The business model for mainstream porn has changed. It now relies for its success on the mass popularity and consumption of free online porn. Similar to other types of social media, it is data driven, quasi-interactive and communal. These changes have shifted the social impact and role of mainstream porn today, which has implications for the promotion and protection of our sexual integrity. Not all of these implications are harmful, but some of them certainly are - particularly in relation to women and girls. To date, law and policy makers have failed to adequately regulate and hold accountable the large, monopolistic corporations responsible for the platformization of porn.
About the speaker:
Dr. Elaine Craig is a professor of law at Dalhousie University. She teaches constitutional law and criminal law courses and researches in the areas of evidence law, law of sexual assault, feminist legal theory, and criminal law ethics.
About the seminar series:
The Joint Legal Studies Seminar Series features biannual seminars showcasing a range of legal studies scholarship. The series is hosted by the Departments of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo and St. Jerome’s University.