Dutch Org EOKM Takes XHamster to Court
The EOKM, a Dutch organization whose name translates to “Online Child Abuse Expertise Office”, has filed suit against xHamster in Amsterdam.
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Netflix’s Money Shot: The Pornhub Story neglects pornography’s real victims
Netflix’s Money Shot: The Pornhub Story neglects pornography’s real victims
The mainstream discussion of pornography seems to have two opposing hermeneutics.
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Obscene to Thee, but Not We
Obscene to Thee, but Not We
The debate over whether something is obscene is messy and increasingly political in nature.
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Arkansas Age Verification Bill Clears State House
Arkansas Age Verification Bill Clears State House
Arkansas’ SB 66, a Republican bill that would require age verification before “entering a website offering pornography,” cleared the state House last week.
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SpankPay Closes Down, Cites Hostile Banking Environment
SpankPay Closes Down, Cites Hostile Banking Environment
SpankPay, an online crypto payment service targeted at the adult industry, informed its customers and supporters today that it’s permanently shutting down services due to a hostile banking environment. The company ran into troubles with service provider Wyre after that company switched payment proce…
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Indonesia Police Arrests, Publicly Shames 2 Women for Camming
Indonesia Police Arrests, Publicly Shames 2 Women for Camming
West Jakarta police arrested and publicly shamed two young Indonesian women for nude camming earlier this week, charging them with “pornography.”
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Porn vs. Religion from Sex Educator Erica Smith
Porn vs. Religion from Sex Educator Erica Smith
Recently, Erica Smith – a sex educator and creator of the purity culture dropout program, an online class which seeks to help those struggling with shame about sex, guest lectured at a university sharing the scoop on porn and religion. Her teachings most likely won’t be shocking to you but to a cult…
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Religious ‘Porn Surveillance’ Apps Return to Google Play
Religious ‘Porn Surveillance’ Apps Return to Google Play
Six months after suspending two religious “porn surveillance” apps following a Wired magazine report exposing them as spyware, Google Play has quietly reinstated Covenant Eyes and Accountable2You on March 1st.
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Experts say attacks on free speech are rising across the U.S.
Experts say attacks on free speech are rising across the U.S.
First Amendment experts say attacks on free speech rights are escalating across the United States. Joe Cohn with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression says censorship is proliferating and putting America’s culture of individual freedoms at risk.
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NetChoice Seeks Injunction Against California’s Disastrous Internet Law
NetChoice seeks injunction against California’s disastrous internet law
The trade association says the overbroad and vague Assembly Bill 2273 places unconstitutional burdens on speech.
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