Queer Clicks: December 11 | China Is Offering Its Citizens Up To US$86,000 To Snitch On Porn, Tumblr’s Porn Ban Further Stigmatizes and Alienates Sex Workers Online, & Other News
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China Is Offering Its Citizens Up To US$86,000 To Snitch On Porn
“China is hoping to create a nation of porn bounty hunters. The country, which regards all kinds of pornography as illegal, has just doubled the reward for reporting illegal publishing to 600,000 yuan (US$86,500).
The National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications – a government body tasked with cleaning up China’s web – last week issued New Measures for Rewarding Reporting on Eradicating Pornography and Illegal Content, which will become effective December 1.” Tech Asia
10 Things You Won’t Believe Are Illegal In Australia
“There are many strange and eyebrow-raising crimes on the books in Australia. Some are old laws that are probably due for repeal, others have been recently upheld as valid despite seeming out of place.” Psychics, mooning, bad(?) music, begging, tackling pigeons, objecting at weddings, and laser pointers are all illegal. Oh yean and you guessed it…porn as well. via Cairns Post
Tumblr’s Porn Ban Further Stigmatizes and Alienates Sex Workers Online
“The Tumblr porn ban follows this year’s passage of controversial anti-sex-trafficking law SESTA/FOSTA, which led to the erasure of online spaces vital for sex workers. Now, sex workers say, they have been further silenced with the loss of yet another space—one that grew thanks in part to the communities they built.” Gizomdo
Insta-Stud: Konstantinos Vasalos
“Still hot and bothered from that 2019 Greeks Come True Calendar preview? Thought I’d stay in the land of filo pastries for our latest Insta-Stud. Can you blame me? Just look at him.
Konstantinos Vasalos is a 29-year-old personal trainer and bodybuilder from Athens, Greece. He competed on Survivor Greece in 2017 where he place in the Final 3. Why anyone would vote him out is just insane? Deserted island with this hunk… yes, please. ” Homorazzi
