Pornography is a $57 billion world-wide industry and revenue exceeds that of professional baseball, football and basketball franchises combined. Those who support the porn industry come from all different backgrounds and cultures; however, in the U.S. alone, revenue from porn is $12 billion.
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.
A bill has been proposed in the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly that would crack down on a practice known as “revenge porn.”
Revenge porn is commonly understood to be the posting of nude or pornographic images of a person without their knowledge or consent in order to humiliate them. The action is typically done as a form of vengeance against a former spouse or partner.
Jamie Reynolds strangled 17 year old Georgia Williams in May of 2013. He took documenting photographs as she died and then dumped her body in the woods. Police and prosecutors are sure that this was a sexually driven crime. He did this because his addiction to hardcore violent pornography had escalated to where acting out violently was the only way to reach satisfaction.
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.
A 13-year old boy in England has pled guilty to rape, attempted rape and sexual assault of an eight-year old girl, and, according to reports, pornography may have played a significant part in his crimes. The actions took place when he was 10.
BREAKING: A large majority of regular tavern patrons say they drink at least occasionally, according to a new report. What’s more, many of those that do say alcohol helps them relax and overcome social inhibitions. Stupid report? Yep. Nearly as dumb as the one a recent Huffington Post “Women” article touted.
Jenna Jameson, former porn star, is back in the business after retiring and vowing never to return. Upon leaving the porn industry, Jameson said “I made a promise to my children when they were in my tummy that there is no way I could ever, ever, ever go back.” She explained her reason for leaving was in order to take care of her family.
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.
We ask President Obama and congressional leaders to help convince Google, Microsoft and other Internet providers to meet this civic responsibility.
