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Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals (arstechnica.com)
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[–] million 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Keep in mind that Playboy had a reputation as more than just porn. A lot of really respected authors had work published in Playboy.

I not sure of its culture status when the event in question happened, but it would have been different then say, Penthouse.