Illinois outlaws book bans in schools and public libraries | CNN
Illinois became the first state in the nation to prohibit book bans Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced, as states across the country continue to challenge and axe literature from public schools and libraries.
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Texas Prosecutor Accused of Abuse of Power for Netflix Censorship Attempt
Texas Prosecutor Accused of Abuse of Power for Netflix Censorship Attempt
A coalition of broadcasters, journalists and publishers this week told a Fifth Circuit appeals panel that Tyler County District Attorney Lucas Babin acted in bad faith and abused his powers by manipulating a Texas grand jury into indicting Netflix for promoting the award-winning film “Cuties.”
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Utah district’s Bible ban spurs protest by parents, Republicans
Utah district’s Bible ban spurs protest by parents, Republicans
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers rallied with more than one hundred Bible-toting parents and children at Utah’s Capitol on Wednesday to protest a school district’s decision to remove the Bible from middle and elementary school libraries in the wake of a GOP-backed “sensitive materials” law…
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Digital finances were a boon for the legal adult industry. Now, they’re shutting out sex workers
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/06/01/business/digital-payment-platforms-shutting-out-sex-workers/
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Pornhub asks users and Big Tech for help as states adopt age verification laws
Pornhub asks users and Big Tech for help as states adopt age verification laws | CNN Business
Pornhub last month withdrew from Utah over a new law requiring adult sites to verify users’ ages and holding them liable for serving their content to minors. Similar legislation is set to take effect next month in Arkansas, Mississippi and Virginia.
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Utah’s elected leaders push new anti-pornography laws that may threaten civil liberties
Utah’s elected leaders push new anti-pornography laws that may threaten civil liberties.
The Holy Firewall
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Spanish Anti-Porn Activists Demand Laws to Match Utah and China
Spanish Anti-Porn Activists Demand Laws to Match Utah and China
Local Spanish politicians and activists have started demanding anti-porn legislation to mirror current initiatives in France, Germany, Utah and even China.
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Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to fine porn sites not verifying age of users
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to fine porn sites not verifying age of users
Louisiana lawmakers are adding teeth to a recently enacted law that requires pornography…
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Trump-appointed federal judge rules Tennessee’s anti-drag show law is ‘unconstitutional’
Trump-appointed federal judge rules Tennessee’s anti-drag show law is ‘unconstitutional’ | CNN Politics
A Trump-appointed federal judge in Tennessee has ruled that a state law limiting public drag show performances represented an “unconstitutional restriction on the freedom of speech.”
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Utah primary schools ban Bible for ‘vulgarity and violence’
Utah primary schools ban Bible for ‘vulgarity and violence’
The ban followed a parental complaint that the book has content unsuitable for children.
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