There is hardly a way to engage in the conversation around censorship, abuse prevention, and freedom of speech that doesn't involve talking about the obscure concept of...
Tag: censorship
The war on porn does not help children
The most potent weapon that sex work prohibitionists wield in their war on porn is the false narrative that pornography cannot be separated from child sexual abuse. But in...
Twitter’s pedo-populism is a setback for prevention
In October 2020, Twitter released a substantially revamped version of its terms of service on child exploitation. Although most of the changes simply clarify its existing...
CSAM filtering options compared
No
Internet company or website operator wants to allow its platform to
be used to distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM). But
especially for smaller operators, it...
MAP Support Chat: a peer-support network for adolescent MAPs
Many people ask themselves how someone could possibly sexually abuse a child. At Prostasia Foundation, we are committed to researching that question as it pertains to prevention. In MAP Support...
Is it illegal to be a manga fan in America?
In February 2019, Reddit outlawed the "lolicon" and "shotacon" styles of Japanese manga art, by way of a complete ban on sexually suggestive artistic images of anyone "who...
Defeating EARN IT by offering positive alternatives
The EARN IT Act would empower a new National Commission on Online Child Exploitation Prevention (NCOCEP) to enact guidelines on how Internet platforms should...
What purity policing fans get wrong about censorship
Alexus is a 15 year old who writes fan fiction for fun. Her favorite fandoms include Supernatural, Legend of Zelda, and The Chilling Adventures of...
Why the UN is wrong to equate drawings to sexual abuse
Sex or nude scenes featuring teenagers in anime and manga could disappear from the Internet and be driven into underground “dark web” sites, thanks to a...
Banned Books Week 2019
Here we are again. It’s that time of year when we build our TBR piles against the better judgement of those who wish to censor literature and control thoughts. Yes,...