The Alaska House of Representatives has passed still another copycat age verification measure targeting porn.

Alaska Lawmakers Push AV Legislation Targeting Porn Sites AVN

Alaska advances age verification legislation through the state House of Representatives.

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Dan Savage’s HUMP porn film festival has been canceled in Victoria, BC, by the local consumer protection authority.

Dan Savage’s HUMP! Festival Canceled in British Columbia AVN

HUMP! Film Festival put on by Dan Savage every year in Victoria was canceled due to regulatory concerns brought on by a local consumer protection authority.

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Alexzandra Kekesi of Pornhub opines that the solution to verifying age and protecting minors online is device-based age verification.

Opinion: Why Device-Based Age Verification is the Key to Protecting Minors Online

Across the United States, state legislators on both sides of the aisle have attempted to tackle the crucial goal of preventing minors from accessing adult content.

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XBIZ interviews the Free Speech Coalition’s Mike Stabile about the industry’s ongoing fight against age verification laws against porn.

Age Verification: FSC’s Mike Stabile Reports from the Frontlines

Two years into the religiously-inspired crusade to ban free access to adult material in the U.S. through carefully drafted “age verification” legislation, the constant onslaught of state-by-state proposals and laws — many of them copied from each other — can be hard to follow.

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President Biden has signed the controversial bill to ban TikTok in the United States unless the company’s owner sells the US operation.

President Biden Signs Bill to Potentially Ban TikTok AVN

President Joe Biden today signed a bill to ban TikTok unless the app’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests entirely from its domestic operations.

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The controversial Tennessee age verification bill, which makes violating it a felony has passed the state legislature.

Tennessee AV Bill With Felony Charges Passes House AVN

An age verification bill that would make it a felony to violate the age-gating rules has advanced through its final step in the Tennessee state legislature.

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An AVN piece on the former Chancellor of University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Dr. Joe Gow, who was removed from his post for being an adult content creator.

Former University Chancellor Joe Gow Fighting for His Career AVN

Joe Gow tells AVN that he is being charged with professional misconduct in a campaign that he says is an effort to discredit him.

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Ben Suroeste opines on states getting sued over age verification laws against porn.

YNOT NEWS | “Let’s Get Sued!” It’s the New Game Any State Legislature Can Play!

Georgia has become the latest state to pass age verification measures, meaning it may be the next contestant on “Let’s Get Sued!”

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Another day, another porn-targeting age verification bill signed into law. This time in Georgia by Governor Brian Kemp.

Georgia Governor Signs Age Verification Bill Into Law AVN

Georgia is the latest state to adopt age verification legislation targeting adult entertainment websites and social media platforms.

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Alabama’s Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the latest state age verification act, targeting adult sites. It also includes a “porn tax”, requires health labeling, and has record-keeping rules.

Ala. Governor Signs AV Bill With Porn Tax & Record Keeping Rules AVN

Alabama adopts a sweeping age verification bill that also includes a porn tax, public health labeling and recording-keeping requirements.

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