The War on Porn

The evidence-free moral panic over social media keeps getting stupider, and when things get particularly stupid about the internet, you can pretty much rely on Utah politicians being there to proud…

Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has released an online guide tracking new anti-porn age verification laws and bills in multiple states, in a wave of what the trade organization has called “the most aggressive censorship we’ve seen in decades.”

A controversial West Virginia state senator introduced this month two bills attempting to redefine “obscene matter” and “prurient interest” in the state, in an effort to censor sexual content.

While some anti-porn crusaders would have you believe adult websites that publish user-generated content are the root of all evil when it comes to the distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), reports published by experts in the field reflect a different reality. “Protecting Children in th…

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(The Center Square) — The Mississippi Senate Judiciary B committee approved a bill on Thursday that would require age verification for any site that provides material that could be harmful

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing another rebellion from members of his Conservative Party who want to toughen legislation so websites are forced to introduce more robust age checks to stop children accessing pornography.

Some members of the antiabortion movement are pushing for a comeback for the Comstock Act, an archaic law passed in 1873 mainly to target what Anthony Comstock, an anti-vice crusader, viewed as dirty books. Mary Ziegler argues that this new tactic poses a threat to abortion rights even -- or perhaps…

Democratic state senators and LGBTQ+ advocates in Arkansas are raising concerns that a proposed bill targeting drag performances would limit the rights of transgender people and also redefine the legal concept of “prurient interest,” which is at the core of recent Republican attempts to reinstate ob…

Dozens of amicus briefs have been filed in support of Google - and of reading Section 230 to protect platforms’ algorithmic promotion.