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AVPA, an age verification trade organization, has withdrawn its support of the California age verification bill after changes were made to satisfy the Free Speech Coalition and the adult industry.

AVPA Pulls Support for CA AB 3080 After FSC Adds ‘RTA’ Provision AVN

The age verification trade group that once made overtures for cooperation between the adult industry and AV software providers just pulled their support for an age verification bill in California. Why? The Free Speech Coalition managed to add extra language for compliance with the bill, if it becomes law.

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The online marketplace Etsy has blocked the sale of most sex toys and adult content on it’s platform

Etsy Blocks Sale of Most Sex Toys, Adult Content AVN

Etsy is restricting adult novelties and explicit content in a new policy starting July 29.

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Teo Nie Ching, Malaysia’s deputy communications minister, has told the country’s Parliament that their multimedia commission had worked with the social media company X to remove porn content from the platform

Malaysian Government Says X Removed Adult Content at Their Request

Malaysia’s Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching told Parliament that the country’s Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) had worked with X to remove pornographic content from the platform formerly known as Twitter.

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Lee Taylor, the CFO of the parent company of OnlyFans, had his bank accounts frozen for a month because of his ties to adult content.

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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Dr. Susan Block is going to arbitration for being booted from Facebook.

Dr. Susan Block Takes Meta Platforms to Arbitration AVN

Dr. Susan Block has challenged Mark Zuckerberg and Meta Platforms Inc. in arbitration.

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Joe Gow, the University of Wisconsin professor who was fired from his job as Chancellor because of his OnlyFans content, wrote a piece that ran in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

U of Wisconsin Professor Pens Essay About Crusade to Get Him Fired for Creating Adult Content

The veteran University of Wisconsin academic who was removed from his post as chancellor last year because he had made adult content, penned a piece for The Chronicle of Higher Education detailing his ordeal and ongoing attempts to fire him from his tenured position as a professor.

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An OpenAI spokesperson has denied rumors that the company’s anti-adult industry policies will be changed.

OpenAI Shuts Down AI-Generated Porn Rumors

A spokesperson for OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has shut down online chatter about how a rumored relaxation of the company’s stance against AI-generated NSFW content may result in a lifting of its porn ban.

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X has started to blur supposed nudity and Instagram users will have the option.

Meta, X Move Into Testing Nudity Auto-Blurring AVN

Instagram users will soon be able to auto-blur potential images of nudity.

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A Turkish company has started a porn blocking filter called Kahf Guard.

Turkish Startup Launches ‘Halal’ Porn-Blocking Filter Kahf Guard

A Turkish startup has released new internet filter Kahf Browser, which blocks several sites Muslims consider “lakh haram,”or forbidden, including adult content.

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