April 25, 2023
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
French Court Sets July Date to Decide Whether to Block Adult Sites
The Paris Judicial Tribunal held a hearing earlier this month with representatives of five of the most visited adult tube sites in France and set itself a July 7 deadline to decide whether to order internet service providers in the country to block access to them.
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April 25, 2023
Commentary, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
EARN IT Act Reintroduced (Again)
The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act was also reintroduced for a second time last week, a move that wasn’t surprising for opponents of the bill. This time around, the bill was introduced in the House of Representatives with Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and…
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April 20, 2023
Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Texas Bill Would Create Broad Civil Liability for Obscenity Offenses
AUSTIN, Texas – A bill introduced in the Texas House of Representatives would create civil liability for obscenity offenses by any defendant, including any “information content provider” or “interactive computer service”, that either “engages in the obscenity or knowingly or intentionally benefits f…
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April 20, 2023
Business Attacks, The War on Porn
Imgur is banning porn and purging old anonymous uploads
It’s also removing old content that’s not tied to an account.
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April 20, 2023
Commentary, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Minn. Lawmaker’s Anti-‘Occult’ Soapbox Feeds Moral Panic
Minn. Senator Eric Lucero’s failed amendments are easy to mock, but part of a serious and sad effort to drag the country into a moral panic.
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April 20, 2023
Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Louisiana House approves punishment for porn websites that don’t verify user’s age - Louisiana Illuminator
The Louisiana House of Representatives passed a bill that allows the AG to pursue civil penalties against porn websites that don’t age ID
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April 20, 2023
Commentary, Cultural Attacks, Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
‘Lovejoy’s Law’ And Tech Moral Panics
One of the central arguments for a recent rash of age verification laws across the country is to “protect the children.” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called his signing of controversial social media …
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April 18, 2023
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Dutch Court Orders xHamster to Get Model Consent for All Amateur Content
An Amsterdam court on Wednesday ordered the Cyprus-based xHamster to either obtain consent from every Netherlands-based amateur model featured on videos posted on the site or else remove them.
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April 15, 2023
Commentary, Cultural Attacks, Religious Attacks, The War on Porn
Adult Platforms Are Changing For the Better. Tell the Anti-Porn Movement
Popular adult UGC platforms have improved their protocols for accepting uploaded material. The anti-porn movement is ignoring those changes.
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April 14, 2023
Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Louisiana House committee advances bill to punish porn websites that don’t verify user’s age - Louisiana Illuminator
A Louisiana legislative committee advanced a bill giving the attorney general power to punish porn websites that don’t age ID
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