Legal Attacks

YNOT’s Gene Zorkin opines on Congress’s attempt to remove Section 230.

YNOT NEWS | Same as it Ever Was: Congress Wants to ‘Sunset’ Section 230, Critics Say That’s Nuts

Congress continues to mull the idea of reforming or revoking Section 230. Critics continue to beg them to leave the status quo in place.

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Joe Gow, the University of Wisconsin professor who was fired from his job as Chancellor because of his OnlyFans content, wrote a piece that ran in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

U of Wisconsin Professor Pens Essay About Crusade to Get Him Fired for Creating Adult Content

The veteran University of Wisconsin academic who was removed from his post as chancellor last year because he had made adult content, penned a piece for The Chronicle of Higher Education detailing his ordeal and ongoing attempts to fire him from his tenured position as a professor.

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Spain’s PSOE party’s attempt to criminalize and abolish sex work was defeated as the law they had proposed didn’t gain support among the Spain parliment.

Spain’s Government Fails in Attempt to Re-Criminalize, ‘Abolish’ Sex Work

Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE) suffered a sound defeat on Tuesday in its attempt to re-criminalize legal sex work in Spain, as a controversial law it attempted to pass failed to gain parliamentary support among its allies in its ruling coalition.

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Ofcom has rejected OnlyFans’ complaint over BBC’s investigation of the company.

OnlyFans complaint over BBC investigation rejected by Ofcom

A complaint about a report which highlighted claims that illegal images had originated on OnlyFans has been dismissed.

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California’s age verification bill against porn has gone to the California Senate for a vote.

Lawmakers Advance AB 3080 to California Senate AVN

Assembly Bill (AB) 3080 has advanced to the California Senate.

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The Canadian House of Commons is considering a bill to require record keeping for all porn produced and distributed in Canada, similar to US 2257.

Canadian MPs Advance Porn Record-Keeping Bill AVN

Canadian lawmakers advanced a bill that would require record-keeping for all porn produced and distributed commercially in Canada.

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Michael McGrady of AVN opines about the Free Speech Coalition’s chances in their lawsuit against the state’s age verification law.

Analysis: FSC’s Montana Lawsuit Could Be in Friendly Territory AVN

The Free Speech Coalition might be able to pull off a victory in Montana due to a liberal court.

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Two groups, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, led by the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, sent a brief asking the US Supreme Court to decide against Texas’ age verification law.

Woodhull Urges the Supreme Court to Find Texas AV Law Unconstitutional

The Woodhull Freedom Foundation and the Electronic Frontier Foundation submitted a brief to the United States Supreme Court on Thursday, urging the justices to rule against Texas’ age verification law.

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The Post and Courier did an opinion piece on age verification laws and why they won’t work.

Supervising Your Kids’ Internet Usage Is Your Job, Not The Government’s

If you live in Arkansas, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, or Utah, you can’t visit Pornhub — one of the most popular “adult content” sites on the Internet.

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The Attorney General of Montana has been sued by the Free Speech Coalition and other co-plaintiffs in Federal Court, to block the state’s age verification measure.

Free Speech Coalition Sues Montana Over Age Verification Law AVN

The Free Speech Coalition and a slate of co-plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit against Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen.

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