EU-parlamentet vil forby porno

The proposal «calls on the EU and its member states to take concrete action on discrimination against women in advertising… [with] a ban on all forms of pornography in the media».

Kartika Liotard, a Dutch left-wing feminist MEP, is seeking «statutory measures to prevent any form of pornography in the media and in advertising and for a ban on advertising for pornographic products and sex tourism», including measures in the «digital field».

The MEPs are also demanding the establishment of state sex censors with «a mandate to impose effective sanctions on companies and individuals promoting the sexualisation of girls».

Rick Falkvinge, the founder of the Swedish Pirate Party which campaigns for internet freedom and has MEPs, warned that there is «a clear majority in favour of this report, much because of its title and a belief that there’s nothing odd about it».

Piratpartiets MEP Christian Engström advarer mot resolusjonen, selv om den ikke er bindende.

Jan Arild Snoen