Commentary

An opinion piece on CityAM about how the Online Safety Act is causing censorship in the UK.

Why the Online Safety Act has become a political nightmare

The Online Safety Act’s broad and vaguely defined scope has led to widespread and seemingly indiscriminate censorship.

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South Dakota and Wyoming are targeting many other types of websites with their age verification laws, not just adult.

Wyoming and South Dakota Age Verification Laws Could Include Huge Parts of the Internet

By omitting the “one-third” provision that most other states with age verification laws have adopted, Wyoming and South Dakota are placing the burden of verifying users’ ages on all sorts of websites, far beyond porn.

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The Tennesseen writes on how age verification laws are happening all over the United States.

Age verification laws are sweeping the US, changing the future of online speech

Age verification laws have been passed in at least 24 states. Some say it’s an effort to protect kids, while others say it restricts protected speech.

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Unilad with an opinion piece about how new laws against porn are going to destroy the internet.

A sarcastic piece about the UK Online Safety Act.

UK government celebrates ruining entire internet for whole world to save zero children from harm

The Online Safety Act came into effect two days ago and it has been a roaring success, ruining the entire internet for everyone to save zero children from harm!

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www.normalisland.co.uk

Ben Suroeste opines and makes fun of the Texas age verification law on sex toys.

YNOT NEWS | Is Texas Overlooking the Threat of Ghost Dildos?

Texas has two new bills regulating “obscene devices,” but is the legislature overlooking the threat of homemade “ghost dildos”?

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YNOT’s Gene Zorkin opines on Texas’ war on sex toys.

YNOT NEWS | Oh, Texas: Lone Star State’s Long War on Sex Toys Revived

Texas lines up two new laws aimed at restricting the sale and distribution of sex toys in the state. This isn’t the first time…

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Comedian Bill Maher said he doesn’t like the term “sex worker” for prostitutes.

Bill Maher Doesn’t Like That “Prostitutes” Are Referred to as the “Sex Worker Community”

On ‘Real Time,’ the host had some questions about the “sex worker community” after ‘Anora’ won five Oscars.

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The Verge opines on the Take it Down law.

The Take It Down Act isn’t a law, it’s a weapon

It’s not a law, it’s a weapon.

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Ms. Magazine opines about age verification laws and the harm they are doing to the LFBTQ+ community.

Age-Verification Laws Seek to Erase LGBTQ+ Identity from the Internet

The internet age-verification craze that’s sweeping the nation isn’t really about protecting little Dick and Jane from Pornhub—it’s about giving government and companies the power to decide what’s “harmful” and rolling back all Americans’ rights, especially those of LGBTQ+ people. This growing legislative trend has sparked a lot of concerns and First Amendment challenges, including a case now pending before the Supreme Court, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. These pernicious “for the children” bills would let politicians deem harmful LGBTQ+ content, or content about abortion rights, or even content about a political party other than their own. These are censorship bills, and let

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