Reddit Porn Now In The Crosshairs of An NCOSE Lawsuit

In the lawsuit, the Jane Doe plaintiff attempts to apply controversial measures instituted under FOSTA-SESTA, which was signed into law by then-President Donald Trump in 2017. The civil lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The lawsuit alleges that Reddit “knowingly benefits from lax enforcement of its content policies, including for child pornography.” Jane Doe accuses her abusive ex-boyfriend of allegedly posting CSAM content without her knowledge or consent.

Doe said that she alerted Reddit moderators but they took several days before removing the content in question, while they allowed the man to keep posting and even to create a new account when he was banned for terms of service violations. Now, Doe’s counsel — at the behest of NCOSE — is pushing for a federal class-action lawsuit against Reddit for ostensibly promoting a platform for the unfounded distribution of CSAM content.

Looking at the lawsuit, the complaint is merely a screed targeting popular porn-oriented subreddits that feature consenting adults.

“A number of the subreddits highlighted…are clearly targeting users interested in child pornography,” the lawsuit argues, citing bullshit evidence.

“For example, among Reddit’smost popular subreddits are: r/LegalTeens, r/Dirty18girls, r/collegesluts, r/TooCuteForPorn, r/Female18, r/barelylegalteens, r/Gonewild18, r/18nsfw, r/xsmallyounggirls, r/YoungNiceGirls, r/teensdirtie, r/youngporn, r/TeenBeauties, r/YoungExoticHoes, r/YoungGirlsGoneWild, r/18yoGirls, r/teensrdirty,” said the lawsuit.

It’s ironic, to say the least. The lawsuit attempts to claim that a search term like “gonewild18” or “legalteens” somehow appeals to users “interested in child pornography.” Talk about a load of bullshit, as mentioned. If NCOSE was serious about fighting “sexual exploitation,” they would realize that adult entertainment industry categories include ‘barely legal’ content terms. For instance, popular categories include “teen” or “18,” which covers content produced by content creators that look “young” or are actually 18 years old, or the age of majority, or older.

The United States Supreme Court ruled in Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition that content showing models who appear to be minors but are of lawful age in consensual pornography is also protected by the First Amendment. NCOSE appears to dismiss the ruling.

The lawsuit also points to extremely popular subreddits like r/gonewild, which is a community with over 3 million active users and a rigorous verification measure. In effect, this lawsuit is just another attempt to quash speech NCOSE doesn’t like.