Is Lubavitch 'pro-internet'? Pro-publishing photos of women? Not so simple.

It is not uncommon to hear/read statements or claims that Chabad-Lubavitch, unlike Chareidim at large, is not opposed to the internet, and is in favor of publishing photos of females.

Such claims are usually cited approvingly by Modern Orthodox types, women protesting the absence of their photos in some media, etc.

However, is it as simple as they make it to be?

I recently came across a Chabad-Lubavitch website, Anash.org, which represents a more conservative Lubavitch stance or segment, and does not have photos of women (nor 'comments'). I also noted an interesting op-ed there questioning if Lubavitch is really 'pro-internet'.

For more about the site, its policies and aims, see here, and the links there for site policies and letters of Rabbis.

So things are not as simple as they are often made out to be.

Interesting food for thought.