Carousel by The Washington Post
The Washington Post@washingtonpost For years, Ukraine’s huge but illegal porn industry has operated in the shadows. Law enforcement generally looked the other way, while some officials abused their power to extort bribes from people found to be skirting the law. Then, two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, the federal tax authorities discovered that nearly 8,000 Ukrainian OnlyFans creators had made more than $131 million during 2023 alone. Now, with Ukraine facing giant military expenses and a $27 billion budget gap, lawmakers are moving to decriminalize pornography — a momentous step for a country long stained by a reputation for exploiting and exporting women as sex workers. The legalization of porn is expected to generate roughly $25 million in tax revenue that Yaroslav Zhelezniak, a co-author of the bill in the Ukrainian parliament, said would be enough to purchase 30,000 drones for the war effort. Critics of the bill fear that it could undermine public morality, as well as increase the risk of human trafficking and child sexual abuse. Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has criticized the bill in parliament, raising concerns about child abuse and arguing that the law could turn Ukraine into a “pornographic hub.” Tap the link in our bio to learn more.
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@yuricles_popov chop chop gimme the money!! i
@jessa_bite They should
@dear_diary_chronicles Dispicable
@brenagui.cl61 USA is a shame dictatorship
@espondis Exploiting women to buy bombs 🤢
@back.pain2026 😂
@zw.1hh ah yes legalise male on female abuse on tape for the country’s benefit
@juddd1031 Ya, the Jews just showed up. Trans surgeries and everything will be in their future. Frankfurt part 2
@ondra_longteng Makes sense yeah, but how about how much money lies unused on the oligarchs' accounts while they are the ones who have the most property to lose and almost never fight themselves?
@edwardofsussex What’s next sell kids ?? Gross
@miya_musica What a shame
@idris.07_ Legalizing pornography to make war and buy weapons makes no sense 😭
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@maaz_amjad_warsi It's time to start selling your daughters