Foregone Conclusions In Search Of Evidence: Yet Another British Government Moral Panic
The head of the newly-announced ‘review’ into the effects of adult entertainment sounds suspiciously as though she has already made her mind up on the subject.
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Britain’s New Moral Panic Part Two: ‘Reviewing’ The Censorship Laws
Britain has a plethora of laws relating to pornography and sex – yet is still determined to find room for more.
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The Week In Awfulness Part 1: Brain Rotting In Texas
Sex, lies and bad science as Texas passes a law to restrict porn forcing adult websites to carry spurious health warnings.
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The 1993 Horror Of Mind-Boggling Filth On Your Computer
A TV news report about X-rated downloads from the 1990s shows that the current hysteria is nothing new.
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British politicians and professional censors join forces with American fundamentalists to demand a ban on porn.
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The Pope Does Not Approve Of Porn
Priests and nuns have been watching porn on their phones, and The Pope is not at all amused.
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The Political Fixation With Shifting The Blame Onto Porn
In the desperation to find something to blame apart from the obvious, sexual expression is always a go-to distraction.
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Politicians, Prohibitionists And Porn: A Bad Combination
Let’s not allow outrage at inappropriate workplace behaviour by an MP to further embolden the moralising opportunists.
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The Real-World Consequences Of Outlawing Porn
Censoring adult entertainment does not reduce demand – it just allows fraudsters, blackmailers and corruption to flourish.
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The Many Layers Of Stupidity To The Age Verification Plan
Years after abandoning it as an unworkable security nightmare, the UK government’s age verification rules are back – and are actually worse than ever.
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Things Fell Apart: Jon Ronson Explores The Culture Wars
The author and broadcaster explores how we reached our current state of extreme tribal division over everything in a new podcast series.
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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.
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