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Despite
existing federal laws which make it illegal to distribute hardcore
pornography through many mediums, and the extensive research about the
harms of pornography, these individuals and companies are actively
engaged in shaping public acceptance of pornography and the exploitation
of women. Over the next few months, Morality In Media will develop
projects to reach many of those on this list. We hope you're committed
to help because it will take a united effort!
 Sincerely,
Dawn Hawkins
Executive Director, Morality In Media
The Dirty Dozen List
 1. Attorney General Eric Holder- Mr.
Holder refuses to enforce existing federal obscenity laws against
hardcore adult pornography, despite the fact that these laws have been
upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court and effectively enforced by previous
attorneys general. Holder has initiated zero new obscenity cases aimed
at commercial distributors of hardcore adult pornography, and has shut
down the prosecution section in charge of such cases. As a result,
pornographers have been given the green light to produce and distribute
illegal, obscene pornography to children and adults.
2. Comcast - Major cable and satellite TV companies such as
 Comcast, Time Warner,
Verizon, DIRECTV and DISH provide hardcore pornographic premium
channels and pay-per-view movies to tens of millions of American homes.
Comcast is the largest of these. With the growth of the Internet, pay TV
pornography does not sell like it once did, but it still sells and
pollutes countless minds.
3. Facebook – The world’s most popular social networking site has
 become
a top place to trade pornography, which we have reported on numerous
occasions. According to reports, even child pornography is regularly
shared on Facebook and women and children are trafficked on the site.
While Facebook policy prohibits “pornographic content” they do not
devote sufficient resources to effectively police their site. Rather,
Facebook seems to rely on users to do this work and then they often take
days to remove the content. Facebook has the resources to develop
better detection tools, yet they have not made this a priority. We hope
to change their corporate mind. Sign this petition to Facebook
executives urging them to use their resources to address these problems.
4. Googleplay - (App store for Android phones) Google has
 essentially
no restrictions on the types of apps allowed in their app store,
Googleplay. Pornographic apps are in every category and in many of the
categories there are countless porn apps available. Whether you are
looking for these apps are not, you’ll be forced to see them and search
among them; if you are a parent, your children will have to too. This is
in stark contrast to Apple’s policy. Apple’s app store has strict
restrictions and does not allow pornographic applications. We applaud
Apple for its strong sense of corporate and civic responsibility.
5. LodgeNet Interactive Corporation -
 This
is the company that provides most of the in-room TV pornography to
major hotels and motels. Despite the federal and many state laws, which
prohibit obscene materials on cable and satellite TV, LodgetNet has made
untold millions by providing hardcore pornography to its customers.
Children have also been exposed to this material.
6. Hilton - This hotel chain, like Hyatt, Starwood and many other top
 hotel
chains, provides hardcore pornography movie choices; and it’s “adult”
channels that are often the first thing advertised when you turn on the
TV. Other hotels, such as Omni, Drury, and Ritz-Carlton, DO NOT offer TV
pornography. Marriott is currently getting out of the porn business
after many years of pressure from pro-family and anti-pornography
groups.
7. Twitter – Twitter’s policy reads: “We do not regulate Tweets that
 link
to content on external websites, including pornography.” For this
reason, Twitter has become the new ‘micro-porn’ service with tens of
thousands of porn tweets an hour. Of course, there is no way to keep
this from children.
8. American Library Association - For years, this self-
 styled
champion of First Amendment freedoms has worked to encourage public
libraries to keep their computer unfiltered. The ALA’s misguided
campaign has resulted in countless patrons of all ages being able to
access or being inadvertently exposed to hardcore adult pornography and
even child pornography on library computers. The ALA has also filed
lawsuits (and LOST) against legislative enactments requiring use of
filters, and continues to disseminate questionable information to
libraries about their responsibility to filter pornography.
9. Wikipedia – The popular encyclopedia-type website houses
 thousands
of pornographic images within its articles. According to news reports,
even child pornography has been found on Wikipedia. Despite this
problem, Wikipedia leadership refuses to monitor the site or to code the
pages as having “adult content” so that filters can block the pages.
Wikipedia claims it is solely the responsibility of the parents to watch
what their children are accessing on its site. The founder of Wikipedia
has spoken against this, yet the current leadership refuses to remove
any pornography.
10. Cosmopolitan Magazine – This staple of the  supermarket
checkout line may be as pornographic as Playboy magazine, but without
the pictures. This publication has steadily declined from a somewhat
inspirational women’s magazine to a verbally pornographic “how-to” sex
guide, further desensitizing young women and girls to the pornified
culture around them. Recently, the Cosmo has started to blatantly target
young girls to expand their audience and increase profits. Join us in
the fight to get supermarkets and other family-oriented stores to put
wrappers on Cosmo Magazine and to stop selling it to children.
11. Barnes & Noble - This Fortune 500 company, operator of
 689
retail bookstores and a very active website, is a major supplier of
adult pornography and child erotica. Nearly two dozen porn magazines are
currently for sale at one store we randomly checked. In addition, the
company sells a variety of sexually explicit photography books, such as
those by Jock Sturges and David Hamilton, that are often found in the
collections of pedophiles because they contain sexually arousing
photographs of children.
12. Department of Defense - The Pentagon has a serious  pornography
problem, and it is doing next to nothing to combat it. In fact, it
seems to be embracing pornography. Morality In Media receives a steady
stream of comments from servicemen and women and their spouses regarding
the widespread availability of pornography in the US Military. In
addition, The Military Honor and Decency Act requires the U.S.
Department of Defense to remove all sexually explicit materials sold or
rented by the exchange services, commissaries and the U.S. Navy ships’
stores. However, the DOD allows pornographic magazines to be sold.
**NOTE: of
course this list does not contain ALL of those responsible for our
pornified society. We omitted pornography companies directly because
they are a given. We appreciate your feedback. Email
grassroots@pornharms.com.
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