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If you want a balanced and evidence-based perspective on sex and porn use, follow @silvaneves.bsky.social @nicolerprause.bsky.social @davidleyphd.bsky.social
"This idea — that porn is now hurting men at a significant scale — has been embraced by a variety of right-leaning and anti-woke influencers who have helped push the anti-porn movement beyond conservative circles."

We should talk about this more.
The idea that War on Porn will only have positive outcomes! That it will only target "bad" stuff, that it doesn't require broad digital surveillance, or suppression of sexuality, or that it won't be turned against marginalized people.

The same absolute hubris of these people.
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A colleague shared this scholarship on the harms of the NoFap Army being presented from Sweden!
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Florida sheriff's department used ICE to round up sex workers under pretense of fighting human trafficking and child exploitation.

Instead, they arrested 111 sex workers, none of whom was underage and none of which led to a human trafficking arrest.
Grady Judd: ‘Operation Fool Around and Find Out Again’ human trafficking investigation nets 246 arrests
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says nearly 250 suspects face serious charges after a weeklong multi-agency undercover investigation targeting human trafficking and illegal immigration.
www.fox13news.com
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"In parts of the country, the government would like sites to collect an unprecedented amount of identifying information about their users. In the whole country, the government would like to track down and prosecute those users if they are rude... It doesn’t take a mastermind to see the risks."
The right to anonymity is powerful, and America is destroying it
Age verification was already risky — now it’s downright dangerous.
www.theverge.com
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Not enough people are paying attention to a major target for Brendan Carr and the Trump admin’s crackdown on free speech: social media. It’s under bipartisan attack, even though it’s a crucial forum for reaching the public and fighting back.
spitfirenews.com/p/is-anyone-...
Is anyone going to defend free speech online?
Government censorship on social media is already here. But it can get so much worse.
spitfirenews.com
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Universities in the UK are warning students to report adult creator Bonnie Blue and her "Bang Bus" if it's seen near campus.

SWERFs are painting as both exploiter and exploited, claiming students need to be protected from her "not empowering" sexuality.
Glasgow Uni students warned over Bonnie Blue and urged to report adult star
The University of Glasgow has asked its students to report the adult film star Bonnie Blue to security if she is seen on campus.
www.heraldscotland.com
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The First Amendment is clear: Government officials cannot use their power to censor free speech.
The “average creator”… 🙄
Fight The New Drug,…..are you bad at research or just good at cherry-picking? 🥴
#sexworkersrights #endthestigma
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It’s not like they weren’t warned. When you make it difficult for adults to look at porn on actual porn sites, they start going to non-porn sites — social media, messaging apps — to look for it. Which creates and incentive for people to share it there.

It’s a predictable cycle.
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More kids are seeing porn now than before the Online Safety Act became law. It’s literally having the opposite effect.

The major cause? X. The vast majority of minors saw porn, far outstripping actual porn sites.

So of course, the UK government wants to double down with more censorship.
Children’s exposure to porn higher than before 2023 Online Safety Act, poll finds
Children’s commissioner for England says findings show little had improved despite new law and tech firms’ promises
www.theguardian.com
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Civil rights advocates raised the dangerous consequences of age-verification — LOUDLY AND REPEATEDLY — at every juncture. The VPNs, the shift to pirate sites, increased porn on social. They were ignored.

Rather than admit they were wrong, the UK government is doubling down and blaming VPNs.
Suspect Guilty GIF
Alt: Suspect Guilty GIF: hot dog man saying we’re all trying to find the guy who did this.
media.tenor.com
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Idk if its people being stupid or just plain disingenuous but the idea that sex workers don't count as experts of their own lived experiences if they don't have degrees in sociology or anthropology or whatever is goofy ass take

You don't need a degree to tell your own damn story! You were there!
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The Mississippi law requires social media age-verification — in addition to porn. The state argued that the precedent set in FSC v. Paxton gives it the power to require AV for just about anything online that a minor might see.

So many people thought a law about “porn” wouldn’t affect them.
bsky.app Bluesky @bsky.app · Aug 22
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.

While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
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Bluesky @bsky.app · Aug 22
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.

While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
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"Censorship begets censorship ... We've reached the dystopian stage of the internet."

This piece is a vital accounting of how we got where we are and where it's going if more people don't push back against what @ericgoldman.bsky.social calls age-verification's "segregate-and-suppress" laws.
As a sex worker, I’m more fearful of anti porn feminists than I am of my costumers. What does that say about them? UNHINGED BEHAVIOR #sexworkersrights
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Yes, most people start jobs for financial reasons.

It's sad that we need this research but good work as always to SWAI
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❌You can’t “choose” to be a sex worker. False!
✅The truth? People choose sex work for many reasons. Just like anyone chooses any job.

Get the facts! ➡️ www.woodhullfoundation.org/fact-checked...
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Thread:
When Tanika was released from prison, the first thing she needed was medication. She lived with bipolar disorder and her prescription ended when she walked out the gate. There was no plan, no referral, no one to help her navigate.

Within a week, the symptoms came back. The stress became too much.
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Platforms aren't over-censoring to sink your lousy bill. They're over-censoring because the bill is vague, the penalties massive and compliance is a logistical nightmare.

This happens every time the government gets into the censorship game. EVERY DAMN TIME.

And it will continue to happen.