Something I can get behind. Honestly kind of surprised it’s not legal there already considering how many porn stars come from Eastern Europe.
Key points:
**Hypocrisy**
Producing and distributing pornography is currently illegal in Ukraine. **Broad interpretations of the law mean that even sharing a nude photograph with a partner can land a person in jail**.
Example: In one case in July, **a court in Poltava Oblast fined a woman almost $1,000 for sending two videos to her boyfriend**. Meanwhile, in Sumy Oblast, **a man was convicted to three years in prison with one year of probation for sending intimate photos and videos via a dating website**.
Pornography is also popular in Ukraine. “We criminalize porn, but we are in the top 20 of Pornhub watchers,” Samokhodskyi said. “It’s stupid to collect taxes for that and say it’s criminal at the same time,” Zhelezniak said. “If we decriminalize porn, it means less corruption and more taxes for the budget.”
**Waste of resources**
A draft law submitted by Zhelezniak and other lawmakers from various factions in parliament **doesn’t apply to child pornography, prostitution, or human trafficking** – cases that should be the priority of law enforcement instead of private nude photographs, Zhelezniak says.
Law enforcement spent more than 80,000 hours over the span of the last year on cases of consensual porn and personal pictures shared online, according to Samokhodskyi’s estimates.
**Abuse and corruption**
“There are thousands of cases where policemen not only ask for money but also for sexual services” in cases involving pornography, he said.
Webcam studios have also been coerced into paying law enforcement officers for “protection,” extorting money from studio owners in exchange for the ability to continue working.
One time years ago I went looking into porn laws after wondering what the hell was up with Japan, and discovered large chunks of the earth ban porn, which is stupid since porn is consumed (and I would bet produced) in every country on Earth. Banning it means it’s just a vehicle for corruption and oppression.
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Something I can get behind. Honestly kind of surprised it’s not legal there already considering how many porn stars come from Eastern Europe.
Key points:
**Hypocrisy**
Producing and distributing pornography is currently illegal in Ukraine. **Broad interpretations of the law mean that even sharing a nude photograph with a partner can land a person in jail**.
Example: In one case in July, **a court in Poltava Oblast fined a woman almost $1,000 for sending two videos to her boyfriend**. Meanwhile, in Sumy Oblast, **a man was convicted to three years in prison with one year of probation for sending intimate photos and videos via a dating website**.
Pornography is also popular in Ukraine. “We criminalize porn, but we are in the top 20 of Pornhub watchers,” Samokhodskyi said. “It’s stupid to collect taxes for that and say it’s criminal at the same time,” Zhelezniak said. “If we decriminalize porn, it means less corruption and more taxes for the budget.”
**Waste of resources**
A draft law submitted by Zhelezniak and other lawmakers from various factions in parliament **doesn’t apply to child pornography, prostitution, or human trafficking** – cases that should be the priority of law enforcement instead of private nude photographs, Zhelezniak says.
Law enforcement spent more than 80,000 hours over the span of the last year on cases of consensual porn and personal pictures shared online, according to Samokhodskyi’s estimates.
**Abuse and corruption**
“There are thousands of cases where policemen not only ask for money but also for sexual services” in cases involving pornography, he said.
Webcam studios have also been coerced into paying law enforcement officers for “protection,” extorting money from studio owners in exchange for the ability to continue working.
One time years ago I went looking into porn laws after wondering what the hell was up with Japan, and discovered large chunks of the earth ban porn, which is stupid since porn is consumed (and I would bet produced) in every country on Earth. Banning it means it’s just a vehicle for corruption and oppression.