Last month, the UK Internet Services Providers’ Association nominated Mozilla as being one of its 2019 internet villains, accusing it of undermining Internet safety...
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PayPal fails to shut down Prostasia
Yesterday Prostasia Foundation received notification from PayPal that the account that we use for receiving membership subscriptions and donations had been permanently...
Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Internet Platforms, Sexual Content, & Child Protection
How can Internet platforms protect children from abuse, while preserving space for legitimate sexual expression and discussion online, and minimizing risk?...
Beyond censorship: the case for a flexible standard
Recently I watched a video of a naked twelve year old girl—a victim of child sex trafficking—being slapped around by an adult who was attempting to photograph her. In...
Furry fandom: untying the knot
Are you comfortable in your own body? Or sometimes, when you close your eyes and dream, do you imagine yourself in a different body—perhaps not even a human body, but...
Criminalizing art and fiction is a bridge too far for the United Nations
In February 2019 the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child released a draft set of Guidelines for the implementation of an existing international treaty on...
Harry Potter and the Death Eaters at the United Nations
You know what’s really awesome? Stepping out of your boring real life and into a whole new world where you get to hang out with friends, go on adventures, and defeat bad...
Experts to United Nations: hentai ban would be a mistake
A United Nations committee is circulating a draft document that could bring in a global ban on the sexual depiction of minors in drawings and cartoons, including lolicon...
Is censoring online porn the best way to keep children safe?
If we want to make sure children are safe online, let's stop them watching porn.
Does that sound like a sensible proposal? Or even a realistic one? While, on reflection, such a proposal seems a...