The War on Porn

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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The newly formed UK porn commission is proposing to ban any porn termed as “barely legal”.

U.K. Porn Commission Wants to Ban ‘Barely Legal’ Type Pornography AVN

Baroness Gabby Bertin, a Conservative Party peer in the House of Lords, is preparing legislation to ban online pornography falling in the "barely legal" realm, suggests a report by The Guardian.

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Itch.io is returning adult games to their platform.

NSFW Games Returning to Itch.io’s Catalog AVN

The founder of Itch.io, Leaf Corcoran, announced Thursday that his company began reindexing free adult entertainment games on the indie video game marketplace after it recently announced deindexing due to pressure from major credit card companies and payment processors.

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Ofcom is hiring social media influencers to sell the public and others on their porn age verification laws.

Ofcom Using Social Media Influencers to Pitch Porn Age Checks AVN

The United Kingdom's digital regulator, Ofcom, appears to have hired British social media influencers to sell consumers and other stakeholders on the requirement for age verification targeting adult entertainment platforms and similar websites.

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The EU Commission is accepting applications for researchers to study how adult tube sites handle illegal or harmful content.

E.U. to Study How Adult Tube Sites Respond to Illegal Content AVN

The European Commission is preparing to accept tenders and applications for researchers to be funded to study how major adult tube sites deal with illegal or harmful content.

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Alabama has announced a new 10% tax on all porn revenue in the state starting September 1st.

Alabama Notifying Adult Sites of New Tax Set to Take Effect Sept. 1

The Alabama Department of Revenue has begun sending notices to adult site operators about a new 10% tax on their revenues, set to be enforced starting Sept. 1.

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