The Politics of Sex Censorship - Ep 151 American Sex

If you think the latest round of internet censorship doesn’t affect you, think again. Social media TOS changes, Visa/MasterCard halting services on Pornhub, and Section 230 being wrapped up in our COVID relief bills affect not only sex censorship but everyone who uses the internet. What happens when sexual assault survivors can't easily search for resources because the word “sex” is no longer permitted on social media? How do LGBTQ+ youth with no one to turn to find support when activists & educators are being silenced? How do we create change if we’re not allowed to organize social movements on social media? Why is the US government attacking legal sex work sites like Only Fans--the one income source so many marginalized people have turned to during the pandemic? On ep 151 of American Sex Podcast, you’ll learn how all these issues are interrelated and have unsuspecting dark origins.        
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Episode 151 Links
American Sex Podcast Ep 148 http://sunnymegatron.com/sex-censorship-internet/ American Sex Podcast Ep 36 http://sunnymegatron.com/kitty-stryker-sesta-fosta-consent-juggalos/ Book - Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism https://www.amazon.com/Algorithms-Oppression-Search-Engines-Reinforce/dp/1479837245/ref=sr_1_1 Book - Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code https://www.amazon.com/Race-After-Technology-Abolitionist-Tools/dp/1509526404/ref=sr_1_1 FSC - Free Speech Coalition (needs your donations!) https://www.freespeechcoalition.com/ EEF - Electronic Frontier Foundation https://www.eff.org/ Woodhull Freedom Foundation https://www.woodhullfoundation.org/ Twitter thread about SISEA  https://twitter.com/acvalens/status/1340347550117883907 Twitter thread about SISEA being reintroduced https://twitter.com/AshleyLatke/status/1347969963135537152 NYT article “The Children of Porn Hub” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/opinion/sunday/pornhub-rape-trafficking.html The Family on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/80063867 Vox - How the Capitol riot revived calls to reform Section 230 https://www.vox.com/recode/22221135/capitol-riot-section-230-twitter-hawley-democrats Inside Exodus Cry: The Shady Evangelical Group With Trump Ties Waging War on Pornhub    https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-exodus-cry-the-shady-evangelical-group-with-trump-ties-waging-war-on-pornhub Wayfair & Human Trafficking Statistics - You're Wrong About Podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xgMoffYsLBicu1CnMqqiq?si=TOD_D0srRvOrqT5Vbjw4tw Made in Missouri: Senator Hawley's Quest to Revive Obscenity Prosecutions https://www.xbiz.com/news/256564/made-in-missouri-senator-hawleys-quest-to-revive-obscenity-prosecutions The New War on Porn: How Moral Crusaders, Mainstream Media and Politicians Are Gunning for XXX https://www.xbiz.com/news/256588/the-new-war-on-porn-how-moral-crusaders-mainstream-media-and-politicians-are-gunning-for-xxx New Congress Cleans Slate for Bills Targeting Free Speech, Sex Workers https://www.xbiz.com/news/256616/new-congress-cleans-slate-for-bills-targeting-free-speech-sex-workers Senators Propose Far-Reaching New Adult Industry Regulations https://www.xbiz.com/news/256391/senators-propose-far-reaching-new-adult-industry-regulations SISEA is “Unworkable” – Not to Mention Likely Unconstitutional https://www.ynot.com/sisea-unworkable-unconstitutional/ There May Be Casualties, But the War on Porn Will