Arcom, the French regulator of websites announced they have fined 5 adult sites for violating the country’s SREN law, not requiring age verification.

Arcom Reports Age Verification Enforcement Actions Against 5 Adult Sites

French media regulator Arcom released a statement Tuesday detailing recent actions to enforce age verification rules as set forth under France’s Security and Regulation of the Digital Space (SREN) law.

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The North Dakota legislature will study the supposed negative impacts of porn.

N.D. Legislature Adopts Resolution to Study Porn Effects AVN

North Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 4017, which directs the Legislative Management agency to conduct a study on whether pornography has a direct link to impacting the number of sex crimes in the state.

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France has introduced a law that will require porn sites to have strict age verification measures in place.

France to introduce strict age verification on porn sites

Similar rules will come into effect in the UK this summer

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The Free Speech Coalition and other groups helped oppose an age verification bill that has now been defeated.

Colorado Age-Verification Bill Defeated After Opposition from FSC — Free Speech Coalition

Colorado SB 201, an age-verification bill that would have required any sites with material “harmful to children” to pay for both age-verification of users and audits of third-party age-verification providers, failed to secure a Senate vote after opposition from Free Speech Coalition and others.

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The Age Verification Providers Association says that dual-level age verification doesn’t exist.

AVPA Says Missouri AG’s ‘Dual-Level’ AV Tech Does Not Exist AVN

The Age Verification Providers Association says Andrew Bailey's "dual-level" age verification approach doesn't currently exist.

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The Governor of North Dakota, Kelly Armstrong, signed an age verification bill into law.

North Dakota Governor Signs Age Verification Legislation AVN

Age verification legislation was adopted by North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong.

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France’s regulator, Arcom, has told porn sites they cannot use credit cards to do age verification checks.

France Prohibits Porn Sites From Using Credit Cards for AV Checks AVN

Arcom, France's digital regulator, announced today that pornography websites operating within the country's digital space are prohibited from using a person's credit card information to verify ages in compliance with its national age verification law.

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The state of Ohio has become the latest to pass an age verification bill.

Ohio House Passes Age Verification Bill as Budget Rider AVN

Ohio Republican lawmakers were able to attach an age verification bill to the state's biennial funding measure.

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The Attorney General of Missouri bypassed the state legislature and declared an age verification bill go into law.

Missouri Attorney General Unilaterally Orders Age Verification AVN

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey ordered age verification requirements for porn sites, circumventing the state legislature.

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Director Erika Lust has had her Instagram account shut down for no apparent reason.

YNOT NEWS | Erika Lust Decries Deletion of Her Instagram Account

Lust says the deletion of her original Instagram account is “part of a larger systemic crackdown on sexual wellness.”

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