NC lawmakers vote to require age verification on pornographic websites
A proposal that popped up Thursday in the state Senate would allow parents to sue website providers if their minor children access pornography online.
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Last Week 5th Circuit Said Gov’t Can’t Pressure Websites, This Week It Says Gov’t Mandated ‘Health’ Messages Are Perfectly Fine
Last Week 5th Circuit Said Gov’t Can’t Pressure Websites, This Week It Says Gov’t Mandated ‘Health’ Messages Are Perfectly Fine
It can always get dumber. And when we’re talking about the 5th Circuit, you have to assume it will always get dumber. And that’s what has happened now with the 5th Circuit issuing a stay on an inju…
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Does the UK Online Safety Bill “Break Encryption”?
Does the UK Online Safety Bill “Break Encryption”?
When the United Kingdon government announced Tuesday that the latest iteration of its “Online Safety Bill” had “passed its final Parliamentary debate and is now ready to become law,” nowhere in the announcement did the word “encryption” or the phrase “end-to-end” encryption appear. It’s not…
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Op-Ed: The Pornhub Tapes’ ‘Credibility’
Op-Ed: The Pornhub Tapes’ ‘Credibility’ AVN
More videos are supposedly on the way. But what is the credibility behind them? At this point, it is really hard to tell.
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Conservative Crusader Reveals Plan to Use Civil Lawsuits to Ban Adult Content Online
Conservative Crusader Reveals Plan to Use Civil Lawsuits to Ban Adult Content Online
The leader of the American Principles Project (APP), a well-funded, anti-porn conservative lobby, said Wednesday that the ultimate aim of the age verification laws currently being passed in various states is to create a private right of action, so that parents could directly sue online companies if…
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Judge Blocks California Law Meant to Protect Children’s Online Safety
Judge Blocks California Law Meant to Protect Children’s Online Safety
A federal judge on Monday blocked California from enforcing a law meant to protect children when they use the internet, saying the law’s commercial speech restrictions likely violate the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.
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Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed
Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed
The law aims to force firms to remove illegal content and protect children from some legal but harmful material.
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Aylo Rep: Leaked Video of Employee ‘Devoid of Any Fact or Truth’
Aylo Rep: Leaked Video of Employee ‘Devoid of Any Fact or Truth’ AVN
A nonprofit investigative journalism organization said that it is set to release what they dub the "Pornhub Tapes."
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Report: Illinois Senator Introduces Age-Verification Law
Report: Illinois Senator Introduces Age-Verification Law
An Illinois state senator has introduced the “Adult Content Age Verification Act,” a bill similar to those recently passed in other states.
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Bias in Banking: How Is FSC Leading the Charge in Fight for Fairness
Bias in Banking: How FSC Is Leading the Charge in Fight for Fairness
Ask most people what they remember about the 1997 film “Boogie Nights,” and they’ll probably mention Heather Graham dancing around as Rollergirl, or the infamous pool party, or Mark Wahlberg finally — spoiler alert — unveiling his prosthetic penis.
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