Tag Archives: censorship

Turkey Blocks Twitter Before Elections

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apparently ordered that Twitter be blocked in his country less than ten days before key local elections. Opposition media outlets said the block was implemented by Erdogan’s government, after the prime minister told a rally he would eradicate Twitter access in the country. The state-run Anatolia news agency said authorities “technically blocked access …

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WI Grocer Covers Gay Wedding Mag

The details: The cover of Milwaukee Magazine’s March issue, with a lesbian couple in wedding gowns, has been “censored” by Sendik’s Fine Foods in Brookfield, Wis. “This apparently happened after a customer complained,” says Milwaukee Magazine assistant editor Abby Callard. “The reader who emailed us [about the hidden cover] asked a clerk and was told the owners deemed it ‘inappropriate.’ …

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Christian Study: Sex Flops At Box Office

According to a study compiled by Christianist film critic and would-be censor Ted Baehr, American moviegoers are uninterested in profanity and sex. The 80-page report, which has been published by the Christian Conservative, pro-family advocacy group Movieguide for 22 years, broke down box office statistics regarding theatrical earnings and used letter codes to determine the content, ranging from world views …

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One Million Moms Vs Sports Illustrated

Just in from One Million Moms: Dear Joe, The cover of the Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue features three topless models hugging with their backs turned and focuses on the thong bikini bottoms they wear. There is also a side view of one model’s breast. The SI Swimsuit Issue is nothing but soft porn and most closely resembles Playboy …

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Russian Snowboarder Cheers Pussy Riot

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Quote Of The Day – Matt Taibbi

“Conservatives have always had trouble grasping the difference between public censorship and private enterprise. With a few exceptions, like whistleblower laws and National Labor Relations Board protections against being fired for off-site discussions about work conditions (exceptions that, in almost every case, conservatives bitterly opposed), there is no legal or constitutional right to free speech on private property. You can …

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Vatican Squashes Gay Photo Exhibit

After threats of legal action from the Vatican, an art gallery in Rome has covered up its exhibit of photos depicting gay men kissing in Catholic churches. Pink News reports: The photography series by Gonzalo Orquin, had been due to open at the Galleria L’Opera beginning on Wednesday evening. The photographer said the gallery had received a legal notice from …

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REPORT: Russia Is Already Silencing Journalists & Bloggers Ahead Of Olympics

Human Rights Watch reports: Local authorities have harassed numerous activists and journalists who criticized or expressed concerns about preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. The six-month countdown to the Sochi Games opening ceremony is this week. Human Rights Watch has documented government efforts to intimidate several organizations and individuals who have investigated or spoken out against abuse …

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From Reporters Without Borders

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Iceland Wants To Ban Web Porn

Iceland, where porn has long been technically illegal, wants to block all internet pornography even though web experts warn that such a move will likely cause many unrelated sites to be blocked as well. The proposal by Interior Minister Ogmundur Jonasson has caused an uproar. Opponents say the move will censor the Web, encourage authoritarian regimes and undermine Iceland’s reputation …

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Ukraine Approves “Gay Propaganda” Ban

Ukraine’s Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to approve a ban on “gay propaganda” much like the ones recently created in parts of Russia. Gay Star News reports: Within the last hour 289 deputies voted for bill 8711, nobody voted against and just one abstained. Another 60 deputies were absent from the chamber. The vote today (2 October) had only been announced …

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Tony Perkins: We Will End Porn

“During last week’s meetings in Tampa, FRC Action made it a priority to insert tough new language on pornography into the GOP platform. (We’d also like to educate the Democrats on this issue, if they’ll listen.) Thanks to my team working behind the scenes and my access as a delegate, we were able to successfully add a plank calling for …

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Hate Group Hypocrisy Of The Day

Remember back in the spring when GLAAD launched a campaign to inform the media about the incendiary rhetoric of the hate groups leaders regularly invited to appear on cable news? Remember how those targeted hate groups leaders screamed blue bloody murder in dozens of blog posts and press releases? “Freedom of speech! Religious liberty! Censorship! You hate Jeeeeeeeebussss!” Well. Guess …

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Concerned Women Are Concernstipated About Filthy Cosmopolitan Magazine

Concerned Women for America write: Ladies, whether you’re my age, older, or younger, stop reading that filth! Don’t fill your heads and thought lives with the pages of Cosmopolitan magazine. The hyped-up “articles” amount to little more than cheap marketing — shock value, nothing more. So take your hard-earned money — and what’s left of your innocence — and walk …

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No Porn For #YouPeople

Wingnut site Daily Caller reports that the Romney campaign has “quietly promised a vigorous crackdown on porn” should he be elected. Former Justice Department official Patrick Trueman, who proudly participated in federal pornography prosecutions during their “heyday” in the late 1980s and early 1990s, told The Daily Caller that Mitt Romney’s campaign assured him that Romney would “vigorously” prosecute pornographers …

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UTAH: Davis County School District Bans Books About Gay Families And LGBT Youth

And the Salt Lake Tribune doesn’t like it one bit. From today’s editorial: The Davis County School District is now targeting books for children that portray families headed by same-sex parents and a book with the message that bullying of homosexual teenagers is wrong. In Davis County, it seems, book banning based on intolerance is alive and well. The issue …

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Malaysia Bans Gay TV Characters

The Malaysian government has banned television shows that feature gay characters. Deputy Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Maglin confirmed [the ban]. He said the ban was effective immediately but would only start with state-owned TV and radio stations. “If it means cancelling some of the shows, so be it,” he told The Star Friday, adding that the decision was …

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PAKISTAN: Phone Companies To Block Texts Containing “Gay” & “Homosexual”

Pakistan’s blogosphere is having a field day over a new government directive ordering phone companies to block more than 1700 words from text messages. Among the banned words are gay, lesbian, and homosexual. Also: Jesus Christ. Operators have been directed to start blocking text messages containing these words from November 21. The move has been greeted with ridicule and derision, …

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The Smut Nazis Are On The Job!

I just registered with them. The first thing I’m going to report is all that repulsive hot sweaty man-on-man porn on the shelf under my television. But in all seriousness, one of their first targets is Chaz Bono so it totally might be worth your time to fuck with them as I will.

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ADF Vs. ACLU On Internet Filters

The anti-gay Alliance Defense Fund has entered the long-running battle to get public school systems to stop blocking websites that are useful to LGBT students. According to an ADF letter sent to several school districts, administrators are within their legal rights to ignore ACLU demands to lift the bans. Via the Christianist news outlet, OneNewsNow: The ACLU is presently suing …

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