This is the third in my series of Supreme Court cases related to pornography. Previously I covered Roth v. United States, which set the first US Federal standard for pornography, and Jacobellis v. Ohio from which the famous “I know it when I see it” quote came. Memoirs v. Massachusetts, 1966 Official citation and full […]
This is the second in a series of posts examining the sexual content policies of major social media platforms. All policy details are copied exactly from the sources provided as of the publication date. Unless otherwise noted, all emphasis has been added by me. Remember that policy does not necessarily reflect what actually happens on […]
This is the second in my series of Supreme Court cases related to pornography. Last time I promised I would do Memoirs v. Massachusetts next, but I completely forgot about Jacobellis v. Ohio which, for reasons that will become clear quite quickly, can’t be skipped. If this kind of thing intrigues you, check out the […]
This is the first in a series of posts examining the sexual content policies of major social media platforms. (I’m hoping to alternate weekly with my supreme court series) All policy details are copied exactly from the sources provided as of the publication date. Unless otherwise noted, all emphasis has been added by me. Remember […]
This post is the first in a series covering the history of pornography law in the United States. I’ll focus first on the landmark Supreme Court cases, and then go into legislation. Most of these, especially the early ones, are no longer viable precedent. I find it helpful to read the rationale behind old law […]
Originally posted on the Harvard Belfer Center Blog on 10/21/2020, and added here for posterity and internal linking. When I told my grandfather, a retired college professor, what my research topic was going to be his reply was “I didn’t realize there was any censorship on Facebook – sounds to me that for people like Zuckerberg anything goes.” This is incorrect. Around the same […]
This blog has been defunct for a few years, but I’m bringing it back with a whole new spin! Since August of 2020 I’ve been a full-time Fellow at the Technology and Public Purpose Program at the Harvard Belfer Center (in the Kennedy School). My project is an investigation into the censorship of sexual content […]