pornographers
Producers of obscenity
Pornographers are people who create pornography—sexually explicit material intended to arouse.
The term covers photographers, filmmakers, writers, and publishers.
It often carries negative connotations, implying exploitation or moral transgression: The senator called the website operators pornographers and demanded prosecution.
Those in the industry typically prefer other terms.
Those who create goods
- distributorsEntities that supply retailers
- studiosCreative production spaces
- websitesInternet pages collections
- filmmakersMotion picture creators
publishers · performers · directors · content creators · platforms · monetization · subscriptions · paywalls
Selfish use of others
- objectificationReducing humans to things
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
harm · victims · survivors · abuse · manipulation · power dynamics · degradation · ethics
Indecent word or act
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- age verificationConfirming someone meets minimum years
consent · laws · indictment · criminal · defendants · First Amendment · conviction · sentencing
Arousing creative works
- VictorianOf a prim era
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- smugglersIllegal goods transporters
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
stag films · pulp · Marquis de Sade · banned books · censored · illicit · clandestine · printing presses
Those who transmit data
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- deepfakesAI-manipulated fake media
- leakedEscaped through opening
hacked · nonconsensual · cybercrimes · platforms · algorithms · metadata · anonymity · encryption
producers
Those who create goods
- distributorsEntities that supply retailers
- studiosCreative production spaces
- websitesInternet pages collections
filmmakers · publishers · performers · directors · content creators · platforms · monetization · subscriptions · paywalls · trafficking
exploitation
Selfish use of others
- objectificationReducing humans to things
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
coercion · harm · victims · survivors · abuse · manipulation · power dynamics · degradation · ethics · advocacy
obscenity
Indecent word or act
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
age verification · consent · laws · indictment · criminal · defendants · First Amendment · conviction · sentencing · compliance
erotica
Arousing creative works
- VictorianOf a prim era
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- smugglersIllegal goods transporters
contraband · stag films · pulp · Marquis de Sade · banned books · censored · illicit · clandestine · printing presses · confiscated
uploaders
Those who transmit data
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- deepfakesAI-manipulated fake media
leaked · hacked · nonconsensual · cybercrimes · platforms · algorithms · metadata · anonymity · encryption · hosting
pornographerscensors
Those who suppress content
moralists · Sunday school teachers · clergy · Walt Disney · Mr. Rogers
pornographerseducators
Those who teach others
documentarians · journalists · public broadcasters · ethicists · spiritual teachers