US adult movie industry worried stiff over Harris’ anti-porn crusade, saying loads to come
An American porn star is raising fears over vice-president-elect Kamala Harris’ history of pounding the industry, saying they are “terrified” of what’s to come.
In a crunching opinion piece published by the Daily Beast, adult film star Cherie DeVille laid bare why many in the adult industry are worried stiff about the election of Harris, saying she will bring a “lifetime of animosity toward sex workers” to the White House.
The veteran adult actress says porn stars have been raising concerns about Harris since her time as San Francisco district attorney from 2004 to 2011.
DeVille blasted Harris for opposing a San Francisco ballot initiative to legalize prostitution and for trying to prosecute the owners of a classified ad website.
She says the US Vice-President-elect continued her crusade when elected to the Senate, resulting in legislation that anyone who posts an online sex work ad can now be jailed.
“In the name of protecting women, Harris has pushed sex workers back onto dangerous street corners.”
‘Visa and Mastercard dictate what porn they want‘
DeVille explained that porn performers’ fears are compounded by the fact that credit card companies have poured massive funding into Biden’s presidential bid.
The adult actress fingered Visa and Mastercard, saying the twosome is one of the sector’s “biggest adversaries,” effectively deciding what porn is allowed to be released.
“Few Americans realize Visa and Mastercard dictate what porn they want. For instance, I refer to myself in precise language when I market my legal adult videos because the credit card companies enforce strict rules. Even though I only produce legal videos up to code, credit card companies decide their regulations.”
The situation is compounded by Facebook policies that censor legal content, DeVille says.
The Silicon Valley behemoth has a near-monopoly in the realm and the incoming Biden administration has deep connections with the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company, including hiring many of its former lobbyists and executives.
“It’s disheartening because Facebook is worse than cable companies. They control what we see, and they’re a monopoly. That’s frightening. Nobody knows this better than the sex workers that Facebook censors.”
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