Author: Nick
‘Rape porn’ ban would not close any supposed loophole
Myles Jackman, legal adviser to Backlash, has written a forensic analysis of the case for banning rape porn for Lexis®PSL Crime, reproduced on his blog. Here is a key section: How do the Government’s proposals fit in with the law on the possession of extreme pornography? In brief: they don’t. […]
The UK Porn Filter: Limp And Unwelcome
Guest post by Helen Dale, cross-posted from Thoughts on Liberty So, David Cameron wants to institute a UK-wide porn filter. This news has now reached the US. You are probably laughing at us. If so, that’s a good thing, because the proposal is laughable. It means socially awkward Brits will […]
Essential links defending sexual freedom on the Internet III
Georgina Voss, Guardian: An anti-porn hack day: Mr Cameron? Be careful what you wish for Anna Arrowsmith and Fiona Elvines, Comment is Free: Should accessing ‘rape pornography’ be restricted by law? Clive Martin, Vice: Ten Ways Your Life Might Change Without Internet Porn (Over 18) Another Angry Woman: Not that […]
Developing a consent culture
Guest post by Emily Rape. Sexual abuse. What distinguishes those two horrific things from sex – generally accepted to be one of the most enjoyable pastimes available to us? It’s consent. Consent is vital. Consent is key. Meaningful consent is what makes the difference between sex, and sexual abuse. And […]
Essential links defending sexual freedom on the Internet II
Jane Fae, Politics.co.uk: Three bad ideas about sex and the internet Milena Popova, ORGzine: Porn blocking – a survivor’s perspective Zoe Stavri, Independent: Don’t ban ‘rape porn’ – introduce more porn with negotiation and boundary-setting Glasgow Sexworker: History Lesson: what happened when Canada enacted a feminist anti-porn law? Charles Arthur, […]
Essential links defending Sexual freedom on the Internet
Please sign the e-petition to the Government: Do Not Force ISP Filtering of Pornography and Other Content Myles Jackman, Backlash legal adviser and Obscenity Lawyer, is interviewed (briefly) on Channel 4 News at 2.24 on this clip. Nichi Hodgson: Please, Prime Minister, do your porn research Alex Hern, NewStatesman: Would […]
Statement on proposed extension of extreme porn ban
The ‘extreme porn’ ban poses a greater threat to the morality and stability of this society than the speculative harms of possessing images merely depicting violence.
Anti-censorship across the political spectrum
This week, Mark Wallace, Executive Editor of ConservativeHome, explains the practical implications of an Internet porn filter for personal privacy. He argues that filtering will inevitably involve monitoring all of everyone’s internet use, since porn isn’t a well-established category of material easily divided from other content: The only way to […]
So-called ‘Rape porn’ ban would be another threat to sexual freedom
Myles Jackman, legal adviser to Backlash, criticises the nebulous justification of ‘cultural harm’ for banning the mere possession of staged depictions of rape in an exhaustive legal article on his blog. In a key passage, he discusses the failure of prohibitionists to distinguish between fantasy rape scenarios and real acts […]
Ripper Street’s extreme porn as tittilation
Danny Broderick over at Freedom in a Puritan Age describes how a new BBC television series, Ripper Street, broadcasts images that, in a different context, would be illegal even to possess. An important point emerges from this situation. It is clear that legislators didn’t really think that the availability of […]