Spain’s Adult Creators Issue Manifesto Against Censorship Proposal
A group of leading Spanish and Spain-based independent adult content producers has released a manifesto urging action against the total censorship of adult content proposed by the governing PSOE as part of its new anti-sex-work legislation.
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Texas GOP Platform Declares Pornography a ‘Public Health Hazard’
Texas GOP Platform Declares Pornography a ‘Public Health Hazard’
The Texas Republican Party adopted a new platform for 2022 at its state convention over the weekend, including a call for the state to officially “recognize that pornography is a public health hazard.”
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Nigerian Government Orders All Open Platforms to ‘Remove’ All Pornography
Nigerian Government Orders All Open Platforms to ‘Remove’ All Pornography
The federal government of Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa, has ordered all open-access online platforms to “remove, disable or block access” to all “pornographic” content.
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Japanese Proposal Enabling Adult Performers to Void Their Own Contracts Becomes Law
Japanese Proposal Enabling Adult Performers to Void Their Own Contracts Becomes Law
A Japanese legislative proposal passed into law on Wednesday, allowing anyone who signs a contract to appear in “pornographic productions” to void that contract at any time for any reason.
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South Carolina House Quietly Kills ‘Library Porn’ Budget Proviso
South Carolina House Quietly Kills ‘Library Porn’ Budget Proviso
The South Carolina House of Representatives on Friday quietly declined to support the so-called “library-porn proviso,” a budget mandate approved by the State Senate in March which would have blocked libraries from offering “any books or materials that appeal to the prurient interest.”
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Spanish Legislators Move Forward With Proposal to Re-Criminalize All Sex Work
Spanish Legislators Move Forward With Proposal to Re-Criminalize All Sex Work
Spain’s Congress of Deputies moved forward Tuesday with a proposed new law backed by the ruling party, aiming to “prohibit pimping in all its forms” with the final aim to “abolish prostitution.”
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New Japanese Law Would Enable All Porn Performers to Void Contracts
New Japanese Law Would Enable All Porn Performers to Void Contracts
A legislative debate about lowering the age of legal majority in Japan, which quickly devolved into a sensationalist campaign about adult performers aged 18-19, has now morphed into a proposed new law under which anyone who signs a contract to appear in “pornographic productions” could void that con…
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Mormon-Led U.S. ‘Anti-Trafficking’ Group Linked to LALExpo Cancellation
Mormon-Led U.S. ‘Anti-Trafficking’ Group Linked to LALExpo Cancellation
The abrupt cancellation earlier this week of the Latin American adult industry conference, LALExpo, has been linked to a single press release from controversial, Mormon-led U.S. organization Operation Underground Railroad, which conservative members of the Colombian press used to pressure local offi…
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French Senators Propose Treating Adult Content ‘Like Terrorism or CSAM’
French Senators Propose Treating Adult Content ‘Like Terrorism or CSAM’
New details surfaced today about a French media regulatory agency’s plan to block all major free adult sites in the country, in response to a controversial age verification law.
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Lalexpo Baranquilla Event Cancelled
Lalexpo Baranquilla Event Cancelled
Lalexpo’s Barranquilla event has been cancelled. Show organizers say local politics and antipathy towards the adult industry are to blame.
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