pornographic

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"The use of highly effective age assurance to protect children from harmful pornographic content is non-negotiable and we will accept no excuses for failure," said Suzanne Cater, director of enforcement at Ofcom.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

Books that get removed from libraries are often described as inappropriate or pornographic, but in practice, many deal with themes of race or include L.G.B.T.Q. characters, according to free speech organization and library groups.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

The committee ruled that it did not qualify as obscene or pornographic under the sensitive materials law, but used its own discretion to remove it from libraries below the high school level.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

In the text, the judge invoked a bizarre bit of legal reasoning: the Comstock Act, a law that Congress passed in 1873 to ban sending pornographic literature, contraceptives, and early abortion-inducing substances through the mail.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2023

In a recent issue it allowed a correspondent to call "Ann Veronica" "pornographic," which is most distinctly libellous.

From Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 by Bennett, Arnold