July 24, 2025
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
The European Union has given sites a year to comply with their age verification laws.
EU Gives Platforms 12 Months to Deploy ‘Strict’ Age Verification AVN
The European Commission is granting all online platforms, including adult entertainment platforms, at least 12 months to comply with the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) requirements that dictate age verification measures be deployed to protect minors from age-restricted materials.
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July 23, 2025
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Adult business ownershave petitioned the US Court of Appeals to rehear a zoning law that limits adult stores in New York City.
NYC Adult Stores Petition for Rehearing in Zoning Law Case
A group of adult businesses on Tuesday petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to rehear a case involving a zoning law that could severely limit adult stores’ operations in New York City.
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www.xbiz.com
July 23, 2025
Business Attacks, Religious Attacks, The War on Porn
An anti-porn group has taken credit for the adult ban at the game platform Steam.
Anti-Porn Group Claims Credit for Steam’s Adult Game Purge AVN
Steam, the popular online gaming platform, recently purged scores of adult and sexually explicit games to appease payment processors. Several news outlets report that the anti-porn group Collective Shout took credit for the pressure campaign.
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July 22, 2025
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Ofcom has ordered x.com to block minors from viewing porn on their site.
X Ordered to Block Minors From Viewing Porn in U.K. AVN
Social media platform X was ordered by Ofcom, the United Kingdom's digital regulator, to block users within the U.K. identified as minors from accessing pornography on the site.
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avn.com
July 22, 2025
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Ireland’s new age verification rules came into effect on Monday. They apply only to Ireland based sites.
New AV Rules Take Effect for Ireland-Based Sites
Ireland’s Online Safety Code came into force Monday, including a provision requiring adult sites headquartered in Ireland to implement age assurance measures beyond self-declaration.
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July 18, 2025
Business Attacks, The War on Porn
Payment processing companies are pressuring large AI porn sites to censor their material.
Payment Processors Are Pushing AI Porn Off Its Biggest Platforms
Creators of AI image models for porn and celebrities are running out of easy hosting options as Civitai and Tensor.Art change their policies under pressure.
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www.404media.co
July 18, 2025
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Pornhub is considering a return to Texas, while the state has resumed a lawsuit against them.
Pornhub Texas Return Possible After High Court Age Check Ruling
Pornhub is considering whether to resume operations in Texas after the porn industry lost a Supreme Court challenge over the state’s age-verification requirements last month, its lawyer said in court Thursday.
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news.bloomberglaw.com
July 17, 2025
Business Attacks, The War on Porn
The gaming platform Steam has banned some adult games due to the regulations of their payment processors.
Steam Bans Certain Adult Content to Appease Payment Processors AVN
Valve Corporation, the parent company of popular gaming website Steam, recently announced that "certain kinds of adult content” have been banned on the platform.
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avn.com
July 16, 2025
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In France, porn sites have been ordered to practice age verification.
France’s Council of State Orders Porn Sites to Check Ages AVN
The high administrative court of France ruled in favor of the government Tuesday in a legal dispute over whether adult entertainment platforms have to verify the ages of users originating from IP addresses in the country's digital space.
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July 16, 2025
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Reddit and Bluesky will not practice age verification, due to the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act.
Bluesky, Reddit to Verify Ages of U.K. Users AVN
Social media networks Bluesky and Reddit are now overhauling their trust and safety programs in compliance with the United Kingdom's age verification requirements established under the Online Safety Act of 2023.
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