Legal Attacks

Three age verification related bills are running into problems in Colorado.

In Colorado bill debate over social media and porn sites, when does protection of kids become overreach?

A trio of bills aimed at regulating the internet to protect Colorado children have run into a wall of opposition over worries they’d infringe on First Amendment rights.

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A Berlin court ruled that the Aylo sites PornHub and YouPorn would continue to be blocked in the country.

Aylo Sites Will Remain Blocked in Germany After Court Ruling AVN

The Cyprus-based subsidiary of Aylo Holdings was handed a legal defeat in the Berlin Administrative Court on Wednesday.

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Congress has passed the controversial “Take it Down Act.”

YNOT NEWS | Congress Passes ‘TAKE IT DOWN’ Act

The TAKE IT DOWN Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives with broad bipartisan support, with only two members voting against the bill.

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In Texas, the state legislature has advanced an age verification bill for AI porn.

Texas Legislature Advances AV Bill for AI Pornography AVN

In a first, the Texas state legislature continues to advance a bill that requires age verification for online platforms that generate and host AI-generated porn.

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The UK’s comm regulator, Ofcom, has announced that the new age verification rules will take effect July 25th.

Ofcom Announces Final Age Verification Rule Deadline of July 25 AVN

Ofcom, the United Kingdom's communications regulator, announced on Thursday new rules for online safety and a deadline for platforms to comply by July 25.

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Political signs on an anti-porn ballot measure has caused controversy in Huntington Beach, California.

‘Porn’ Signs Targeting Huntington Beach Measures Stir Controversy AVN

A conservative city councilperson in Huntington Beach is coming under fire from local officials and parents for a slew of campaign signs that feature the word "porn" plastered in large letters.

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A bill requiring mobile device manufactuers to put in anti-porn filters advanced to the Alabama Senate floor.

Alabama Device Porn Filtering Bill Advances to Senate Floor AVN

Lawmakers in the Alabama House of Representatives will begin debating Senate Bill (SB) 186 on second reading after it advanced out of the House Commerce and Small Business Committee on Wednesday.

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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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