Originally Posted by jayeff

The existence of so many champions of freedom of speech is very reassuring, but webmasters would be better off defending such issues in more personal arenas. Business requires a greater degree of pragmatism.

Most of us gain nothing from the existence of extreme forms of porn, but they are a lightning rod for unwelcome attention and to many ordinary people who would otherwise not care, they are the defining face of porn. Tolerating those who make a business of extreme porn, even working with them however indirectly, hurts us all, just as does turning a blind eye to those who indulge in dubious business practises, because of the lack of trust which they generate.

It has to be irrational that a lot of us can get energized about whether or how many popups a site has, in deference to what we perceive as our visitors preferences, yet we live with those whose activities provide ammunition for pressure groups and ambitious politicians.