Legal Attacks

Ben Suroeste opines about Governor Katie Hobbs vetoing the state’s age verification bill and how this is out of character for conservative Arizona.

YNOT NEWS | A Moment of Sanity in Arizona! (Don’t Get Used to It)

PHOENIX, Ariz. – As a native of the Grand Canyon state, here’s something I don’t get to say or write very often: One of Arizona’s elected officials recently did something sensible.

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An opinion piece by Maggie MacDonaldsaying age verification for porn won’t keep children from harm, but will invade citizen’s privacy.

Opinion: Requiring age-verification for porn won’t save children from online harm. But it will invade our privacy

ID-authentication for adult-content viewers would simply smuggle restrictive telecommunications precedents from the U.S. into Canada, and push the whole industry underground

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Ofcome, the UK media regulator is asking all members of the adult industry to give them feedback on the regulations for the Online Safety Act that was recently passed.

UK Media Regulator Encourages Companies, Creators to Provide Feedback on ‘Categorized Services’

U.K media regulator Ofcom is encouraging all members of the adult industry, including companies, creators and other stakeholders, to provide feedback on a new consultation to help it establish new regulations under the recent Online Safety Act (OSA) — regulations that will impact the accessibility of online adult content.

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12 Thai creators have been arrested in Thailand for producing porn and distributing it on Twitter.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed the state’s age verification legislation.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Age Verification Bill AVN

The Free Speech Coalition is celebrating a small victory as Arizona's governor has vetoed a controversial age verification measure adopted by the state legislature.

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Alabama lawmakers have passed a porn filtering bill making it a requirement for device manufacturers to enable porn filters at the point of sale.

Alabama House Advances Porn Filtering Legislation AVN

Alabama continues to advance a bill that would make it a requirement for mobile device manufacturers to enable so-called porn filters at the point of sale.

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The Conservative Heritage Foundation wrote an op-ed that approved of the Georgia age verification bill and others that keep adults from consuming legal porn.

Heritage Foundation Celebrates Georgia Age Verification Law’s Chilling Effect on Adult Free Speech

Influential think tank the Heritage Foundation produced an op-ed endorsing the Georgia version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists, and celebrating its success in also preventing adults from accessing legal, First Amendment-protected pornographic content.

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The Ohio State Legislature is considering an age verification bill that would criminalize minors being on porn sites.

Ohio Pols Consider Extreme Age Verification Bill for First Time AVN

Ohio lawmakers are contemplating one of the most extreme age verification proposals introduced to date.

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A mandatory porn filter bill was passed by the Alabama House on Thursday, copying a Utah bill from 2021.

Alabama Republican’s Persistent Campaign for Mandatory ‘Porn Filters’ Moves Forward in Legislature

The Alabama House of Representatives passed on Thursday a bill copying legislation passed in Utah in 2021, aiming to force phone and computer manufacturers to install default “porn filters” on devices sold in the state.

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The Tennessee age verification bill against porn sites was changed to give the enforcement of the law to the AG’s office.

Tenn. AV Bill Transfers Enforcement Power to Attorney General AVN

An age verification measure in Tennessee was amended to shift enforcement power to the Attorney General's office.

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