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The Computer & Communications Industry Association and Netchoice, two tech organizations, have asked South Dakota lawmakers to not pass age verification legislation.

Tech Groups Ask South Dakota Lawmakers to Block AV Bills in 2025 AVN

Tech groups are concerned that South Dakota could be the next state to adopt potentially unconstitutional age verification laws.

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The US 10th Circuit of Appeals, in a split decision, has dismissed the FSC’s lawsuit that challenges Utah’s age verification law.

Tenth Circuit Kills Free Speech Coalition Appeal in Utah AV Case AVN

A split Tenth Circuit panel upheld the dismissal of the Free Speech Coalition's lawsuit challenging Utah's age verification bounty law.

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Joe Gow, as expected, has been first by the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.

Joe Gow Fired, Says UW Regents Have ‘Zero Credibility’ AVN

Dr. Joe Gow was fired and had his tenure revoked after the UW System Board of Regents voted unanimously to end his employment.

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The Alabama age verification law will go into effect on October 1st. Pornhub will once again GEO block the state.

Ala. AV Law Enters Force on Oct. 1; Aylo Prepares to Block State AVN

Alabama will be the next state to be geo-blocked by Pornhub's parent company because of its controversial age verification law entering force next week.

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XBIZ does an exclusive interview with Joe Gow.

‘The Only People Who’ve Been Hurt by This Are My Wife and Me’: An Exclusive Interview With Joe Gow

Only hours after the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents took the unusually extreme step of firing veteran communications professor Joe Gow — stripping him of tenure for creating and appearing in adult content — XBIZ spoke exclusively with him about his case.

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The US state of California has passed a new law that restricts subscription auto-renewals, which will have a damaging impact on the adult industry.

California Tightens Restrictions on Subscription Auto-Renewals

California this week enacted a new law that significantly tightens the rules regarding automatic renewal of paid website subscriptions.

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Alabama State Representative Ben Robbins said in an interview that Pornhub blocking their site in Alabama shows that the state’s age verification law is working.

Alabama Lawmaker Calls AV Law ‘Successful’ After Pornhub Withdrawal

Republican State Rep. Ben Robbins declared in a radio interview Wednesday that Pornhub’s decision to shut down access in Alabama indicates that the state’s new age verification law is “successful.”

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Attorney Corey Silverstein gives details on the impact of the new California law on automatic renewal of subscriptions on adult sites.

Silverstein Legal Alerts: Impact of California’s New Automatic Renewal Law on Adult Websites

On September 24, 2024, California enacted AB 2863, a new law amending the Business and Professions Code relating to automatic renewal and continuous service offers. Effective July 1, 2025, this law introduces significant changes to how businesses, including adult websites, must handle automatic renewals and subscription-based services offered to California consumers.

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The U. S. House has brought back a new version of the controversial KOSA legislation.

U.S. House Revives Controversial KOSA in 2.0 Version

The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced last week two internet regulation bills, including a revived, vastly revised version of the controversial Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which had stalled after passing the Senate.

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Two Tech Industry groups, Engine Advocacy and INCOMPAS have told the Supreme Court that Net Neutrality is crucial for the industry to survive.

Tech Industry Tells Court Net Neutrality Is Crucial for Streaming AVN

Net neutrality advocates are still fighting in federal court. This time, the voice is for the digitally-native tech industry.

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