Sex worker rights activist Meena Seshu looks at soliciting as a form of sexual expression. This is the first in a series of blog posts from the national conference Porn. Panic. Ban that Point of View and the Internet Democracy Project convened in October 2015 in New Delhi. “The reason I’m on this panel […]
Tangled, Like Wool – Sex, Sexuality and the Internet in India
“Online” and “offline” are no longer binaries or opposed actions, like flipping a switch on and off; today, they’re as tightly tangled as a ball of two-skeined wool. First published on July 9, 2013, on Genderit.org (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0) On June 13, the Indian government blocked 39 websites which allow users to share porn, among other […]
Peeping Tom Porn and Privacy
Unlike porn actors who sign release forms, victims of non-consensual amateur porn are at the mercy of whoever first possesses or chances upon their footage. A couple makes out inside a cybercafe cubicle in a city crunched for space and privacy. A woman bathes and changes clothes inside her hotel room. A honeymooning couple films […]
Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai?: Censorship and Pornography
This is the ninth in a series of ten blog posts reporting on the EroTICs India workshop held in New Delhi in March 2013. Banned: advertisements promoting sex-selection on Google, Microsoft Bing and Yahoo. Banned: searches from India with the words “sex” or “sexual” on Microsoft Bing. Banned: porn cartoon Savita Bhabhi, depicting the sexual […]