Opt-in for porn? Then why not for religion?
Here is Leslie Green’s response to Sarah Glatte’s case study on Britain’s proposed online porn filters. “I have three reservations about Sarah’s thoughtful comments: 1. I’m not sure if I count as an...
View ArticleCan Australia distinguish between art and pornography?
Where is the line between art and pornography? Between free expression and exploitation? The Bill Henson case is one of a number that have created a furore in Australia over naked photos of children as...
View ArticleShould ISPs be told to block “adult” content?
The evolution of Internet technology over the last decade has enabled Internet Service Providers (ISPs), both in pursuit of profit, and under government pressure, to move away from their previous...
View ArticleFree to fantasise? Pornography and its harms
One strange afternoon in 2013, I sat in the office watching porn stars act out a rape scene. Not for my own entertainment, I should say, but because I was researching what pornography does to us for a...
View ArticleShould ‘revenge porn’ be illegal?
The internet is creating new norms and new practices. Because of their use on the internet, trigger warnings have become common offline, as recent commentators have noted. Online social media exchanges...
View ArticleThe cultural harm of rape pornography
Whether it’s the Sun’s stunts around the final disappearance of images of topless women on its Page 3, or members of the senior judiciary appearing to assert the existence of a causal link between...
View ArticleRae Langton on philosophy, free speech and pornography
What is the contribution philosophy can make to our understanding of free speech? How does pornography contribute to the silencing of women? What are the future challenges for free speech? Professor of...
View ArticleRae Langton on pornography and rape myths
Philosophy Professor Rae Langton discusses her views on the cultural harm of pornography. This is an excerpt from the full interview with Rae Langton with Free Speech Debate.
View ArticleFree Speech Debate’s highlights of 2015
In 2015 there were many issues surrounding how we conceive of and protect free speech, from the tensions between religion and free speech to the censorship of offensive content, but a central debate...
View ArticleWho decides what is ‘extreme pornography’ that could send you to jail?
In August 2009, Kevin Webster was arrested for the possession of “extreme pornography,” a charge made possible by the introduction of provisions in Part 5 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act...
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