Pining for Less Freedom, in the Name Of Decency
LONDON – It’s not every day you read something in which an advocate for stricter regulation of the internet comes right out and admits, in so many words, what she’s ...
Tag: free speech
We Can’t Blame the Internet for Terrorism or Porn
First, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s conservative government cracked down on adult entertainment, online and off, in ways many inside and outside the industry fear will lead to “regulation creep” ...
Money Talks. In China, It Says ‘Censorship Please.’
BEIJING – Whether the entity in question is a government or a corporation, every organization that operates internationally must make decisions about its "foreign policy." Among the toughest of the decisions ...
Ala. Somehow Manages to Make the HTPA Even Worse
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Of the numerous iterations of the “Human Trafficking Prevention Act” (HTPA) I’ve read since the proposed legislation began being debated by various state legislatures around the country, ...
Arizona: Prostitution or Porn Production?
PHOENIX – In June 2013, Phoenix police raided what they called a “self-serve porn studio” near Sky Harbor Airport, charging William James Hartwell and six women with various prostitution-related crimes. ...
Think The U.S. Is Anti-Porn? It Gets Much Worse.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Let’s say you woke up one morning and found your Twitter feed lit up with outrage over the airing of gay porn on a popular television show. ...
Utah and Porn: Suing Our Way to a Decent Society
SALT LAKE CITY – In April 2016, Utah passed a nonbinding resolution declaring pornography a “public health crisis.” Now, the sponsor of the resolution says he’s working on a new ...
Don’t Tread on My Right to Emotionally Destroy My Ex
By Steve Stylist Special To YNOT PORTLAND, Ore. – We’ve probably never met, but odds are pretty good you’ve seen my ex-girlfriend naked, on her knees, sucking my cock. I ...
Coming Soon: Federal Revenge Porn Legislation?
WASHINGTON – With new laws targeting ‘revenge porn’ now on the books in half the states in the U.S., it’s no surprise to hear there’s talk of Congress passing federal ...
