amid rising online control
WeSSterners love to moralize about everything lmao
The UK government just outlawed every not-just-softcore-porn site but gaming mod sites, blogs that feature alcohol, lots ofremoved crisis & LGBTQ+ advice sites, and more if you don't pay for government ID & then upload it to a dodgy, unrelgulated third party company.
Meanwhile we're arresting people for literally any and all support or reference to Palestine under terrorism laws, while actual racist mob pogroms go on.
We are so far past petty "authoritarianism".
The Anglos were firebombing mosques because a Christian man killed a bunch of kids. They're not exactly the brightest.
As a Floridian, I can't access pornhub and a number of other porn sites because the state says I need to give them my id first.
Country where porn is banned, bans porn.
More like country where porn is banned and Western social media sites are blocked blocks Western social media site designed around porn.
Seem to be mixed opinions of this here.
I'm of the opinion sex workers should not be criminals and need protections, but sex work should not be encouraged. A longterm goal of reducing it through improvement of the conditions and targeting causes is what I would prefer.
Balancing that is never going to be easy but seems right.
Probably the correct answer for the wrong reasons. Sex work (I assume) still exists in China, but OF seemed predatory for both the consumers and the models. My understanding of the platform is based on a small amount of info from a while back, but I’m guessing it’s only gotten worse since then.
The only models that make noticeable money need to do A LOT to get to that point — there was (is) this weird impression that attractive women can just sell nudes and get out of having to do real work, but the reality is that OF is very competitive.
For consumers, I’m pretty sure you need to enter a payment method just to make an account, even if you only want free content. That means they can hijack your body’s strongest urges to get you to buy more content. And then there’s the whole thing with 3rd parties catfishing people.
Taken from the true_anon sub about this.
OF is leagues less scuzzy than the traditional porn production companies, but still has its problems and scuzziness.
Traditional porn industries are still banned in China. So they aren't being hypocritical in this decision, even if there are those that disagree with the decision on its own merit.
get out of having to do real work, but the reality is that OF is very competitive
Define "real work" and have you seen the job market. All the qualifications and experience in the world can't land you an "entry level" job. And if you do "qualify" it's for shit pay and hours that will make you insane.
Yeah it's a real hot take that's for sure, but I agree with the other points. If someone is able to get outside the system and do work via OF or streaming or w/e I say good on them.
the western mind can't comprehend going on a date and spending the night in an affordable apartment in the city
Why would I go on a date when I could be on my grind???
What the hell am I supposed to jork it to
Remain calm, a CCP milking machine is being deployed to your location shortly 
Common China W
Boo. 
The internet is for p0rn. Sex workers are legitimate workers. Social Order? Really? Getting off in your own room hurting no one in your own time is a threat to "National Morals" and "Social Order"?
Didn't know Incels were in charge. /s
Broke: Saying OF is a threat to national morals and social order because it's a porn site.
Woke: Saying OF is a threat to national morals and social order because it's a Western site.
Aren't the incels pushing AI waifus? If anything, banning OF should encourage people to go fuck each other consensually instead of spending time alone with a rectangle
Phenomenal move. Anything to oppress the gooners is justified.
I support any and all attempts by the People's Republic of China to shut down Western sites.
While the (re-)ban probably happened this article doesn't link to any sources for its claims, which makes me suspicious about the claimed quotes by government officials about "Western moral decay" and whatnot.
Based
Saw this on the TruAnnon sub and while im not sure if its true...it does seem to check out. Only Fans was firewalled before and they're just re-banning it.
I can't fathom buying porn, like they could stop making porn right now and you'd have content for the rest of your life but your actually paying money to masturbate? It's free
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