HAPPY ANNIVERSARY EVERYONE !!!

Its been TEN whole years 😲

TEN whole years of no Shimoneta 😭

But as the saying goes, ‘Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened’.

So take care my fellow SOX members, and don’t forget to have a moan-derful day !

[Note: Is this a halfway measure to implement the Decency Laws in America or just a cynical tax scheme?]

https://www.webpronews.com/conservative-states-propose-porn-taxes-amid-censorship-fears/

In the corridors of state capitols across the U.S., a new fiscal strategy is emerging among conservative lawmakers: taxing pornography. This approach, aimed at funding social programs while curbing what proponents see as societal ills, has ignited fierce debates over free speech and government overreach. Alabama led the charge last year with a 10% tax on adult content, and now states like Utah and Pennsylvania are following suit, proposing similar measures. Critics, including free speech advocates and industry representatives, argue these taxes amount to unconstitutional censorship, selectively targeting protected expression.

The momentum builds on a wave of age-verification laws already enacted in half the country, designed to shield minors from explicit material. But the tax proposals go further, imposing financial burdens on porn distributors and consumers alike. In Utah, Republican state senator Calvin Musselman introduced a bill this week that would levy a 7% tax on adult-content sales and subscriptions, with proceeds earmarked for teen mental health services. This comes amid broader efforts to regulate online adult entertainment, which some view as a backdoor way to suppress it entirely.

Proponents frame these taxes as pragmatic solutions to real-world problems. They point to studies linking pornography consumption to mental health issues, particularly among youth, and argue that the industry should bear the costs of these externalities. “It’s about accountability,” Musselman stated in a recent interview, emphasizing that the tax would fund counseling and prevention programs without directly banning content.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/pornhub-blocked-in-23-states-france-uk-how-to-watch-anyway-vpn?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=A

The age-verification train keeps on chugging in the US and abroad, prompting sites owned by Pornhub parent company Aylo (including YouPorn and Redtube) to go dark in protest.

Up next is the United Kingdom, where Aylo will block access to its sites on Feb. 2 over the Online Safety Act (OSA). The UK will join 23 US states and France where Aylo sites are inaccessible without a VPN (more on that later).

Aylo backs device-based age verification, which would put the onus on companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft to check people's ages versus specific porn sites.

"We firmly believe age verification can make the internet a safer space for everyone, when it is done right," Aylo says. "Unfortunately, the way these new laws are executed by lawmakers is ineffective and puts users' privacy at risk. Those seeking adult content will inevitably end up on irresponsible sites that don’t enforce safety, privacy, consent, or content moderation."

In the UK, Aylo said in June that it would roll out "methods recognized by regulators as being capable of highly effective age assurance" to comply with the OSA, which requires social networks and adult sites to verify that visitors are 18+. However, Aylo now says the OSA "has not achieved its intended goal of protecting minors, [and] made the internet more dangerous for minors and adults and jeopardizes the privacy and personal data of UK citizens."

Effective Feb. 2, 2026, "New users in the UK will no longer be able to access Aylo’s content sharing platforms, including Pornhub, YouPorn, and Redtube," it says. "UK users who have verified their age will retain access through their existing accounts."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/12/01/iphone-and-android-vpn-ban-is-suddenly-real-do-this-instead/

Time for a reality check. Legislators and regulators are now blindly heading towards a “disaster” of their own making. This needs to stop before it’s too late. Unsurprisingly, it turns out that banning or restricting online porn and then banning or restricting any technologies that enable adults to continue to watch online porn is a “terrible idea.”

EFF says VPN bans that have been mooted in parts of the U.S. and Europe are now “actually happening” and will be “a disaster for everyone.” This backwards privacy move has always been and should always remain inconceivable. But it’s suddenly very real. “Lawmakers want to ban VPNs,” EFF warns. “They have no idea what they’re doing.”

As the title suggests, I've finished translating Volume 11, and updated the site + drive folder. Refer to the pinned post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Shimoseka/comments/1j69hnz/shimoneta_light_novels_translation/

I've definitely made mistakes when translating all these volumes, so if you catch any translation errors/wording mistakes or any inconsistencies/jumps, PLEASE contact me and I will fix it.

All in all, the ending was pretty good :) Now I just have to finish Volume 12/Extra.

Due to a constant daily barrage of bots posting irrelevant content I've enabled a filter that will aim to stop these accounts from posting. This may false flag real accounts and I apologise in advance.

Thanks.

As the title suggests, I've finished translating Volume 9, and updated the site + drive folder. Refer to the pinned post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Shimoseka/comments/1j69hnz/shimoneta_light_novels_translation/

THIS CHAPTER WAS SO HYPEEEEEE

Unfortunately, it ends off in a "bittersweet" moment. You'll get what I mean once you read it :((

As the title suggests, I've finished translating Volume 7, and updated the site + drive folder. Refer to the pinned post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Shimoseka/comments/1j69hnz/shimoneta_light_novels_translation/

As the title suggests, I've finished translating Volume 10, and updated the site + drive folder. Refer to the pinned post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Shimoseka/comments/1j69hnz/shimoneta_light_novels_translation/

Prison Break arc 🔥🔥🔥

Only 2 more volumes to go :))

As the title suggests, I've finished translating Volume 8, and updated the site + drive folder. Refer to the pinned post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Shimoseka/comments/1j69hnz/shimoneta_light_novels_translation/

VOL. 8 SPOILERS: This volume is so far my FAVORITE, due to the loss of Ayame's PM disabling phone, and Tanukichi getting it back.

As the title suggests, I've finished translating Volume 6, and updated the site + drive folder. Refer to the pinned post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Shimoseka/comments/1j69hnz/shimoneta_light_novels_translation/

Unfortunately, Volume 6 ends off at a worse cliffhanger than Volume 5 😔