March 14, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has come out against the TikTok ban that has passed Congress and is now headed for the Senate.
Tell Congress: Stop the TikTok Ban
Congress is fast-tracking a bill that would effectively ban TikTok in the US, but do little for its alleged goal of protecting our private information and the collection of our data by foreign governments. Tell Congress: Instead of giving the President the power to ban entire social media platforms based on their country of origin, our representatives should focus on what matters—protecting our data no matter who is collecting it.
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March 14, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Aylo has decided to disable the largest porn site in the world, Pornhub, since the US Fifth Court of Appeals upheld Texas’ age verification law.
Pornhub Disables Access to Site in Texas Following Texas’ New Age-Verification Law - Texas Scorecard
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that the state’s age-verification requirements for commercial pornography sites are constitutional.
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March 14, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
A Utah bill that’s been proposed would require that porn filters be in use by default, or the device manufacturers would face time in prison.
Utah kids’ devices would need porn filters activated by default — or manufacturers could face prison time
The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Todd Weiler, said it’s intended to protect children from developing an addiction to pornography.
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March 14, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
The controversial TikTok ban has advanced through the US House of Representatives, now going to the Senate.
TikTok Ban Advances Through U.S. House of Representatives AVN
A potential ban on TikTok is a spectre that could impact tech and online pornography.
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March 14, 2024
The War on Porn
Solomon Friedman, one of the owners of Ethical Capital Partners, said he supports devices to filter out porn content be enabled by default, in a controversial move.
ECP Exec Takes Stance in Favor of Porn Filtering by Default AVN
Solomon Friedman of Ethical Capital Partners on Tuesday voiced support for parental controls that filter out porn content being enabled by default at the point of sale on mobile phones, tablets and computers.
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March 13, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Yet another copycat age verification bill, this time in the state of Arizona, is moving through the state legislature.
Arizona Republican’s Controversial Age Verification Bill Moving Forward Despite Serious Concerns
The Arizona version of the age verification legislation being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists continues moving forward through the state legislature, in spite of serious bipartisan concerns and active advocacy by free speech groups.
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March 12, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
The State of Florida has approved a bill that raises the minimum age of strippers to 21. Now it is a crime to hire younger strippers.
Florida Passes Bill Raising Minimum Age for Strippers to 21 AVN
Florida lawmakers just made it a crime to hire strippers aged 18 to 20 years.
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March 9, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
The W. Virginia legislature has passed their copycat age verification bill targeting porn sites.
West Virginia Age Verification Legislation Advances AVN
An age verification measure proposed by a conservative member of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
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March 9, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
The Free Speech Coalition has issued a statement about the 5th Circuit’s decision on their Texas age verification challenge.
FSC Statement on Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision in Texas Age Verification Challenge — Free Speech Coalition
This afternoon, the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit handed down a mixed opinion in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton . The Court unanimously upheld the preliminary injunction barring the state from mandating pseudoscientific “health warnings” on adult websites. By a 2-1 decision,
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March 8, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
The US Court of Appeals has ruled against the Free Speech Coalition in its lawsuit against the state of Texas and its Age Verification law.
Court Rules Texas AV Law Constitutional, Except Health Labeling AVN
A federal appeals court rules that a controversial age verification law adopted in Texas can be partially enforced.
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