Legal experts from the adult industry give their opinions on the current legal landscape.

Industry Watch: Legal Eagles Assess Turbulence Across the Landscape

Halfway through 2024, and that old adult industry adage is once again confirmed: If it’s an election year in the U.S. — particularly a presidential election year — there will most certainly be a big spike in anti-porn campaigns by politicians seeking to score easy culture war “wins.”

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Tech industry group NetChoice has filed a lawsuit to challenge the Mississippi age verification law.

NetChoice Files Lawsuit Challenging Mississippi AV Law AVN

NetChoice, a tech industry trade group, is the latest organization to sue a state government over age verification laws.

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The Free Speech Coalition, along with other adult industry parties have sued the State of Indiana to block the latest age verification law against porn in the state.

FSC, Industry Stakeholders File Lawsuit to Halt Indiana’s Age Verification Law

Free Speech Coalition (FSC) and several industry stakeholders filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on Monday, aiming to block the state’s age verification law.

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A UN official is pushing for a worldwide porn ban in a new report by the United Nations Human Rights Council.

United Nations Official Calls for the Ban of All Pornography AVN

A UN human rights official wants porn banned.

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Conservative leaders and media crowed about the primary defeat of state Senator Michael Walsh, who voted against their anti-porn age verification bill.

Religious Conservative Groups Use Age Verification Battles to Discipline Dissenting Republicans

Religious conservative leaders and publications celebrated the primary defeat of sitting Republican state Senator Michael Walsh on Tuesday, boasting of the success of their efforts to target him exclusively because he voted against the anti-porn age verification bill they supported.

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Michael McGrady of AVN opines on how social media network X allowing porn could make it vulnerable to anti-porn laws.

Analysis: Could X Going Pro-Porn Subject It to Anti-Porn Laws? AVN

X, the mainstream social media platform formerly known as Twitter and acquired by eccentric billionaire Elon Musk, has formally announced that adult and sexually explicit content is allowed on its website.

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The social media network X has changed its porn policy to an opt-in system that blocks users under the age of 18.

X changes porn policy to opt-in system that blocks under-18 users

The social media network’s new rules, announced on Monday, come after regulator pressure around the world to better protect children from inappropriate content

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Sean Reyes, the Attorney General of Utah has filed a suit in state court alleging that TikTok’s TikTok LIVE is like a “virtual strip club”.

Utah AG Files Lawsuit Alleging TikTok LIVE is a ‘Virtual Strip Club’

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes filed a lawsuit in state court on Monday alleging that TikTok’s feature TikTok LIVE operates “like a virtual strip club.”

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Matthew Roberts, a sex worker in Australia has won his legal fight against a credit card processor, who refused to grant him service due to his occupation.

Australian Sex Worker Wins De-Banking Legal Fight AVN

A legal fight between a male sex worker in the Australian state of Victoria and a credit card payment processor has ended in a victory for sex worker's rights throughout much of the country.

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