When Governments Criminalize Fiction, Real Victims Pay the Price
Recent proposals in the United Kingdom to criminalize certain forms of pornography illustrate a growing policy problem: the increasing willingness of governments […]
Tag: censorship
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: Drawing the Line Watchlist
In this special edition of Beyond the Filter, hosts Brandy Brightman and Jeremy Malcolm present the global launch of the Drawing the […]
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 […]
Stop HB 4938: Michigan’s Attack on Free Expression
The Michigan legislature is coming for your rights, and HB 4938, the so-called “Anticorruption of Public Morals Act,” is the weapon they […]
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 […]
Censorship isn’t the answer
Censorship has been a hot button issue recently after payment processors, under the noise generated by the Australian pro-censorship group Collective Shout […]
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 […]
Fight the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act
The government is coming for your rights, and H.R.3297—the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act—is the weapon they’re wielding. Introduced on May 8, 2025, […]