The War on Porn

The Free Speech Coalition has put together a kit to help adult sites work with age verification laws.

FSC Launches Age Verification Toolkit for Adult Websites

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced today that it has launched a comprehensive toolkit to help adult websites navigate age verification laws.

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Media regulators in Germany want to block payments to adult sites.

German Media Regulators Want to Block Payments to Adult Sites AVN

German media regulatory agencies intend to block payments to platforms like Pornhub in a bid to force them into complying with age-gating requirements.

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The traffic on Pornhub in the UK has dropped since the country passed the Online Safety Act.

Pornhub’s Traffic Drops in the U.K. Due to Online Safety Act AVN

In the weeks following the official implementation of the Online Safety Act, traffic from the United Kingdom to Pornhub.com has dropped significantly.

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An opinion piece on age verification by EFF.

Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online, No Matter How Many Times UK Politicians Say So

The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess whether they host content considered harmful to children, and if so, these services must introduce age checks to prevent children from accessing such content. Online…

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The U.S. Supreme Court will allow the new Mississippi age verification law on social media networks to be enforced, ruling against Netchoice in NetChoice v. Fitch.

SCOTUS Allows Mississippi Social Media AV Law to Be Enforced AVN

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday that it will allow a controversial age verification law targeting social media networks operating in the digital space of the state of Mississippi to be enforced as litigation related to the law advances.

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Reason gives examples of unintended consequences that have resulted from passage of the UK Online Safety Act.

10 examples of absurd fallout from the U.K.’s Online Safety Act

The law is putting up barriers for people who want to read about world news, listen to music on Spotify, chat on Discord, or play video games.

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The Free Speech Coalitio has given its endorsement to a Trump executive order that forces banks to engage in fair business practices for all Americans, regardless of whether the business is considered “high risk”.

FSC Endorses Trump Executive Order Requiring Fair Banking Rules AVN

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) endorsed an executive order issued today by the Trump administration requiring banks, credit unions and financial institutions to engage in fair business practices for all Americans and legal U.S.-based businesses.

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A Montana judge dismissed a lawsuit that challenged Montana’s age verification bounty law.

Federal Lawsuit Challenging Montana’s AV Bounty Law Dismissed AVN

The Free Speech Coalition was handed a legal defeat on Wednesday after a Montana federal district judge dismissed a challenge against the state's age verification law, according to court documents seen by AVN.

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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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