2024 Submission 38

Timestamp: 2024/03/16 03:35:00 PM

SG: Civil Society / Academia

Submission: I am interested in debates around safety and protections among and between online sex workers and the consumers of online sexual activity. Right now there is a confrontation between P*rnhub and the states of Virginia and Mississippi, where new age verification laws have made it difficult to provide their content without significant roadblocks. Many sex workers and activists are contesting the age verification laws, saying it makes it unreasonably difficult to provide their content. I saw an activist present on this topic at the 2023 Association of Internet Researchers and think its among the more important topics to discuss at an Integer governance forum.

Links: Sorry, I'm on my phone and don't have links. Plus I'm concerned that if I actually posted some of the links here, my topic suggestion would be flagged as spam!

Issue Areas: Access and Digital Inclusion • Content Policy • Cybersecurity Cybercrime and Online Safety • Digital Markets and Competition • Online Harms