The War on Porn

A Republican bill that would have held companies criminally liable for selling any computer, smartphone or tablet in Arizona without a filter to block children from accessing “harmful content” was rejected by a legislative committee Wednesday morning.

The EARN IT Act has advanced out of committee despite the well-founded concerns of a legion of civil libertarians and privacy advocates.

An Alabama federal judge today shut down MindGeek’s petition to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by Jane Does over content posted on Pornhub that allegedly depicts instances of their human trafficking, claiming that Section 230 protections over third-party content do not apply because the compan…

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, who has acknowledged having conversations with the U.S.-based, religiously-inspired anti-porn lobby NCOSE, is now “developing a roadmap to implement age verification for online pornographic sites.”

Police in Bavaria, Germany are seeking information on a pile of 1990s porn magazines found in a ditch on the side of a road, so that they can charge whoever disposed of the magazines with criminal “distribution of pornography.”

Experts say Mike Lee’s new bill suffers from the same constitutional deficiencies that have plagued past attempts at internet regulation.

As the U.S. Supreme Court returns for a highly-anticipated term, it has been widely reported that a case dealing with Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 has been taken up by the high court for review and final ruling. Such a ruling could significantly impact the bench…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, just signed into law a measure that prohibits “cyber flashing” and grants victims the ability to sue for economic and noneconomic damages. Senate Bill 53, known commonly as the FLASH Act, enters force on January 1, 2023, making Californi…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit recently upheld a controversial social media law mandating that social media platforms and influential technology companies refrain from discriminating against right-wing political viewpoints. “Today we reject the idea that corporations have…

For all its reputation as a bastion of independence and liberty, Texas has become a hotbet of book bans and anti-sexual expression campaigns.