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Backlash UK defends freedom of sexual expression among consenting adults in UK. We provide legal, academic and campaigning advice in UK and globally.
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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!

#Metoo - Since 2014 Backlash has assisted over 100 victims of serious sexual assaults and harassment to report these crimes to police in the UK and abroad. Most victims are women or sexual minorities.

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#internationalwomensday #womensday
March 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
BACKLASH IS 20!
AVMS Directive 2014 - Backlash contribute to the Porn Protest against the age verification clauses outside Parliament. 2014.
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#avms2014 #onlinesafetybill #sexualfreedom
March 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
BACKLASH IS 20!
Digital Economy Bill - Backlash instrumental in lobbying Parliament against Age Verification clauses in the Digital Economy Bill. 2016.
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#ageverification #digitaleconomybill #onlinesafetybill #sexualfreedom
March 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
No mention in Baroness Bertin's Recommendations of Patriarchy and Capitalism as driving forces behind porn consumption and the commodification of sex. 🧵

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#obscenepublicationsact1959 #onlinesafetybill #sexualfreedom
March 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
But the real danger is perfectly legal porn, that needs exclusive new laws and regulations.
🗣️ Meta has failed to explain how it will keep its users safe online.

CCDH's analysis shows Meta's policy changes could flood Facebook, Instagram, and Threads with 277 million more harmful posts each year - including hate speech and violent content.

Our research in the @washingtonpost.com ⤵️
Analysis | 277 million more harmful posts could flood Facebook and Instagram, study says
Meta’s shift to relying on users to report many kinds of harmful content could mean a lot more of it gets left online, says the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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🗣️ Meta has failed to explain how it will keep its users safe online.

CCDH's analysis shows Meta's policy changes could flood Facebook, Instagram, and Threads with 277 million more harmful posts each year - including hate speech and violent content.

Our research in the @washingtonpost.com ⤵️
Analysis | 277 million more harmful posts could flood Facebook and Instagram, study says
Meta’s shift to relying on users to report many kinds of harmful content could mean a lot more of it gets left online, says the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Hello @msnaughty.bsky.social, I just saw your dm from last year on X and found you here. We can dm if you would be so kind as to give a follow. Thanks for your support.
March 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
BACKLASH IS 20! Lords’ Committee - Backlash representative gave evidence before Lords’ Committee on the Digital Economy Bill in defence of adult sexual freedoms. 2017.

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#sexual freedom #obscenitylaw #sexualityandthelaw #sexualitylaw #britishlaw #britishcensorship
March 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
From the #bbcnews #bbcworldservice - as we have claimed, neither the #onlinesafetybill nor Baroness Bertin's Regulations in her #independentporn review, can protect British users from content produced and distributed from outside the UK: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
TikTok profiting from sexual livestreams involving children, BBC told
Young women in Kenya tell the BBC they have used TikTok to sell sexual content since they were teenagers.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Baroness Bertin's 23 Recommendations only applies to UK. The absolute majority of adult content consumed in UK comes from all over the world. Regulating British porn producers, distributors and performers is just a minicule drop in the digital ocean. #independentpornreview #onlinesafetybill
March 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
BACKLASH IS 20!
Lobbied against age verification regime introduced by #onlinesafetyact.

Now campaigning for adult sexual privacy & freedom of expression rights in the face of State censorship - Online Safety Act 2023.
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#obscenepublicationsact1959 #onlinesafetybill #ageverification
March 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
BACKLASH IS 20!

Obscene Publications Act
In 2019, we lobbyed the Crown Prosecution Service to redefine the definition of obscene publication to exclude consensual sexual activities which are legal to perform.

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#obscenepublicationsact1959 #onlinesafetybill #sexualfreedom
March 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
BACKLASH IS 20! We were formed in 2005 to challenge the misconceived extreme pornography clauses in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill.

We have had numerous legal victories for adult sexual freedoms since then.

Now we’re campaigning against the Online Safety Act 2023 🧵
March 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Happy #stdavidsday. A perfect day to remember the infamous 2010 Tiger Porn Trial, held at Mold Crown Court and involving a man from North Wales. Quotes courtesy of #northwaleslive @northwaleslive's online records, with thanks 🧵
March 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM