Censorship
Full Text of Donald Trump's 'Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship'
The White House website has published the official text of Donald Trump's executive order titled "Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship."
U.K. Politician Named 'Cummings' Shadowbanned by Twitter's Anti-Porn Filter
The latest victim of Twitter’s unnecessarily secretive censorship policy regarding sexual content is not, for a change, an adult performer, but a publicly pilloried U.K. politician surnamed Cummings.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Platforms' 'Restricted Content,' in Spreadsheet Form
Last August, performer Sophie Ladder noticed that different content platforms had different notions of what they considered “restricted content.”
Instagram, Facebook Moderation Now Regulated by Self-Appointed 'Oversight Board'
Earlier this month, as the world was preoccupied with adapting to the new challenges of the post-COVID-19 reality, Facebook announced it had established an international entity named “the Oversight Board” to make decisions about free speech and content moderation on its platforms, which include Instagram.
Michigan Judge: These Are 'No Ordinary Times' to Discriminate Against Adult Businesses
An Eastern Michigan court decision on Monday established that local strip clubs should be eligible for the Payment Protection Program (PPP) administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of the U.S. Congress-approved COVID-19 relief package, regardless of the “prurient clause” included as part of the application.
Catholic Bishops Pressure Justice Department to Revive Obscenity Task Force
A group of Catholic bishops wrote a letter to the Department of Justice last Thursday urging Attorney General William Barr to revive its Obscenity Prosecution Task Force to target the legal adult entertainment industry in the U.S.
Spokesperson: SBA Will 'Probably Not' Waive Loan Exclusion for 'Prurient' Sex Businesses
A spokesperson for the Small Business Administration (SBA) told news site Buzzfeed that the federal agency will “probably not” waive the language explicitly excluding “prurient” sex workers and sex businesses from CARES disaster relief application.
APAG's Alana Evans Pens Op-Ed Calling SBA Loan Application 'Discriminatory'
Alana Evans, president of the Adult Performers Actors Guild (APAG) penned an op-ed for mainstream news site The Daily Beast about “how discriminatory it is that the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus excludes sex workers.”
Debate Over SBA Loan's 'Sex Business Exclusion' Hinges on Obscure Word 'Prurient'
The debate over whether sex workers and sex-oriented businesses can apply for federal disaster relief loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)’s “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security” (CARES) program continues, with a focus on the interpretation of the word “prurient.”
Disaster Relief Application Explicitly Excludes 'Prurient' Sex Workers, Adult Businesses
The federal application for COVID-19-related disaster relief for small businesses, issued by the Trump administration’s U.S. Small Business Administration (USSBA) this week, explicitly disqualifies any sex worker or sex oriented business who may derive income from “presenting live performances of a prurient sexual nature” or “through the sale of products or services, or the presentation of any depictions or displays, of a prurient sexual nature.
Top Adult Stars, Soft Leather to Host Anti-Censorship 'Sleaze Ball'
Some of the adult industry's top names will host a special Soft Leather event, The Sleaze Ball, on Saturday, March 14.
GOP Legislators in South Dakota Hijack 'Revenge Porn' Bill to Demand Broad Censorship
A state representative in South Dakota introduced a bizarre bill last Thursday that attempts to create a loophole to censor sexual expression while avoiding the obvious First Amendment issues.
FSC Releases Policy Statement Regarding Proposed Utah Censorship Bill
The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has released a policy statement regarding Utah's proposed censorship legislation mandating labeling of "pornographic" material.
GameWithMe Launches Censorship-Free Live Gaming Platform
GameWithMe is officially launching Thursday with a new design for the live platform that allows streamers and members to dictate the content of the broadcast.
Facebook Releases Instagram Censorship Data in Latest 'Transparency Report'
Facebook has just released a document entitled “Transparency Report,” a biannual statement regarding their content moderation and censorship policies. For the first time, the report includes data gathered by their subsidiary Instagram, which also uses the Facebook Community Standards.
Woodhull Panel Examines FOSTA and Censorship
The Woodhull Freedom Foundation is the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging FOSTA. Its legal challenge started in the spring of 2018, when the organization began to struggle with its online promotion of events involving sex workers at its annual Sexual Freedom Summit.
Pornhub, Redtube Reincarnate in India as .org, .net Sites After Censorship
Popular tubesites Pornhub and Redtube have reentered the Indian market as “Pornhub.org” and “Redtube.net, after being banned by the country’s restrictive censorship laws.
ManyVids Fights Backs Against Social Media Censorship With MV Social
ManyVids is taking a proactive stand against social media censorship with the expansion of its MV Social initiative.
Never Mind the Body Fluids: Twitter's New TOS Ramp Up All-Around Porn Censorship
While the adult community on Twitter continues focusing on specific items in Twitter’s latest revision to their Terms of Service (TOS) concerning what the company calls “sensitive material,” a careful reading of the new policy unveiled in March 2019 reveals a deliberate ramping up of porn censorship across the platform.
Dame Products Sues MTA Over Censorship
Dame Products, the female-fronted pleasure product manufacturer, is suing New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on grounds of sexism in regards to the company's proposed advertising campaign.