230. Censorship Isn’t Protection and the Truth About Porn Bans

Overcome Pornography for Good

Sara Brewer

Christianity, Sexuality, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness

5 • 679 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Is censorship effective for pornography? While banning pornography might seem like a protective measure, it often backfires and creates more harm than good. In this episode, I explore how censorship, even with the best intentions, escalates the problems it aims to solve.

Learn why censorship isn’t real protection, how it can increase division and control, and what strategies actually protect kids while respecting adult freedom. You’ll feel empowered, knowing how to make a real difference without unintentionally causing harm, because true safety comes from education and guidance, not control.

Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://centerforovercoming.com/post/censorship-protection-bans

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Overcome Pornography for Good podcast, episode 230, censorship isn't protection, and the truth about porn bans.
0:11.4	Welcome to the Overcome Pornography for Good podcast, where we take a research-based, trauma-informed, and results-focused approach to quitting porn.
0:22.2	This approach has been revolutionary and changed thousands and thousands of lives.
0:27.7	I'm your host, Sarah Brewer.
0:31.3	Hey, you guys, welcome to today's episode where we're going to talk about legal censorship
0:36.5	of pornography, so a little bit of a
0:39.1	different spin on how we're looking at things today. But I think you're going to really appreciate
0:43.2	this perspective. And the promise of today is that you're going to leave feeling empowered,
0:49.2	educated, and equipped to really make a big difference and a real difference without accidentally harming the people that you're trying to protect.
0:57.8	Right. So many of you who are listening to this podcast resonate with that idea of accidentally being harmed,
1:04.5	maybe when the people were trying to protect you, all of the things you heard about porn growing up,
1:08.9	all of the tactics to try to get you to stay safe on the internet,
1:12.4	that ended up just harming you and scaring you and shaming you and creating this big ball of shame.
1:18.4	And even if we dare say use that word trauma for some of us, right?
1:22.5	And so I want to talk about this in regards to censorship.
1:26.0	And again, you know, the goal here,
1:27.9	my goal has always been like, how do we get the best results for people? How do we make a real
1:32.7	difference and get real results rather than just hoping that we get results or rather than,
1:42.0	you know, doing what we think is right, but it's not actually result driven.
1:46.0	And so this is going to be a key concept for you to be able to help heal people and help people
1:50.1	and help the world with, you know, all of the things that you want to protect and help them with.
1:54.6	Okay, so what is censorship?
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