anti-pornography
adjective
an·ti-por·nog·ra·phy
ˌan-tē-pȯr-ˈnä-grə-fē 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antipornography
: opposed to pornography
… a growing antipornography movement that condemns explicit films not on traditional moral or religious grounds, but by saying they degrade women and perpetuate inequality.—
John R. Wilke
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Many colorful figures had walk-on roles in the story, from the feminists Victoria Woodhull and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to the manic Civil War major general Benjamin Butler and the anti-pornography crusader Anthony Comstock.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
In Oklahoma, for example, Republican state senators put forth a bill last month that seeks to ban exchanging all explicit content, even if solicited, for anyone except married couples as part of a broader anti-pornography push.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024
Hannah’s husband is now awaiting trial in jail, in part because of an anti-pornography app called Covenant Eyes.
—WIRED, 12 June 2023
One of these anti-pornography bills was passed into law in 2021 in Utah but cannot go into effect unless five additional states pass similar laws — a provision included to prevent Big Tech companies from isolating the state after passing the law.
—Ben Goggin, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2023
Anderson participates in many areas of political activism, namely PETA, AIDS awareness, anti-pornography and whale conservation.
—Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2023
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
In Oklahoma, for example, Republican state senators put forth a bill last month that seeks to ban exchanging all explicit content, even if solicited, for anyone except married couples as part of a broader anti-pornography push.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024
Hannah’s husband is now awaiting trial in jail, in part because of an anti-pornography app called Covenant Eyes.
—WIRED, 12 June 2023
One of these anti-pornography bills was passed into law in 2021 in Utah but cannot go into effect unless five additional states pass similar laws — a provision included to prevent Big Tech companies from isolating the state after passing the law.
—Ben Goggin, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2023
Anderson participates in many areas of political activism, namely PETA, AIDS awareness, anti-pornography and whale conservation.
—Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2023
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“Anti-pornography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-pornography. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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