Political Attacks

The Free Speech Coalition and other groups helped oppose an age verification bill that has now been defeated.

Colorado Age-Verification Bill Defeated After Opposition from FSC — Free Speech Coalition

Colorado SB 201, an age-verification bill that would have required any sites with material “harmful to children” to pay for both age-verification of users and audits of third-party age-verification providers, failed to secure a Senate vote after opposition from Free Speech Coalition and others.

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The Age Verification Providers Association says that dual-level age verification doesn’t exist.

AVPA Says Missouri AG’s ‘Dual-Level’ AV Tech Does Not Exist AVN

The Age Verification Providers Association says Andrew Bailey's "dual-level" age verification approach doesn't currently exist.

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The Governor of North Dakota, Kelly Armstrong, signed an age verification bill into law.

North Dakota Governor Signs Age Verification Legislation AVN

Age verification legislation was adopted by North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong.

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France’s regulator, Arcom, has told porn sites they cannot use credit cards to do age verification checks.

France Prohibits Porn Sites From Using Credit Cards for AV Checks AVN

Arcom, France's digital regulator, announced today that pornography websites operating within the country's digital space are prohibited from using a person's credit card information to verify ages in compliance with its national age verification law.

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The state of Ohio has become the latest to pass an age verification bill.

Ohio House Passes Age Verification Bill as Budget Rider AVN

Ohio Republican lawmakers were able to attach an age verification bill to the state's biennial funding measure.

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The Attorney General of Missouri bypassed the state legislature and declared an age verification bill go into law.

Missouri Attorney General Unilaterally Orders Age Verification AVN

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey ordered age verification requirements for porn sites, circumventing the state legislature.

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A new bill in the North Carolina Assembly would do major harm to the adult industry.

‘Over the Top’ North Carolina Bill Could Play Havoc With Adult Sites

A bill filed in the North Carolina state Assembly on Monday would impose new rules that industry observers warn could push adult websites and platforms to ban most adult creators and content.

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The Swedish government proposed a law that would effectively make camming and adult content creation illegal.

Swedish Government Proposes Ban on Purchasing ‘Remote’ Sexual Services

The Swedish government has asked the country’s Parliament to amend Swedish law so that current laws against purchasing sexual services would also apply to acts performed remotely by cammers, streamers and custom content creators.

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Conservatives across the US are proposing laws to ban ‘obscene’ books in libraries.

Rightwing groups across US push new bans to limit ‘obscene’ books in libraries

Critics say bans would hinder rights as proponents would impose their beliefs on others who don’t share their views

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The UK’s comm regulator, Ofcom says that thousands of porn sites are implementing age assurance.

Ofcom: Age Assurance Going Live Across ‘Thousands’ of Porn Sites

U.K. communications regulator Ofcom said in a statement Thursday that providers of online pornography are implementing age assurance across “thousands of sites” accessible in the U.K., in response to Ofcom’s Online Safety Act (OSA) enforcement program.

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