Prohibiting specific images, information, and access to online platforms has become a ubiquitous part of the American political landscape. The city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is taking censorship one step further, “IRL,” with Ordinance 23-O-22. Ordinance 23-O-22 “promotes public decency, maintains…
The Trojan Horse. Brightly colored poisonous frogs. A wolf in sheep’s clothing. We see things in nice packages and assume there’s no danger. We are told legislation will protect teens’ mental health and assume that it will. The reality is…
The restrictions on and censorship of sex, sexuality, and sexual expression have reached epic levels all over the US. From unconstitutional age verification bills to educational gag orders and shadowbanning or deleting of accounts on social media, there’s no denying…
Over the past several years, online platforms have changed their attitudes about hosting explicit content on their sites and, in turn, changed their moderation policies. What happens to creators and workers relying on those platforms to market their businesses and…
Michael McGrady, a journalist and commentator focused on the online porn business, is self-aware; he jokingly writes from the “let-your-freak-flag-fly” department. But he is serious in his argument that, put simply, accessing “consensually created and distributed online pornography is a…
Obscenity. Prurient interest. Pornographic. These words and phrases are frequently used to justify censorship in the US. We’ve seen these terms pop up in state and federal legislation nationwide recently. What do they actually mean? We will take a short…
