Myles Jackman - Obscenity Lawyer
@MylesJackman
Followers
12,214
Following
5,458
Media
782
Statuses
9,868
OG Obscenity Lawyer
London, England
Joined February 2011
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
Liam Payne
• 1373821 Tweets
Liam Payne
• 1373821 Tweets
Argentina
• 575024 Tweets
Bret
• 352401 Tweets
hobi
• 327693 Tweets
hoseok
• 296087 Tweets
jhope
• 239564 Tweets
García Luna
• 213563 Tweets
WELCOME BACK J-HOPE
• 204535 Tweets
Fox News
• 200463 Tweets
Bear
• 186337 Tweets
ブロック
• 166195 Tweets
Lo de Liam
• 163680 Tweets
maya
• 150937 Tweets
MSNBC
• 120529 Tweets
Calderón
• 118425 Tweets
Snapchat
• 110608 Tweets
Buenos Aires
• 102705 Tweets
Directioner
• 84402 Tweets
Palermo
• 74046 Tweets
Muñoz
• 73641 Tweets
DE LA MANO DEL SEÑOR
• 59768 Tweets
Meech
• 52680 Tweets
Dove
• 30868 Tweets
Bluesky
• 30196 Tweets
スーパームーン
• 27174 Tweets
Hannah
• 26129 Tweets
story of my life
• 23531 Tweets
#OneDirection
• 17750 Tweets
Ambush
• 17634 Tweets
#AEWDynamite
• 10800 Tweets
イーロン
• 10583 Tweets
Pinned Tweet
How London’s kink scene is taking on
@Meta
:
“It is 2023 and we’re still beholden to these backwardly moralistic, totally arcane ideas about sexuality”
Me in
@standardnews
from the
#stopdeletingus
protest.
4
20
61
LANDMARK VICTORY: Obscenity Laws changed. Finally.
Fisting, watersports, BDSM and squirting porn are effectively legal to distribute; and the concept of "freely exercised consent" is embedded in English criminal law.
Result. Thanks, everyone.
#OPA
80
491
1K
Private Eye on age verification, the BBFC and Mindgeek: "What could possibly go wrong?"
32
622
589
Excellent BBC article: "Why is Instagram deleting the accounts of hundreds of porn stars?"
21
115
330
Breaking:
@TowerHamletsNow
have allowed vetted members-only "queer, kink, and fetish events" in East London as requested by the
#savekinkspaces
campaign.
Me: This is possibly the most important decision in SM rights since R v Brown (Spanner).
5
73
242
“Hundreds of feminists write to The Guardian rejecting argument that trans rights threaten women”.
Agreed.
2
74
211
I’m extremely moved by the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers vigil outside Parliament. Decriminalisation of sex work is essential to allow workers to practice in safety.
2
71
201
Happy New Year, especially to all the Sex-Workers, LGBTQ+, BDSM, and other alternative sexual people here on Twitter.
Please can you help me put a shout out that I can provide legal advice and connections for those of them in need. Thanks. Happy 2020.
6
124
175
Notions of acceptable sex based on obscenity laws so old they might as well compel porn stars to wear powdered wigs
9
125
173
Please read the CPS guidance; but essentially a sexual image is "legal" if:
"It is consensual; and
No serious harm is caused; and
It is consensual; and
It is not otherwise inextricably linked with other criminality; and
The likely audience is not under 18".
10
57
169
At law, non consensual condom removal is rape. Good to see someone who raped a sex worker was convicted.
6
49
144
#Grenfell
: How to get legal advice. Big up
@NorthKenLC
for exceptional support - civil lawyers please volunteer!
5
169
139
PRIVACY RESULT: Court of Appeal says the UK mass surveillance regime is unlawful. Congratulations to
@tom_watson
,
@libertyhq
,
@privacyint
, my colleagues at
@OpenRightsGroup
and YOU for supporting this landmark challenge. Never forget: change is possible.
3
120
139
IMPORTANT: Grindr and OKCupid share your intimate details, violating your privacy.
Please contact me if you’re concerned you’ve had your consent violated and would like to bring legal proceedings against Grindr and/or OKC in the UK (pro bono to start).
12
145
138
"The UK will block online porn from April. Here's what we know"
Important article, updated. Please read to discover the privacy and security risks for half of alladults in the UK.
28
165
134
Parliament Square, now. Sex Workers’ rights are human rights.
5
42
125
BREAKING: "UK porn block will begin on July 15 – forcing all Brits to hand over ID to view adult sites online"
#Ageverification
commencement date announced.
34
119
126
“Only those who want arbitrary executive power can complain of the substance of the judgment”.
@davidallengreen
on the
@UKSupremeCourt
decision is an absolute must read.
2
47
128
“Filming partner without their consent during sex ruled a criminal offence”.
Important decision on voyeurism, privacy, and sex-workers’ rights by the Court of Appeal. Well done to all involved.
7
62
131
Holocaust Denial as an obscenity?
I’d highly recommend this profound
@Baddiel
documentary to anyone interested in free speech.
It’s also an exceptional example of how to delicately expose logical fallacies to often tragic-comic effect.
11
25
117
THREAD: In a landmark Judgment today, the European Court of Human Rights declared that the UK Surveillance-State's data collection regime violated citizens' privacy and human rights.
Details summarised in the Court's (non-binding) press release in the picture below.
3
109
123
"David Cameron put 'private part' in dead pig's mouth" = Not bestiality or necrophilia under Sexual Offences Act 2003
http://t.co/rgiWcxlZdc
30
236
122
It’s too early for porn, law, or politics.
Herewith pictures from the garden of the Mother. I miss the tranquility. May delete later. Enjoy.
10
5
115
If a client of mine is accused of robbing a bank, can I call other banks as witnesses to say he didn't rob them?
19
92
115
Belgian sex workers treated as humans with rights:
4
32
129
MUST READ: "UK Porn Is About to Change in a Way You're Not Going to Like" Excellent analysis of age verification quoting
@pandorablake
,
@AlecMuffett
& myself: "This is basically a license to print money." Please read, RT and get angry.
7
119
111
“Age verification won’t block porn. But it will spell the end of ethical porn.” Excellent article by
@girlonthenet
1
75
115
PRIVACY FAIL: “The news was announced by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport in an email that exposed the addresses of almost 300 recipients. DCMS is also the department that was in charge of implementing the European GDPR in UK law.”
11
93
107
Ineffective, insecure, overdue: the ‘porn block’ gets everything wrong.
7
60
102
I support
@TheCriminalBar
#barstrike
.
I gave up criminal legal aid after a 32 year commitment to justice: when I realised I was lucky to earn £8 per hour.
The criminal justice system is held together by goodwill. Underfunding creates miscarriages of justice.
1
32
102
"List of sex acts banned in UK porn"
http://t.co/YLoILCVLJ1
My blog has more info:
http://t.co/DaHL0XmWZH
Please RT.
http://t.co/t9rw119UjF
68
298
99
"The UK government has a plan to stop children and teenagers seeing porn on the internet. Here are all the problems with it"
Excellent explainer on the problems with UK age verification from
@WIRED
.
Please RT so UK people know. Thanks.
10
123
105
ANNOUNCEMENT: I am the first UK lawyer to crowd-fund my pro bono activism:
http://t.co/t6j75vID6Y
Please RT & share!
http://t.co/8l1L6K0Hne
10
165
98
ANNOUNCING –
http://t.co/Vek2BVA4Ek
- My new obscenity law site is live. Catch it before it gets blocked! Please RT.
http://t.co/AYpt8Mh5UJ
14
229
100
I realise I qualified as a lawyer ten years ago today.
I love my obscenity work, but frankly it’s been a fucking struggle.
12
6
99
"Bill a ‘prurient’ intervention that will take Britain’s censorship regime back to pre-internet era" Please RT.
10
191
94
"The
#PornLaws
are a bigger attack on freedom than you think" According to me:
http://t.co/m6p0SCXYZO
Please RT.
http://t.co/xf72LfdiYj
6
196
91
I won this bottle of J&B Rare as a prize at a wine tasting (c1991-2).
I will donate the highest bid for it that I receive by DM before midnight NYE 2020 (to be split equally between
@OpenRightsGroup
and
@backlashuk
)
Have an obscenely merry Christmas.
11
42
92
Nurses vote to back decriminalisation of prostitution. Incredibly important.
2
30
85
"Restricting niche porn sites is a disaster for people with marginalised sexualities" by
@pandorablake
Please RT.
3
110
83
IMPORTANT: European Court of Justice rejects Theresa May's snooper's charter (challenge by
@OpenRightsGroup
et al):
2
109
81
Legal Twitter: I'm looking for a challenging new role!
I'm an award winning criminal lawyer with niche experience in obscenity, privacy and sexual freedom.
Please help me by sharing my CV and covering letter:
7
79
77
“British teenagers are increasingly turning to pornography as an educational tool because schools do not tell them “what to do” in early sexual encounters, with teachers instead focusing on issues such as contraception”.
23
40
86
Trusted contacts and content creators:
Who's been having problems with OnlyFans recently?
Please feel free to DM me to discuss if you have been affected (account deactivated etc).
Sex-workers: please RT. Thanks!
5
59
78
MUST READ: “Do you know that theatre is the art of illusion?” Obituary of obscenity law legend Lord Hutchinson of Lullington who defended Lady Chatterly, Fanny Hill and Christine Keeler; and defeated self-appointed censor Mary Whitehouse with a question.
3
61
79
Heavily recommend: “Guide to Coronavirus Offences: Help for the public, police and lawyers”
An exceptional resource from
@Kirsty_Brimelow
and
@PippaWoodrow
of
@DoughtyStCrime
2
49
77
Happy New Year to all my friends in the UK adult industry.
Contact me if you need bespoke terms of service, a compliant privacy policy, performer agreements, or all of the above for your new website project.
Can I get some cheeky RTs to get the word out? Thanks!
3
67
69
"Man acquitted of entering a home with a weapon after successful sex fantasy defence".
“It was a commercial agreement to tie up and stroke a semi-naked man in his underpants with a broom,” his lawyer said.
12
34
76
The
#PornProtest
against the
#PornLaws
is this Friday at noon; outside Parliament. Please RT and join us there!
http://t.co/xjxeptwws7
14
127
61
The delayed ‘porn block’ is almost as stupid as Brexit.
3
33
68
I’ll be on
@BBCNewsnight
from 10.30 tonight, discussing the privacy, security and free speech implications of Age Verification.
8
25
71
Hi,
@katsandcrows
is taking
@Instagram
to court to challenge their double standards in banning users from the platform for their body types.
I’m doing legal.
Please lend your support by donating here:
5
20
69
Excellent article by
@girlonthenet
for VICE, featuring comments from
@pandorablake
,
@AlecMuffett
and myself.
3
51
69
Merry Christmas, especially to all the shadow banned sex-workers here on Twitter.
3
10
65
“In free speech and privacy terms, these changes represent the most significant public changes of attitude by an institution of the state towards consensual adult sexual content since the Wolfenden Report in 1957".
?
3
30
67
'I am scared for the livelihoods of my friends and colleagues. I am worried about what could happen to our resources, our safety, and our ability to earn a living’
2
54
63
Laura Lee was *the* most effective sex worker's rights activist I've met.
#RememberingLauraLee
we had a drunken two hour conversation about judicial review procedure at a Sexual Freedom Awards afterparty whilst stroking a friend's Collie. RIP Lawyer.
1
24
70
BREAKING: "Human Rights Act to be replaced with Warhammer rulebook"
http://t.co/giWPIpfS9e
All Hail, Emperor Gove!!!
http://t.co/IX1ccx45vi
8
101
66
Porn star Misha Mayfair and activist Pandora Blake warn: 25 million UK adults risk their private sexual information being sold, hacked, or leaked.
To
#ResistAV
please watch, share, then donate to our legal challenge:
4
73
60
"As applied to adults, the whole concept of restricting material which is entirely legal is a patronising abuse of legislative power".
Former Supreme Court Justice Lord Sumption is on fire in this take down of the Online Safety Bill. This is a must read!
3
40
68
Dear
@DamianGreen
I specialise in extreme pornography offences. It’s terrible when you’re defamed for looking at Legal Porn. Call me, maybe?
7
26
60
Just bumped into the legendary Ice-T (
@FINALLEVEL
) and mentioned the UK
#Drill
case threat to free speech:
(If you’re free I can wholeheartedly recommend Ice’s BodyCount live at KOKO tonight).
4
18
64
I'm sharing this image on this platform whilst I still can.
3
43
59
London council saves gay fetish club from redevelopment
3
13
62
“Gladstone started visiting brothels as a young man and felt so guilty afterwards that he whipped himself as penance”.
Excellent article on the English vice ‘when flagellation was a national obsession’ by
@literaturepeep
4
25
62
"Government Approved Periodic Table of Kink"
http://t.co/oJkblPna2n
It certainly reduced me to tears (Da). Please RT.
http://t.co/V5uaHyVS9k
7
72
60
I say: “It’s difficult to see that OnlyFans will survive purely as an influencer site – it’s possible but considering the entire content base has been pornography and now it’s not going to be anymore, I think it’s going to go the way of Tumblr.”
7
14
62
TODAY I AM "OUT" IN THE
@Guardian
-
http://t.co/MnrdBnaocS
Please read, comment and share widely. Thanks, Myles.
http://t.co/c0VAHQ3rJC
15
64
60
Facebook and Instagram ban 'sexual' uses of eggplant and peach emojis.
“Any expression of what deems “being horny” now qualifies as “Sexual Solicitation”.”
🍆🍑
7
47
57
Oh. Hello: The British Library's collection of obscene writing goes online
2
37
60
If nudity on mountains causes earthquakes, I fear for the Californian porn industry's proximity to the San Andreas Fault.
4
76
58
"THE BATMAN OF OBSCENITY" An extensive profile of my career and report of the
#BreathPlayTrial
-
http://t.co/MnrdBnaocS
Please Read and RT.
18
95
61
"A million people opted out of NHS data-sharing in one month in a huge backlash against government plans to make patient data available to private companies".
Phil Booth (
@EinsteinsAttic
) is a fucking privacy legend.
Well worth a read and a follow.
3
23
57
Sex workers' candlelit protest singing carols outside a pub and church in Soho. Beautiful.
http://t.co/WJPgt1B649
3
76
55
UK to commence age verification on 15th July 2019.
9
27
57
Proud to announce my appointment as the
@OpenRightsGroup
Legal Director:
Please RT & follow!
7
55
57
Why do men send women 'dick pics' without consent?
“Sending unsolicited obscene pictures is not a trivial offense. Recipients can make them public or have them prosecuted. In Germany, sharing sexual content without consent is a crime”.
8
31
53
@davidallengreen
Speaking as a criminal defence lawyer, Fixies (FPN’s) are an exceptional result.
2
9
55
“How I make my money in order to help those in need is nobody’s business but my own, and certainly no patient has asked if I’m on OnlyFans before allowing me to help them”.
A sobering account:
0
15
55
Age verification is imminent in the U.K.
We are being watched by numerous foreign Governments who could adopt our internet censorship regime if it is perceived to be a success.
#ResistAV
6
45
49
A delicate and nuanced decision by the Court; in difficult circumstances.
Sobering reading. H/T
@CrimeLineLaw
I read a few thousand judgments each year, and have done for more years that I care to remember. This is the most powerful judgment I have ever read. The sadness of it all is quite shocking.
84
286
842
3
19
57
Porn protest: Sex workers and campaigners rally against new laws at Parliament
@DailyMirror
-
http://t.co/UOTIKzfYVF
http://t.co/rxrVGAFU5h
5
43
45
Genuinely humbled to win the
@ukadultawards
Recognition award for pro bono legal contribution to the industry.
13
10
55
CONVENTIONAL SEX ACTS - According to the Crown Prosecution Service's Guidelines:
7
68
51
Looks like I'm celebrating today, so here's my favourite (legal) music video.
(Warning NSFW and squick-factor five. You have been warned).
6
5
51
MEMO DATE
#Dec17
2018
Re: Today, on International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers:
1 Age Verification passed Commons without privacy protections for users;
2 Tumblr bans adult content;
3 Decriminalisation of sex work in UK still required.
Please refer to attached image
5
39
51
“There is significant risk of one corporation effectively having control over all types of sexual material. More marginal sexual communities like LGBTQ, BDSM, etc will have [their] material evaporate [from] the free speech environment”
3
40
50
"You’re going to need ID to watch porn in the UK from this spring -
Why is no one stopping this?"
*Waves at
@Dazed
*
9
38
53
VICTORY! The
@OpenRightsGroup
intervention in Cartier wins a common sense result for website blocking:
9
23
49
"THE FOLLOWING CONTENT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE" The law changes today, as I explain here:
http://t.co/DaHL0XmWZH
Please RT.
http://t.co/YjzADHnUPD
15
140
52