Al Goldstein, the pioneer publisher of hardcore pornographic magazine, Screw, died on December 19, 2013 in Brooklyn, NY. Goldstein’s life was very much like pornography – crude, exploitive, and ultimately unsatisfying. He led a sad life filled with upheaval that ended in brokenness and loneliness, as seen in his NY Times obituary.
Houston Mayor, Anise Parker, made a deal with 16 major strip clubs in the name of fighting sex trafficking. In exchange for $1 million from the clubs to fight sex trafficking, Parker will allow sexual contact with strippers at the clubs including lap dances, a form of prostitution.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) requires that every registered website provide to it accurate and reliable contact information. This is a wise deterrent to crime, however many porn sites do not provide such information. Instead, they give false or unusable mailing addresses, emails, and phone numbers to hide the identity of website owners. A recent Washington Post article shed light on this problem by investigating a popular rape porn website that charges a fee to customers viewing this vilest of hardcore material.
More than 40 groups will join Morality in Media in a National Day of Prayer to strengthen the fight against pornography.
Morality in Media announced a National Day of Prayer to strengthen the fight against pornography. On December 10, 2013 thousands of supporters will join together in this effort.
Morality in Media commends the latest efforts by Google to block links to child sexual abuse material. Internet companies, to include Google and Microsoft, worked alongside law enforcement to make this change happen.
The supermarket checkout staple Cosmopolitan is at it again with their efforts to market porn to teen girls. Cosmo is no longer just for hair and fashion tips. Now they give suggestions of porn titles for beginners and compare exploited women to fair trade coffee beans.
Porn in the workplace is causing new problems, according to a recent survey. IT workers said in a ThreatTrack Security survey that they waste time removing easily avoidable malware. 40 percent of the malware found on executive’s devices is caused by viewing online pornography.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 28, 2013) – This week marks the Morality in Media’s 26th Annual White Ribbon Against Pornography Week from October 27-November 4. WRAP Week
A group of national and Birmingham-based non-profits are joining forces with to host the first annual Freedom Night: Abolishing Exploitation and Modern Day Slavery event at Railroad Park on Friday, Oct. 18. Led by local activists Melea Stephens and Sonya Hornsby, the event will be a fun, festival-type event.
Federal Communications Commission nominee Michael O’Rielly committed to enforcing the federal decency law during his Senate nomination hearing Sept. 18. When questioned by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., O’Rielly said he would enforce the current standard.
More than 70 group leaders signed a letter to members of the Senate Commerce Committee asking them to question FCC nominee Michael P. O’Rielly on TV decency enforcement at his nomination hearing this week. O’Rielly’s nomination hearing is set for Wednesday, September 18th.
