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Desperate Living Subscription Posts – How And Why

As we launch subscription-only pages, here’s why – both for financial reasons and to avoid the wagging finger of the moralisers.

Sack The Act – The Fight Back Against The Appalling Online Safety Act

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A new campaign aims to end the British government’s oppressive internet censorship laws before they cause more harm than they already have.

The R18 TV News Reports

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Vintage TV news reports on the battle to legalise porn in the UK.

The Adult Channel Ads Of The 1990s

The magazine advertising from the early days of adult cable and satellite TV channels.

Primed For Profit: The BBFC’s Double Standards

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The British censors allow wealthy streaming giants to self-certify at a reduced cost, while still bleeding physical media distributors dry.

What, Exactly, Is ‘Legal But Harmful’ And Who Gets To Draw The Line?

Giving the government and lickspittle quangos powers to prevent legal discourse under a vague definition of ‘harm’ is something that we should all object to.

Ofcom’s Commercial Failures

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Britain’s TV regulator thinks that more of this sort of thing will encourage people to watch traditional TV channels again. They are mistaken.

Talking Pictures TV Encore: At Last, A Catch-Up Service

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Britain’s only worthwhile TV station finally launches an on-demand service.

OFCOM’s Online Nation: Reinventing Harm

The latest OFCOM report attempts to hype the dangers of unfettered thought online, but can’t hide the fact that viewing porn is now increasingly the norm.

The Strange And Elusive Pleasures Of HVC

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Looking back at Britain’s most outrageous and chaotically inept television channel, the home of sex and violence, banned movies and disrupted broadcasts.

The Silencing Of Dangerous Ideas: Britain’s Shameful Free Speech History Is Not About To Change

The UK government’s sudden and selective embrace of free speech is a little hard to swallow.

Infantilising Britain: A Lesson From History

Looking back at the hysterical, evidence-free report on ‘sexualisation’ by Reg Bailey, the man the BBFC want to oversee their appeals committee.