The War on Porn

An opinion piece on age verification by EFF.

Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online, No Matter How Many Times UK Politicians Say So

The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess whether they host content considered harmful to children, and if so, these services must introduce age checks to prevent children from accessing such content. Online…

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The U.S. Supreme Court will allow the new Mississippi age verification law on social media networks to be enforced, ruling against Netchoice in NetChoice v. Fitch.

SCOTUS Allows Mississippi Social Media AV Law to Be Enforced AVN

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday that it will allow a controversial age verification law targeting social media networks operating in the digital space of the state of Mississippi to be enforced as litigation related to the law advances.

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Reason gives examples of unintended consequences that have resulted from passage of the UK Online Safety Act.

10 examples of absurd fallout from the U.K.’s Online Safety Act

The law is putting up barriers for people who want to read about world news, listen to music on Spotify, chat on Discord, or play video games.

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The Free Speech Coalitio has given its endorsement to a Trump executive order that forces banks to engage in fair business practices for all Americans, regardless of whether the business is considered “high risk”.

FSC Endorses Trump Executive Order Requiring Fair Banking Rules AVN

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) endorsed an executive order issued today by the Trump administration requiring banks, credit unions and financial institutions to engage in fair business practices for all Americans and legal U.S.-based businesses.

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A Montana judge dismissed a lawsuit that challenged Montana’s age verification bounty law.

Federal Lawsuit Challenging Montana’s AV Bounty Law Dismissed AVN

The Free Speech Coalition was handed a legal defeat on Wednesday after a Montana federal district judge dismissed a challenge against the state's age verification law, according to court documents seen by AVN.

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The Trump Administration has issued an executive order to stop financial institutions from showing bias against high-risk industries, like the adult entertainment space.

Trump Administration Issues Executive Order Against ‘Debanking’

The White House on Thursday issued an executive order limiting financial institutions’ ability to restrict access to financial services for people or groups involved in lawful industries, a longtime goal of adult industry advocates and stakeholders.

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Arcom has warned 5 porn sites to follow France’s age verification law.

Arcom Warns 5 Adult Sites Over Age Verification

French media regulator Arcom has sent enforcement notices to the operators of five adult websites that the agency says have failed to implement age verification as required under France’s Security and Regulation of the Digital Space (SREN) law.

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A group of NGO’s filed an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court in support of NetChoice in the case NetChoice v. Fitch.

NGOs File Amicus Brief Supporting NetChoice SCOTUS Case AVN

A coalition of civil society organizations filed an amicus brief in support of NetChoice, a trade group representing the mainstream digital industry, in its application for judicial review by the U.S. Supreme Court in a case about Mississippi's social media age verification laws.

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The Attorney General of the state of Florida is suing two Czech-based sites for age verification violations in the state.

Florida AG Sues Owners of Adult Sites for AV Law Violations AVN

Florida is suing the parent companies of porn sites based in Czech Republic for violating age verification laws.

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The Free Speech Coalition is warning that someone is targeting adult performers for identity theft.

FSC: Identity Theft Targeting Adult Performers

The Free Speech Coalition has put out an alert warning of an individual found to be targeting adult performers for identity theft.

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