Censorship
The Atlantic Publishes Criticism of 'War on Porn' Tactics
The Atlantic published an opinion piece today that criticizes the ongoing War on Porn campaign and its attempts to shut down legal adult content on the internet.
Cherie DeVille Talks Social Media Censorship for The Daily Beast
Twice-crowned and reigning XBIZ "MILF Performer of the Year" Cherie DeVille has penned a new article for The Daily Beast that examines "the struggles of being a sex worker in this modern world."
Florida: New 'Free Speech' Law Excludes Sexual Expression
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a ceremony today to sign a new state bill into law that would criminalize some of the moderation practices of social media platforms in the name of “free speech,” although language concerning sexual expression carves out an exception that allows the restriction of anything that might be considered “obscene” by the platforms, as defined by Florida statutes.
Strip Clubs Challenge 'Prurient' Loan Discrimination in Court
A group of strip club owners in Pennsylvania, California, New Jersey, South Carolina and Maryland are suing the federal Small Business Administration (SBA) in a Pennsylvania federal court over their discriminatory policy classifying sex-oriented businesses as “prurient” and preventing them from receiving COVID relief.
Biden Revokes Trump's Executive Order Targeting Section 230
As part of an order revoking a number of former President Donald Trump’s executive orders, President Joe Biden rescinded last Friday his predecessor’s controversial May 2020 order calling for the revocation of Section 230, the so-called “First Amendment of the internet.”
Hong Kong: Obscenity Arrests After Decade-Old 'Gay Cops' Video Goes Viral
Hong Kong police arrested two people on Monday over their participation in a nine-year-old explicit video depicting men in police uniforms, a 10-second clip of which went viral in April.
Missouri: TV News Report Tries to Pass Anti-Porn Pastor as 'Clinician'
Following a growing trend of mainstream news organizations who misrepresent anti-porn crusaders by concealing or omitting their status as a missionary or member of the clergy, Kansas City, Missouri NBC affiliate KSHB broadcast today a report about a supposed rise in female “porn addiction” without disclosing that the person at the center of this report is, in fact, a “pastoral counselor.”
eBay Eliminates 'Adult Only' Categories, Issues Blanket Ban on Sexual Content
eBay has announced it has changed its policies regarding what it considers “adult items” effective June 15, completely eliminating the category “Adult Only” for new listings, with wording that essentially bans the vast majority of sexual expression items on their platform.
CentroU Study Notes $260M Yearly Loss to Sex Workers Due to Social Media Censorship
Centro University (CentroU) is noting the results of a recent internal study that sought to quantify the cost to sex workers of censorship by platforms like Twitter and Instagram.
Japan Faces Calls to Criminalize Non-Consensual Posting of 'Sexualized' SFW Pictures
Japanese privacy activists concerned about the online sharing of images without the subject’s approval are attempting to create criminal liability over the posting of SFW images “in a sexualized manner," using the upcoming Tokyo Olympics as justification.
BBC News' Latest Anti-Porn Report Fails to ID Religious Sources
BBC News published yesterday a tendentious report advocating government censorship of adult material by cherrypicking a variety of questionable sources.
Czech Supreme Court Upholds Fines for 'Gratuitous Nudity' in Ads
The Czech Supreme Administrative Court (NSS) ruled last month that the “gratuitous” use of images of the naked or “almost naked” female body in advertising for unrelated products constitutes discrimination in the Central European country.
Russian Dissident Sentenced to High-Security Prison for Sharing 'Pornographic' Music Video
A Russian dissident was sentenced yesterday to two-and-a-half years in a high-security penal colony for “distributing pornography” after a co-worker denounced him last September for uploading to a social media platform six years ago a sexually explicit video by German industrial metal band Rammstein.
U.S. Senator Asks for Repeal of Section 230, Censorship of 'Sexually Impure' Content
U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee) has unveiled a bill to repeal Section 230 — the so-called “First Amendment of the Internet” — and replace it with something he calls “Section 232.”
Russian Anti-Porn Laws Selectively Enforced Against Political Dissident
Months after President Vladimir Putin signed a series of sweeping anti-porn laws giving the Russian State discretionary power to regulate sexual material on the internet, a dissident leader is currently on trial for “distributing pornography” through a 2014 Facebook post featuring an explicit music video by the German band Rammstein.
Reddit Becomes Latest Platform to be Sued for Adult Content Uploads
After years of being targeted by religious anti-porn organization NCOSE (formerly Morality in Media) for allowing sexual content by third-party uploaders, Reddit has now become the latest defendant in an orchestrated campaign of civil lawsuits attempting to challenge Section 230 protections in the name of protecting “victims of sex trafficking.”
Mormon Church Expels Sex Therapist Skeptical of 'Porn Addiction'
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, or the Mormon Church) has expelled sex therapist Natasha Helfer for refusing to bow down to their notions on “sexuality issues,” including its obsession with the unscientific notion of “porn addiction."
Alabama: Legislature Urged to Copy Utah's 'Porn Filter' Bill
The Alabama House Judiciary Committee held a hearing yesterday on a “copycat bill” of the legislation successfully passed in Utah last month, aiming to force phone and computer manufacturers to install default “porn filters” on devices sold in Alabama.
Anti-Porn Group NCOSE Admits Attempting to Influence Google Search Results
In an unusually candid disclosure of their behind-the-scene activities to “eradicate all pornography,” leading U.S. anti-porn organization NCOSE (formerly known as Morality in Media) admitted yesterday in an official press statement that they have been holding “ongoing conversations with Google about search engine results.”
Pornhub: Canadian MPs Finally Invite Sex Worker Advocates
Late last Friday, the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics of Canada’s House of Commons finally caved in to public concerns about bias and invited three representatives from sex worker advocacy groups to ongoing hearings today targeting MindGeek and Pornhub.