Beyond the Filter: Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence
In this episode of Beyond the Filter, Brandy and Jeremy examine how gender-based harm is being amplified by digital platforms and AI tools, […]
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Beyond the Filter: Australia’s Under 16 Social Media Ban
This episode discusses Australia’s groundbreaking social media minimum age law, which mandates that platforms block users under 16. The conversation explores the […]
Beyond the Filter: Fantasy Sexual Materials and Offending
Hosts Brandy and Jeremy talk with Dr. Craig Harper of Nottingham Trent University about his research on whether fantasy sexual materials—like AI-generated […]
Beyond the Filter: The Assassination of Charlie Kirk and the Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel
Brandy and Jeremy unpack the political turmoil after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. They highlight the double standards in how […]
Beyond the Filter: Age Verification, Payments, Porn, and Censorship
Brandy and Jeremy speak with journalist Michael McGrady Jr about two growing threats to online sexual expression: financial censorship and age verification […]
Beyond the Filter: Fan Refuge
In this episode of Beyond the Filter, hosts Jeremy and Brandy delve into the creation of Fan Refuge, a new social media […]
Beyond the Filter: Fanfic arrests in China
In this episode, hosts Jeremy and Brandy speak with F15-H (Fish), an artist from Hong Kong now living in mainland China, about […]
Beyond the Filter: Aurélie Petit on Censorship of Animated Porn and its Limits
This month on Beyond the Filter, Brandy and Jeremy are joined by Aurélie Petit, PhD candidate in Film Studies at Concordia University […]
Beyond the Filter: Project 2025
Under Trump and Project 2025, censorship isn’t creeping in — it’s charging full force. From gutting public media and defunding the arts […]
Beyond the Filter: Pilot Episode
In the inaugural episode of Beyond the Filter, hosts Jeremy Malcolm and Brandy Brightman discuss the complexities of censorship in the digital […]