Censorship: It’s Not Just About Books!
Book-banning, like book-burning, should be a relic of the dark ages. However, as evidenced by the American Library Association’s 2020 report on banned and challenged books, book-banning is very much a part of our present. As recently as August 2021,…
OnlyFans Statement
When OnlyFans announced it was going to ban pornography on its platform they were clearly participating in a campaign to police, restrict, and punish sexual pleasure. The reaction from sex workers and their allies was swift and fierce. Without these…
FOSTA and Online Censorship – A Legal Update
Join Larry Walters and Robert Corn-Revere as they update us on the legal battles over the constitutionality of FOSTA and Woodhull’s pending case. The speakers will address the impact of FOSTA on sex workers and online censorship by private platforms.…
FOSTA – Woodhull’s Fight against a Miserable Failure
In early April 2017, Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) introduced the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act. Four months later, Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act. And in 2018, as part of…
The Sex Workers Human Rights Commission
My name is Ricci Levy and I’m the President & CEO of the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, founded in 2003. We’re a human rights organization whose work is focused at the intersection of sexual and human rights. We are the lead…