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[-] OpenStars@startrek.website 157 points 9 months ago

Studies have shown that in places where porn is blocked, rape occurs at higher frequencies than in places where that is not the case, possibly due to higher levels of feelings of frustration and repression. This may be only one website now, but if others likewise follow the trend out of fear of litigation... then Texas may become a much more dangerous state to live in in the very near future, even compared to what it already is now.

[-] Facebones@reddthat.com 62 points 9 months ago

Studies have shown that in places where porn is blocked, ~~rape~~ freedom occurs at higher frequencies than in other places *

*FTFY

(/s obv)

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 70 points 9 months ago

Yeah! Personal rights! Personal choice! We shouldn't have government telling us what to do.

Conservatives crack down on policies involving porn

Okay I guess they know what's best for me yes papa gubberment

[-] OpenStars@startrek.website 29 points 9 months ago

So long as the libterds get pwnd. Which they definitely did. By blocking my porn. You see the way it works is uh...

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[-] jh29a@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 9 months ago
[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Here's a couple. Not a regional porn ban = more rape like previous poster said, but this is the most relevant data I could find. ...and this data isn't great. My main takeaway from this search is that we need to direct some actual research into what access to porn does vs doesn't do. Also specific categories of porn - I wouldn't be surprised to learn that sexual violence increases with consumption of porn that glorifies rape; but then if porn made a point to model good practices around things like obtaining consent, I'd wager sexual violence probably decrease.

TLDR, it's a complicated question, so take these with a grain of salt, but among the most credible sources I found, they trended toward porn and rape NOT being positively correlated.

"Victimization rates for rape in the United States demonstrate an inverse relationship between pornography consumption and rape rates."

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222552404_The_pleasure_is_momentarythe_expense_damnable_The_influence_of_pornography_on_rape_and_sexual_assault

 

"The results showed that in none of the countries did rape increase more than nonsexual violent crimes [during a period of increased access to porn]. This finding in itself would seem sufficient to discard the hypothesis that pornography causes rape."

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2032762/

 

Not really a good block of text to quote, but the gist is: "Porn doesn't cause rape, but there's more going on than just direct cause and effect"

https://vawnet.org/sites/default/files/materials/files/2016-09/AR_PornAndSV.pdf

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[-] Midnitte@beehaw.org 20 points 9 months ago

Plus when you consider Texas' abortion policies...

Might as well rename the state the Republic of Gilead.

[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

Sounds like it works right into their plans for controlling the population by forcing people to give birth then. What a hellscape. I'm so sorry for the good humans that live there.

[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 13 points 9 months ago

Why do you think they're doing it? Republicans don't get born out of consent.

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[-] nifty@lemmy.world 72 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don’t understand, why not just mandate that parents should implement parental controls or something instead of blocking it for everyone? I think this is more the religious right agenda in action. Edit: not what pornhub did, but what TX was trying to do

[-] ohlaph@lemmy.world 98 points 9 months ago

Texas needs to control people because they believe in small government. How else do you display freedom and amall government other than restricting rights and punishing people? /s

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[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 42 points 9 months ago

That's likely what they wanted and pornhub said "no, were not spending money to implement your fascist bullshit, instead no porn for you. Good luck."

The murder and rape rate are about to skyrocket in Texas sadly enough.

[-] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago

They already had 26,000 rape related pregnancies, just 26,000 rape related pregnancies, NOT 26,000 total rapes.

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[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago

Because they oppose porn for everyone

[-] acetanilide@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

Except the gay porn, for themselves

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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 55 points 9 months ago
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[-] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 32 points 9 months ago

I will crank one out on behalf of my Texan friends tonight. The ones who don't know how to bypass this, that is

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[-] Wilzax@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago
[-] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 38 points 9 months ago
[-] GluWu@lemm.ee 33 points 9 months ago

Both mullvad and proton are trusted top VPNs. Either is fine, look at both and choose which ever one you feel like. There isn't a wrong choice.

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[-] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 24 points 9 months ago
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[-] Midnitte@beehaw.org 17 points 9 months ago

VPN sales skyrocket in Texas...

[-] Cexcells@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

Texas, yawn. Anyways.

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