The War on Porn

Religiously motivated anti-porn and anti-sex-work lobby NCOSE has filed a lawsuit aiming to shut down one of Las Vegas’ premier strip clubs, Sapphire Las Vegas.

The U.K.’s Conservative government today reversed a longstanding position by vowing to “crack down on porn sites,” and selectively enforce controversial legislation by targeting four high-profile tube sites, including Pornhub and xHamster.

The California legislature on Tuesday passed a highly controversial bill mandating sweeping yet vague age verification measures for any web site “likely to be accessed by children,” now waiting to be signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.

French activist groups claiming to represent “the children” will formally request today that online government regulator Arcom suspend Twitter in France unless the platform finds, within two weeks, a way to block minors from what the groups consider “pornographic” content.

Scientists are racing to find a vaccine for the sexually transmitted infection as case numbers continue to climb among the young.

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is continuing his campaign to financially isolate MindGeek and its subsidiaries, this time by targeting credit card company Discover in social media posts and inviting members of the public to join a class action suit against the adult company.

New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss says the controversial Online Safety Bill needs some “tweaks” before it can be passed.

On the same day it was announced that the top two executives of porn giant MindGeek had resigned, religiously-based "anti-trafficking organization" Exodus Cry issued a press release announcing it is asking Congress to pass legislation that would require "safeguards on porn sites.&quot…

A District Court Judge rejected a motion to dismiss filed by Visa, finding that the plaintiff has pled sufficient facts to survive the motion.

The Utah State Board of Education approved a policy Tuesday in how a book is banned from schools, and what happens while the book is under review.