February 18, 2023
Commentary, Political Attacks, Religious Attacks, The War on Porn
Republicans take aim at risque jokes and romance novels with anti-sex bills
Bills are part of religious right’s post-Roe strategy, with most prevalent ones relating to age verification of sex-related websites
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January 31, 2023
Commentary, The War on Porn
Another CSAM Report with Little to Say About Adult Sites
While some anti-porn crusaders would have you believe adult websites that publish user-generated content are the root of all evil when it comes to the distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), reports published by experts in the field reflect a different reality. “Protecting Children in th…
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January 27, 2023
Commentary, Cultural Attacks, Political Attacks, Religious Attacks, The War on Porn
Opinion: This law from the 1870s could imperil abortion in blue states | CNN
Some members of the antiabortion movement are pushing for a comeback for the Comstock Act, an archaic law passed in 1873 mainly to target what Anthony Comstock, an anti-vice crusader, viewed as dirty books. Mary Ziegler argues that this new tactic poses a threat to abortion rights even -- or perhaps…
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January 21, 2023
Commentary, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
New State and Federal Proposals Threaten Free Speech
In November, YNOT published an analysis which concluded the divided Congress, split between the GOP-held House and the Democrat-held Senate, would produce bills that could carry direct and indirect implications on free speech and other forms of expression. This especially pertains to speech generate…
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January 13, 2023
Commentary, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Sohn’s Fight for FCC Seat Rehashes Net Neutrality and Section 230
The fight to confirm Gigi Sohn to a seat on the FCC mirrors ongoing battles over crucial issues like net neutrality and Section 230.
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January 4, 2023
Commentary, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
2023’s Rough Start: La. Age Verification Law, Pineapple Support Twitter Ban
Between Louisiana’s new age verification law and the Twitter ban of Pineapple Support, the New Year is off to a rocky start for the adult biz.
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December 31, 2022
Commentary, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Let’s Cut to the Chase, Senator Lee: Sponsor the NO FUN Act
YNOT’s Ben Suroeste thinks Sen. Mike Lee’s latest bills don’t go far enough in outlawing potentially enjoyable activities.
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December 16, 2022
Commentary, Political Attacks, Religious Attacks, The War on Porn
Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee Introduces Bill to Outlaw All Porn Nationwide
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) this week introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act, a bill that nominally aims to “establish a national definition of obscenity” but which would, in effect, outlaw all online sexual content nationwide.
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December 15, 2022
Commentary, Cultural Attacks, Media Attacks, The War on Porn
Wired Publishes Opinion Piece Stigmatizing Adult Content, Sex Work
Wired Magazine published an online opinion piece today by Virgina Heffernan, who deployed a number of stigmatizing and stereotypical tropes about sex work and depictions of sex in order to advance her entirely conjectural notions about the future of adult content on Twitter.
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December 14, 2022
Commentary, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
J.D. Vance Is Coming for Your Porn–Watch Out
The war on porn could get worse in 2023 thanks to Sen. J.D. Vance and others who are pushing for a porn ban. Their demands may lack legal grounding, but they pose a serious threat.
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www.thedailybeast.com
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