Woodhull Files Appeal Challenging the Constitutionality of FOSTA
(WASHINGTON, DC / April 25, 2022) Woodhull Freedom Foundation, announced it has filed an appeal in its suit challenging the constitutionality of FOSTA, the controversial anti-trafficking law which devastated the sex worker community and damaged free speech more broadly. Woodhull…
The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder
Beginning in the nineteenth century with Anthony Comstock, America's 'censor in chief,' The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder explores how censors operate and why they wore out their welcome in society at large. This book…
Internet Platform Censorship of Sexual Content
Internet companies, even those that hold themselves as free speech champions, too often take an overly stringent approach to moderating sexual content. This presentation gives an analysis of recent and historical examples of sexual content moderation, the harms those cause,…
Seggs & Pr0n: the State of Sex on the Internet
No “female presenting” nipples. No "sexual solicitation.” Ads for “health,” but not for “pleasure”. Breasts can be touched but not “squeezed.” Or maybe they can? It all depends on the judgment of an anonymous under-trained moderator who might be on…