An Open Letter to the Governments Enforcing Online Censorship Laws:
I donβt usually get political on here. But Iβm angry. And Iβm scared.
Whatβs happening right now in the UK and Australia? Itβs not just about "protecting kids" from NSFW content. Itβs about control. Itβs about censorship disguised as morality. And it terrifies me for whatβs coming next because it always comes next.
They say itβs to keep minors safe. But censorship never stops at its first excuse. Give a government an inch, and it swallows miles. Thatβs not a theory. Itβs history. And history doesnβt just repeat. It escalates.
As someone who creates dark, explicit fiction, this feels personal. This is my warning bell. The stories I write, the ones people try to silence arenβt just "fucked up smut." Theyβre lifelines. Theyβre therapy. Theyβre how people process pain, explore the shadows, reclaim power, or just survive another goddamn day. Dark content can be grotesque, yes, but it can also be honest, raw, human. It makes you feel. It makes you face what others ignore. Thatβs why theyβre afraid of it.
And letβs stop pretending this is really about the kids.
If it were, the Epstein files would be public. The names would be prosecuted. Grooming gangs wouldnβt be swept under the rug for political convenience. The child protection system wouldnβt be a funnel of unchecked abuse. If they cared about children, they'd fix whatβs broken. But they donβt. Because this was never about children. Itβs about sanitizing the internet into a dead, glossy facade that makes governments and corporations feel clean.
What enrages me more than the laws themselves are the people applauding them. The ones nodding along, chanting βthink of the childrenβ while blindly handing over their freedoms like itβs some righteous offering. It's cowardice dressed up as virtue.
This doesnβt end with porn bans. It never does. First they silence desire. Then dissent. Then everything else that makes art and freedom, dangerous.
You may not care now. But you will, when itβs your voice they smother next.
TL;dr Reblog this if you believe in freedom of expression. Say nothing and watch it get stripped away.
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