The War on Porn

Rep. Susan DuBose to file ‘porn ID’ bill, reintroduce ‘What Is a Woman’ bill

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed on Wednesday a partial motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Free Speech Coalition (FSC) and other plaintiffs against the state’s controversial age verification law, which mandates that adult websites post anti-porn propaganda.

Sound Investigations has released its fourth entry in its so-called "Pornhub Tapes."

Police are investigating claims that the suspects could be part of a syndicate selling pornographic content to dating and pornographic sites abroad.

A group of European NGOs co-signed a letter penned by an Italian digital rights attorney and activist, urging the European Commission to investigate the self-reported data of the top adult sites in order to potentially reclassify them as “Very Large Online Platforms” (VLOPs) for the purposes of enfo…

Ofcom, the United Kingdom government’s independent communications regulator, clarified its net neutrality rules implemented in 2016.

A coalition of civil society groups, including several sex workers’ rights activists, have asked the European Commission in a letter to regulate the most prominent porn websites in the world as “very large online platforms” under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA).

Some interesting notes on TikTok’s current active user count.

The new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson — elected Wednesday by his GOP colleagues after a weeks-long stalemate — vowed last year to promote anti-sex education, anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-porn legislation if he ever had the authority.

A lawsuit brought by California and more than 30 state attorneys general against Meta Platforms Inc. for allegedly enticing children onto Instagram and Facebook with addictive features will likely accelerate an already roiling national debate over how internet companies should limit access by minors…