D. E. Walton
@waltonde.bsky.social
Former Sex Worker/Sex Worker Activist
Founded the MNPI project to unite marginalized SGM outside of the LGBTQ+
https://medium.com/@waltonde
Founded the MNPI project to unite marginalized SGM outside of the LGBTQ+
https://medium.com/@waltonde
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It’s impressive how one commentator can be this confidently wrong.
The term “sex assigned at birth” was used in the 60s by obstetricians to explain the cursory way that sex was determined, based on external genitalia alone. It was used in the DSM III-R published in 1987.
The term “sex assigned at birth” was used in the 60s by obstetricians to explain the cursory way that sex was determined, based on external genitalia alone. It was used in the DSM III-R published in 1987.
January 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
It’s impressive how one commentator can be this confidently wrong.
The term “sex assigned at birth” was used in the 60s by obstetricians to explain the cursory way that sex was determined, based on external genitalia alone. It was used in the DSM III-R published in 1987.
The term “sex assigned at birth” was used in the 60s by obstetricians to explain the cursory way that sex was determined, based on external genitalia alone. It was used in the DSM III-R published in 1987.
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Australia is banning social media for under-16s — protection or censorship?
Brandy & Jeremy unpack the law and its effects on kids and adults.
-> Listen: c4osl.org/beyond-the-f... #Podcast #Censorship
Brandy & Jeremy unpack the law and its effects on kids and adults.
-> Listen: c4osl.org/beyond-the-f... #Podcast #Censorship
Beyond the Filter: Australia's Under 16 Social Media Ban - Center for Online Safety and Liberty
Australia's social media ban for under 16 year olds has been divisive and ineffective. So why is it a thing at all? We discuss.
c4osl.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Australia is banning social media for under-16s — protection or censorship?
Brandy & Jeremy unpack the law and its effects on kids and adults.
-> Listen: c4osl.org/beyond-the-f... #Podcast #Censorship
Brandy & Jeremy unpack the law and its effects on kids and adults.
-> Listen: c4osl.org/beyond-the-f... #Podcast #Censorship
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Happy New Year! In 2026, we’ll continue our work to advance open society values and broaden participation in shaping our shared future.
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Happy New Year! In 2026, we’ll continue our work to advance open society values and broaden participation in shaping our shared future.
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you could probably capture our president by writing "nobel peace prize" on a pie plate and putting it under one of those boxes held up with a stick tied to a string
January 6, 2026 at 4:34 AM
you could probably capture our president by writing "nobel peace prize" on a pie plate and putting it under one of those boxes held up with a stick tied to a string
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Sex workers have been ringing the alarm on internet privacy, government surveillance and banking censorship for so long my ears hurt.
I spoke with Jack and Sam of Tech Talk Live about legislation in congress regarding ID verification to visit sites, end of end to end encryption, the proposed repeal of section 230, Mastercard and Visa censoring adult sites’ content and much more!
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January 6, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Sex workers have been ringing the alarm on internet privacy, government surveillance and banking censorship for so long my ears hurt.
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Benjamin Britten's birthday.
Another year in which his lack of cancellation becomes more conspicuous.
Is it a matter of time, or does it make a difference that there's no evidence of an offence?
#BenjaminBritten
Another year in which his lack of cancellation becomes more conspicuous.
Is it a matter of time, or does it make a difference that there's no evidence of an offence?
#BenjaminBritten
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Benjamin Britten's birthday.
Another year in which his lack of cancellation becomes more conspicuous.
Is it a matter of time, or does it make a difference that there's no evidence of an offence?
#BenjaminBritten
Another year in which his lack of cancellation becomes more conspicuous.
Is it a matter of time, or does it make a difference that there's no evidence of an offence?
#BenjaminBritten
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"Wow what kinda FREAK would be horny for Isabelle from animal crossing? You're weird if you use any sex mod ever."
People like porn, people are horny, if you want to be a content cop and police what makes people normal, I'm treating you like a cop. Eat shit.
People like porn, people are horny, if you want to be a content cop and police what makes people normal, I'm treating you like a cop. Eat shit.
January 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
"Wow what kinda FREAK would be horny for Isabelle from animal crossing? You're weird if you use any sex mod ever."
People like porn, people are horny, if you want to be a content cop and police what makes people normal, I'm treating you like a cop. Eat shit.
People like porn, people are horny, if you want to be a content cop and police what makes people normal, I'm treating you like a cop. Eat shit.
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policyreview.info/articles/new... An interesting piece from @jere.my (who I don't always agree with but he's right to be concerned about censorship).
It seems there are multiple issues here.
1) A lack of transparency from governments and private actors.
2) Sensationalistic framing practices.
It seems there are multiple issues here.
1) A lack of transparency from governments and private actors.
2) Sensationalistic framing practices.
Drawing the line: When child safety laws lose sight of real children
Newly released data reveal how a no-compromise approach to AI-generated and other fictional sexual content depicting children has diverted resources away from prosecuting real child sexual abuse mater...
policyreview.info
January 4, 2026 at 8:50 AM
policyreview.info/articles/new... An interesting piece from @jere.my (who I don't always agree with but he's right to be concerned about censorship).
It seems there are multiple issues here.
1) A lack of transparency from governments and private actors.
2) Sensationalistic framing practices.
It seems there are multiple issues here.
1) A lack of transparency from governments and private actors.
2) Sensationalistic framing practices.
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In my legal practice, I’m encountering an increasing volume of questions about false positives in online child-safety reporting systems and the legal risks they create for adults engaging in lawful conduct. I’ve been sounding the alarm about this for years, but it’s only getting worse, not better.
December 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
In my legal practice, I’m encountering an increasing volume of questions about false positives in online child-safety reporting systems and the legal risks they create for adults engaging in lawful conduct. I’ve been sounding the alarm about this for years, but it’s only getting worse, not better.
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Australian Social Media ban is not working, so now the “war on teens” people are demanding outright phone bans…
https://alecmuffett.com/article/138755
#SocialMediaBan #australia #censorship #surveillance #vpns
https://alecmuffett.com/article/138755
#SocialMediaBan #australia #censorship #surveillance #vpns
Australian Social Media ban is not working, so now the “war on teens” people are demanding outright phone bans…
Not entirely surprising; and this won’t work either:
alecmuffett.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Australian Social Media ban is not working, so now the “war on teens” people are demanding outright phone bans…
https://alecmuffett.com/article/138755
#SocialMediaBan #australia #censorship #surveillance #vpns
https://alecmuffett.com/article/138755
#SocialMediaBan #australia #censorship #surveillance #vpns
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Porn and erotica are important and societally valuable forms of speech, and the defense of them, in the face of state and church attempts at repression, is a necessary political act.
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Porn and erotica are important and societally valuable forms of speech, and the defense of them, in the face of state and church attempts at repression, is a necessary political act.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
January 5, 2026 at 4:02 AM
The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
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A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
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It’s the United States that needs regime change.
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
It’s the United States that needs regime change.
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My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
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always nice, and kind of startling, to hear politicians saying true things.
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 9:29 PM
always nice, and kind of startling, to hear politicians saying true things.
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Meanwhile, at the other place:
January 1, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Meanwhile, at the other place:
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if someone wanted to start rectifying the media landscape, it's not complicated. give a shit ton of money to ProPublica, Bolts, Liberal Currents, The New Republic, alt weeklies.
like, not some sort of sexy new start up. just fund the fuck out of current liberal/left media. 1
like, not some sort of sexy new start up. just fund the fuck out of current liberal/left media. 1
December 31, 2025 at 3:48 AM
if someone wanted to start rectifying the media landscape, it's not complicated. give a shit ton of money to ProPublica, Bolts, Liberal Currents, The New Republic, alt weeklies.
like, not some sort of sexy new start up. just fund the fuck out of current liberal/left media. 1
like, not some sort of sexy new start up. just fund the fuck out of current liberal/left media. 1
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Women's health information is increasingly being censored by anti-adult filters, which tag words like "vagina" as porn.
This isn't a new issue, but in an increasingly age-gated internet world, it's about to get a lot worse.
www.forbes.com/sites/gerist...
This isn't a new issue, but in an increasingly age-gated internet world, it's about to get a lot worse.
www.forbes.com/sites/gerist...
December 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Women's health information is increasingly being censored by anti-adult filters, which tag words like "vagina" as porn.
This isn't a new issue, but in an increasingly age-gated internet world, it's about to get a lot worse.
www.forbes.com/sites/gerist...
This isn't a new issue, but in an increasingly age-gated internet world, it's about to get a lot worse.
www.forbes.com/sites/gerist...
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The same people who believe selling content on OnlyFans is a form of (self) sex trafficking have decided that Matt Gaetz paying a 17-year-old for sex is not.
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/23/m...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/23/m...
Matt Gaetz, former Trump AG pick, had sex with underage girl while in Congress, House Ethics report says
Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress after President-elect Donald Trump picked him to be attorney general, putting the fate of the House Ethics report in question.
www.cnbc.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The same people who believe selling content on OnlyFans is a form of (self) sex trafficking have decided that Matt Gaetz paying a 17-year-old for sex is not.
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/23/m...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/23/m...
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Blog Post: Too Many Courts Are Letting States Take Wrecking Balls to the Internet (Roundup) 📉
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Too Many Courts Are Letting States Take Wrecking Balls to the Internet (Roundup) - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
‘Tis the season for Internet censorship. 🎄 More accurately, Internet censorship is now a four-season sport in state legislatures. There is not a stereotypical red state/blue state divide. Instead, the...
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December 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Blog Post: Too Many Courts Are Letting States Take Wrecking Balls to the Internet (Roundup) 📉
blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...
blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202...