vote for POPCORN x Ally Iseman
3. Find Best Community Engagement Product → vote for POPCORN

That's it. Two votes. Two nominations. One minute of your time.

A note on DMs

In the next few days, our admin account is going to slide into your DMs with the voting link. We know, we know — unsolicited DMs are usually a red flag. This one isn't. It's genuinely us, sharing the link so our community actually has a shot at this. The link is safe to click. Promise we're not being weird about it. (Well, we're always a little weird about it. But not in a bad way.)

Vote before May 8th. We'd love to win this one. Both of them.