Legal Attacks

A lawsuit against a Texas law, mandating a minimum age for sex work of 21 is now going to pretrial hearings.

Lawsuit Challenging Texas Adult Biz Law Heading to Final Pretrial Hearing

A challenge filed in 2021 to a Texas law that prohibits adult businesses from employing adults aged 18-20 is finally heading to trial.

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Sex workers in Spain marched to protest the Spanish government’s war on sex work.

Spanish Government Continues All-Out War on Sex Work

Sex worker advocates in Spain continue denouncing the government’s relentless war against all forms of sex work, including adult performances and content.

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A bill in the Wisconsin house would keep “sex offenders” from being the owners of strip clubs, including people with prostitution busts.

Wisconsin Bill Would Block Sex Offenders From Owning Adult Venues AVN

A bipartisan bill targeting adult entertainment venues is set to advance to the desk of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers for his endorsement and adoption into becoming state law.

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The Spain government is planning to require Adults use identification to get onto porn sites.

Spain to Require Digital ID for Adults to Access Online Porn AVN

The Spanish government wants age verification for adult websites.

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The leader of a UK religious group published an editorial asking to target adult content in the new online safety act.

Christian Activists Pressure UK Government to Regulate Adult Creators

The acting CEO of U.K. leading religious advocacy publication Premier Christian published an editorial urging for an expansion of the Online Safety Act to directly target adult content, especially user-generated content made by independent creators.

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Tennessee state Representative Patsy Hazlewood has proposed a bill not only requiring age verification to access porn sites, but also calling for criminal penalties for those who don’t comply.

Another State Lawmaker Wants To Criminalize Porn Through Age Verification

Here we go again, everyone. Another far-right state lawmaker has introduced a bill requiring age verification in order to access porn sites from within state limits. This time it is Tennessee state…

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Numerous religious, anti-porn groupssupport the Kids Online Safety Act, being proposed in the Senate, or KOSA.

Religiously Motivated Anti-Porn Groups Sign Letter Endorsing KOSA

A recent letter to the Senate supporting the controversial Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill to limit online free speech, was endorsed by several of the major religiously inspired anti-porn lobbies including NCOSE, formerly known as Morality in Media.

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The group NetChoice has support from numerous groups who oppose social media laws in Texas and Florida, that were passed by conservative lawmakers.

NetChoice Has Broad Support in Fight Against TX, Fla. Social Media Laws

Groups as diverse as the Goldwater Institute and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are backing NetChoice at the Supreme Court.

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A strip club owner in Portage, Pennsylvania, has filed a lawsuit against the local government, who banned nude performances.

Pennsylvania Adult Club Owner Sues Local Government AVN

The owner of Bodies in Motion Lounge, an adult entertainment venue in the borough of Portage, has filed a federal lawsuit against his local government for $11 million on grounds that an ordinance banning nude performances is unconstitutional.

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A Missouri Senator is trying to pass a law to require internet service providers to filter porn content.

Missouri Lawmaker Wants to Require Porn Filters at ISP Level AVN

A Republican in the Missouri Senate has introduced legislation that would require internet service providers to filter adult content.

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