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How do Visa + Mastercard control what content is allowed on platforms? (spoiler: moral panic+algo-bias) My 💥new article💥 out today in @pornstudiesjournal.bsky.social clarifies credit card + payment processor influences using Pornhub's 2020 moderation scandal full article: doi.org/10.1080/2326...

Put another way, the entire adult userbase is going to have to upload their IDs to sketchy third-party companies and link their identities to their online activity to stop a few dozen kids from accessing a platform that is mainly left-leaning news and commentary. What problem is this solving?

(Link to read this article for free) archive.is/4WBFb

Shots were fired into the Aylo building in Montreal, allegedly by an incel with a violent manifesto calling for a new order to curtail the economic and sexual freedoms of women. montrealgazette.com/news/local-c...

“Some have pointed to the fact that the Montreal shooter quoted Karl Marx to suggest he was a Marxist — but Marx argued in favour of women’s liberation and against gender inequality. “Don’t let anyone fool you: incel ideology is incompatible with progressive politics.”

Important article by @internetmaggie.com on incels' anti-porn rhetoric as evident in the Montreal shooter's rambling manifesto. Misogyny (& hatred of women's sexuality, autonomy & rights), not anti-cop sentiment is key here. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Montreal's tragic shooting follows established patterns of violence: angry young men who would deny womens' rights & bodily autonomy It's time to acknowledge the role of anti-porn rhetoric shaping hateful incel beliefs my latest for the @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

“Monday’s shooting spree occurred in the same Montreal borough as Canada’s worst single incident of femicide: the Polytechnique Massacre. “The killer — once again — is a white man. “The victims — once again — are exactly the people the far right blames for all their troubles.”

In Ottawa, the police chief had to make a 7-minute video telling officers to stop using databases and surveillance tools to look up women they found attractive out in the world. This is a major problem *everywhere* and one that has only gotten worse as police have gotten access to more technology.

Given the awful and dehumanizing rhetoric of 'antiporn activists', @samleecole.bsky.social predicted this outcome years ago.

Seconds after I hit publish on this, my thesis that there will be people who have access to national platforms, who will try and obscure what Seth Hatfield's manifesto said. Stephanie Carvin just claimed that it's anti police (it isn't). Take a read... noraloreto.substack.com/p/shooting-t...

this was a fun one techcrunch.com/2026/06/02/c...

"Four penis massages for an undercover detective later..." @enbrown.bsky.social nails it again 👏

AI companies are now getting accommodations that disabled people spent decades fighting for. Jonathan Zong and Frank Elavsky argue this reflects a broader pattern, where accessibility gains become politically possible only once industry needs the same changes.

"Nudify" apps have created endless chaos in schools for years. But administrators and police are STILL caught on the back foot when it happens in their communities. At Radnor, this looked like a mix of bad info from admin and conflicting reports from police www.404media.co/radnor-high-...

James Campbell is joined by Maggie MacDonald, contributor to The Intellect Handbook of Adult Film & Media. They discuss her chapter, 'Pornography Platforms', how algorithms affect content creation and the practical implications of regulations. https://youtu.be/ndms24UjltI 🥩himbo discourse🥩

LISTEN UP! YOU NEED TO DO THIS ASAP!!! If you support marginalized people, do this. If you support sex workers, do this. If you support artists, do this. If you say "fuck censorship", do this. I can't begin to tell you how important this is, ya'll.

Anti-sex censorship online doesn't only suppress adult content - it shapes what gets made, seen, and studied. Age-ID laws throttle a wide range of cultural & academic outputs, making it hard for artists & scholars to share our work! @fsc.bsky.social www.freespeechcoalition.com/scholars

thinking about Camming by Angela Jones and Selena The Stripper, Sex Workers Unite

📰📢 New op-ed in the Globe & Mail by @internetmaggie.com & me: Moral judgment has no place in deciding who gets to bank or not In it we summarize key points from our new report on sex work debanking, Account Closed Without Notice (see pinned 📌 post). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3d6ff41...

Important editorial (paywall) by @internetmaggie.com & Val Webber on Canadian banks' debanking sex workers with claims of high-risk transactions & risks to corporate reputations. Result is financial discrimination & stigma. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

"Adult industry workers in Canada have increasingly taken to social media to disclose their frustration with these experiences, detailing accounts being frozen and funds seized with no explanation and limited recourse."

If you haven't already please read this report on de-banking and account restrictions by my brilliant friend @internetmaggie.com! With all of the age verification and personal ID rolling out platforms like Discord, these kinds of restrictions and constraints are only getting worse.

I had a great time talking the latest tech policy news with Ben, including some deep cuts on meta political ads during Hungary’s parliamentary election and a new report on debanking from @publicpubics.bsky.social and @internetmaggie.com

Today @publicpubics.bsky.social & I are pleased to share our new research report: Account Closed Without Notice 🏦💸🚫☂️ we clarify policies restricting bank access for many 🇨🇦 adult industry/SWers + offer recommendations to secure fair financial inclusion for all www.internetmaggie.com/debanking

What's behind the debanking of adult industry/SWers in 🇨🇦? 🏦 ❌ 🌽 ❌ ☂️ ❌ 🏦 New report out from @internetmaggie.com and me! We review banking infrastructure/policies & offer recommendations to support financial inclusion for all: www.valeriewebber.com/adult-indust... www.internetmaggie.com/debanking

You can also find our report on Researchgate! Account Closed Without Notice: Debanking Adult Industry Workers in Canada 🏦💸🚫☂ doi.org/10.13140/RG.... we clarify policies limiting bank access for 🇨🇦 SWers + offer recommendations to secure fair financial inclusion for all @publicpubics.bsky.social

V concerned to see great research orgs partner up with NCOSE to repeal Section 230. This article has is a v good history of NCOSE (once Morality In Media) & their campaigns against… literally any depiction of anything but conservative values on TV / the internet. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Incredible panel of adult industry advocates in discussion on the impacts of deplatforming today @cheriedeville.bskyverified.social @siridahl.com @savannahsly.bskyverified.social @swopbehindbars.bsky.social Starting in an hour! www.eventbrite.com/e/aylo-swop-...

Government-mandated internet restrictions only make our online lives more dangerous.

This is the same group. Please watch and share this video and educate yourself on how these Christian fundamentalist groups are shaping public opinion

New publication alert! Article by @nieborg.bsky.social and myself on platforms and institutional risk. We use the social casino developer Playtika to assess the shaping of financial, infrastructural, and regulatory risks in the platform economy. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Here’s our starter pack for traveling Canadian friends. Comment to be added!! go.bsky.app/MT1yJAo

I made a new starter pack for Toronto full service workers. Let me know if you'd like to be added (or removed!) and I'll add as many as I can. I likely missed a lot of people so feel free to suggest folks as well. 😊 go.bsky.app/V3HHnHZ