The War on Porn

NetChoice has asked the Supreme Court of the United States to limit Mississippi’s age verification law.

NetChoice Asks SCOTUS to Limit Mississippi’s Social Media AV Law AVN

NetChoice, a trade group representing the mainstream digital industry, filed an emergency application on Monday with the conservative-dominated U.S. Supreme Court asking for a limit on Mississippi's social media age verification law.

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Two proposed laws that would restrict the sale of sex toys have been voted down by the Texas legislature.

Sex Toy Restriction Proposals Fail in Texas Legislature AVN

Two legislative proposals that would have put restrictions on the purchase of sex toys in the state of Texas failed to advance out of the legislature.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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