The War on Porn

The newly formed UK porn commission is proposing to ban any porn termed as “barely legal”.

U.K. Porn Commission Wants to Ban ‘Barely Legal’ Type Pornography AVN

Baroness Gabby Bertin, a Conservative Party peer in the House of Lords, is preparing legislation to ban online pornography falling in the "barely legal" realm, suggests a report by The Guardian.

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Itch.io is returning adult games to their platform.

NSFW Games Returning to Itch.io’s Catalog AVN

The founder of Itch.io, Leaf Corcoran, announced Thursday that his company began reindexing free adult entertainment games on the indie video game marketplace after it recently announced deindexing due to pressure from major credit card companies and payment processors.

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Ofcom is hiring social media influencers to sell the public and others on their porn age verification laws.

Ofcom Using Social Media Influencers to Pitch Porn Age Checks AVN

The United Kingdom's digital regulator, Ofcom, appears to have hired British social media influencers to sell consumers and other stakeholders on the requirement for age verification targeting adult entertainment platforms and similar websites.

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The EU Commission is accepting applications for researchers to study how adult tube sites handle illegal or harmful content.

E.U. to Study How Adult Tube Sites Respond to Illegal Content AVN

The European Commission is preparing to accept tenders and applications for researchers to be funded to study how major adult tube sites deal with illegal or harmful content.

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Alabama has announced a new 10% tax on all porn revenue in the state starting September 1st.

Alabama Notifying Adult Sites of New Tax Set to Take Effect Sept. 1

The Alabama Department of Revenue has begun sending notices to adult site operators about a new 10% tax on their revenues, set to be enforced starting Sept. 1.

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Ofcom has announced the investigations of 34 more porn sites that lack age verification.

Ofcom Announces More Age Verification Compliance Investigations AVN

The United Kingdom's digital regulator, Ofcom, announced investigations into the parent companies of 34 pornography websites that lack age verification protocols that are compliant with the country's Online Safety Act.

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The European Commission is planning a study to see how major porn sites are complying with the EU Digital Services Act.

European Commission to Assess Pornhub, XVideos, XNXX Compliance With Digital Services Act

The European Commission plans to conduct a study to determine how well adult sites Pornhub, XVideos and XNXX are addressing illegal content and other potential harms under the EU’s Digital Services Act.

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A German court has upheld a ban on Aylo-owned sites in Germany.

Higher Regional Court Upholds Aylo Ban in Germany AVN

The Higher Administrative Court of Rhineland-Palatinate announced Thursday that it upheld a network ban on Aylo-owned websites Pornhub and YouPorn within Germany's digital space for failure to comply with age verification rules.

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YouTube will soon introduce AI age estimation in the United States on their platform.

YouTube to Roll Out AI Age Estimation in the United States | AVN

YouTube, the Google-owned video-sharing platform, announced that it will start utilizing artificial intelligence-assisted age assurance technology to identify the ages of users.

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The State of Mississippi has responded to NetChoice’s filing against the state’s social media age verification law.

Mississippi Responds to NetChoice SCOTUS Petition Over AV Law AVN

The state of Mississippi responded to an application by NetChoice asking the U.S. Supreme Court to limit the state's social media age verification law.

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