MindGeek Argues Adult Content Is Not ‘Uniquely Canadian,’ Seeks Exemption to New Online Streaming Bill
MindGeek has petitioned the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to be exempted from Canadian Content (CanCon) standards in Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Bill, claiming that adult content is not “uniquely Canadian.”
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Legal Opinion Lambasts UK’s ‘Online Safety Bill’ As Dangerous, Possibly Unlawful
Legal Opinion Lambasts UK’s ‘Online Safety Bill’ As Dangerous, Possibly Unlawful
U.K. digital rights advocacy nonprofit Open Rights Group (ORG) released a formal Legal Advice regarding the prior restraint provisions in the proposed Online Safety Bill, in which experts deemed the current version dangerous and potentially unlawful.
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Free Speech Coalition Petitions CFPB to Address Financial Discrimination
Free Speech Coalition Petitions CFPB to Address Financial Discrimination — Free Speech Coalition
The Free Speech Coalition, the advocacy organization for the adult industry, has submitted an official comment to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) asking regulators to address the issue of discriminatory banking practices and their effects on the adult businesses and workers. By hel
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French Court Postpones Decision on Blocking Adult Sites
French Court Postpones Decision on Blocking Adult Sites
The Paris Judicial Tribunal on Friday decided to postpone its decision on whether to order internet service providers in the country to block access to five of the most visited adult tube sites in France.
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OnlyFans, Meta Seek Dismissal of Conspiracy Lawsuit
OnlyFans, Meta Seek Dismissal of Conspiracy Lawsuit
OnlyFans and Meta this week filed motions seeking the dismissal of a civil lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to blacklist OnlyFans’ competitors and their brand ambassadors.
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Maryland Legalizes Oral, Anal Sex
Maryland Legalizes Oral, Anal Sex
The state of Maryland has repealed the Unnatural or Perverted Sexual Practice Act, which criminalized any sexual act outside of vaginal penetration.
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Free Speech Coalition Files Legal Challenge to Utah’s Age Verification Law
Utah Asks Court to Dismiss FSC Lawsuit
Utah has filed a motion asking the court to dismiss the Free Speech Coalition lawsuit challenging the state’s age-verification law.
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Jessica Stoya and Samantha Cole on sex, tech, and censorship
Jessica Stoya and Samantha Cole on sex, tech, and censorship
The adult industry experts join Document to discuss the internet’s horny history and the shadowy forces that determine what kind of porn you see
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Utah Asks Federal Judge to Dismiss FSC Lawsuit
Utah Asks Federal Judge to Dismiss FSC Lawsuit AVN
Lawyers representing the state of Utah have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Free Speech Coalition to deem a controversial age-verification law unconstitutional and a violation of the First Amendment.
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Texas Prosecutor Accused of Abuse of Power for Netflix Censorship Attempt
Texas Prosecutor Accused of Abuse of Power for Netflix Censorship Attempt
A coalition of broadcasters, journalists and publishers this week told a Fifth Circuit appeals panel that Tyler County District Attorney Lucas Babin acted in bad faith and abused his powers by manipulating a Texas grand jury into indicting Netflix for promoting the award-winning film “Cuties.”
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