The War on Porn

A Paris court of appeals rejected last week the attempt by local War on Porn groups, led by an extremist Catholic organization, to use France’s media authority and the courts to block the most popular adult tube sites in the country.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit found that most of Florida’s new social media law likely violates the First Amendment.

A strange new bill introduced by Oklahoma State Senator Rob Standridge would make it illegal to knowingly give “obscene material” to a “vulnerable person,” explicitly including unhoused people.

The decision was an unexpected victory for conservative tech critics who want to force social media companies to carry most content.

Sen. Roger Marshall is leading a group of GOP lawmakers desperate to find a new angle in the party’s crusade against Disney

A school board member in Ohio who is active in the ongoing GOP campaign to ban books deemed “pornographic” from libraries across the country is resisting pressure to resign after she shared a link to an actual porn website during one of her morality tirades on Facebook.

Pornography exists. It has an impact on society. Scholars study that impact.

The European Union agreed on new digital regulations Friday that will force tech giants like to police illegal content on their platforms more aggressively.

The Wall Street Journal published today an op-ed by two conservative intellectuals providing a road map to alter Twitter moderation, including customized filters for “porn, racial slurs and spam.”

PACE Strasbourg 26 April 2022