The War on Porn

The UK’s comm regulator, Ofcom, has announced that the new age verification rules will take effect July 25th.

Ofcom Announces Final Age Verification Rule Deadline of July 25 AVN

Ofcom, the United Kingdom's communications regulator, announced on Thursday new rules for online safety and a deadline for platforms to comply by July 25.

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Political signs on an anti-porn ballot measure has caused controversy in Huntington Beach, California.

‘Porn’ Signs Targeting Huntington Beach Measures Stir Controversy AVN

A conservative city councilperson in Huntington Beach is coming under fire from local officials and parents for a slew of campaign signs that feature the word "porn" plastered in large letters.

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A bill requiring mobile device manufactuers to put in anti-porn filters advanced to the Alabama Senate floor.

Alabama Device Porn Filtering Bill Advances to Senate Floor AVN

Lawmakers in the Alabama House of Representatives will begin debating Senate Bill (SB) 186 on second reading after it advanced out of the House Commerce and Small Business Committee on Wednesday.

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Arcom, the French regulator of websites announced they have fined 5 adult sites for violating the country’s SREN law, not requiring age verification.

Arcom Reports Age Verification Enforcement Actions Against 5 Adult Sites

French media regulator Arcom released a statement Tuesday detailing recent actions to enforce age verification rules as set forth under France’s Security and Regulation of the Digital Space (SREN) law.

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The North Dakota legislature will study the supposed negative impacts of porn.

N.D. Legislature Adopts Resolution to Study Porn Effects AVN

North Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 4017, which directs the Legislative Management agency to conduct a study on whether pornography has a direct link to impacting the number of sex crimes in the state.

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France has introduced a law that will require porn sites to have strict age verification measures in place.

France to introduce strict age verification on porn sites

Similar rules will come into effect in the UK this summer

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The Free Speech Coalition and other groups helped oppose an age verification bill that has now been defeated.

Colorado Age-Verification Bill Defeated After Opposition from FSC — Free Speech Coalition

Colorado SB 201, an age-verification bill that would have required any sites with material “harmful to children” to pay for both age-verification of users and audits of third-party age-verification providers, failed to secure a Senate vote after opposition from Free Speech Coalition and others.

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The Age Verification Providers Association says that dual-level age verification doesn’t exist.

AVPA Says Missouri AG’s ‘Dual-Level’ AV Tech Does Not Exist AVN

The Age Verification Providers Association says Andrew Bailey's "dual-level" age verification approach doesn't currently exist.

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The Governor of North Dakota, Kelly Armstrong, signed an age verification bill into law.

North Dakota Governor Signs Age Verification Legislation AVN

Age verification legislation was adopted by North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong.

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France’s regulator, Arcom, has told porn sites they cannot use credit cards to do age verification checks.

France Prohibits Porn Sites From Using Credit Cards for AV Checks AVN

Arcom, France's digital regulator, announced today that pornography websites operating within the country's digital space are prohibited from using a person's credit card information to verify ages in compliance with its national age verification law.

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