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The debate about obscenity, pornography, and its relations to notions of free speech probably goes back to the first dirty drawings on cave walls. Recently within online right wing circles, there has become a strong movement to support the banning pornography, specifically internet pornography, or at the very least greatly limit its ease of access. But even in scenes where the word "Degenerate" fills the same function as "Bigot" among liberals, this notion of banning porn or placing stricter regulations is not without critics. The most common criticism is the potential to violate rights relating to freedom of speech. Another common argument is the possibility of anti-porn legislation being used as cover for more draconian internet censorship.
Andrew Torba, who runs Gab, a twitter alternative who's main selling point is its commitment to free speech, recently announced that all pornography would be banned from Gab, and has gone a days long tirade on twitter about how pornography is bad, is not free speech, and does not go against Gab's core commitment to freespeech. This spergout is what promoted this thread, as Torba is not without support, at least on the position at large.
Here are the rough Bullet Points for both cases
Anti-Porn
shitshow discussion going on the issue, and so Torba's thread won't dissolve more into Pro and Anti coomer rhetoric. So please, feel more than free to freely express your opinion on the matter. Just don't flash a titty if you do.
Andrew Torba, who runs Gab, a twitter alternative who's main selling point is its commitment to free speech, recently announced that all pornography would be banned from Gab, and has gone a days long tirade on twitter about how pornography is bad, is not free speech, and does not go against Gab's core commitment to freespeech. This spergout is what promoted this thread, as Torba is not without support, at least on the position at large.
Here are the rough Bullet Points for both cases
Anti-Porn
- Porn is addictive
- Porn hurts sexual and mental health
- Porn damages relationships
- It is not free speech, and should not be protected as such
- Parents are unable to effectively combat porn's encroachment due to pervasive internet access, and need legislative assistance
- It goes against religious and spiritual dictatum
- Banning porn would just create an unregulated black market, like with drugs and CP
- Pornographic materials can be considered forms of free expression and speech
- People should be free to decide what to and not to consume
- Pornography is produced by consenting adult/s with consenting buyers/consumers
- More push of big government into people's lives
- Regulations against porn would just be used as a tool of censorship outside of its anti-coomer scope
- Parents should be responsible for parenting their own children, and not rely on government to do their job for them
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