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Yet another state has adopted age verification, this time the state of Ohio.

Ohio Governor Adopts Age Verification Rider in State Budget Bill AVN

Ohio became the latest state in the United States to adopt age verification measures that target adult entertainment websites, which were attached to the state appropriations bill that was signed into law by Republican state Gov. Mike DeWine last week.

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Chinese police have arrested numerous erotica writers for violating their porn and obscenity laws.

Chinese Authorities Arrest Female Erotica Authors AVN

Police in China have arrested at least 30 writers, nearly all of them women in their 20s, for violating the country's punitive pornography and obscenity laws.

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The Federal Trade Commission’s rule to allow online users an easy way to cancel their subscriptions was itself cancelled by a Federal Appeals Court.

FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Vacated by Federal Appeals Court AVN

A panel of judges at the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a controversial Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulation on Tuesday that requires online subscription services to have a simplified way for users to cancel subscriptions.

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Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, has responded to a petition to decriminalize porn in the country.

Ukrainian President Responds to Porn Legalization Petition

President Volodymyr Zelensky responded Tuesday to an OnlyFans model’s petition to decriminalize pornography in Ukraine, stating that he would wait for the legislative process to play out “in accordance with established procedure.”

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The Free Speech Coalition has withdrawn it’s lawsuit against the state of Florida over the state’s age verification law.

Free Speech Coalition Drops Florida Age Verification Lawsuit AVN

Adult industry trade group the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) officially dropped a federal lawsuit it filed challenging the state of Florida's age verification law.

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that New York City’s zoning rules on adult entertainment is constitutional.

Second Circuit Affirms New York’s Zoning Laws on Adult Stores AVN

The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled in favor of New York City in a challenge to its adult entertainment zoning regulations from plaintiffs who argued that these regulations are unconstitutional.

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A Federal Court in Atlanta has blocked Georgia’s age verification law for social media sites on First Amendment grounds.

Court Blocks Georgia’s AV Rules for Social Media Websites AVN

A day before Pornhub.com went dark in the U.S. state of Georgia, a federal district court judge in Atlanta ruled that provisions in a sweeping age verification law that specifically pertain to social media networks would be temporarily blocked on so-called free speech grounds.

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The governor of North Carolina has vetoed an anti-porn record-keeping bill for the state.

N.C. Governor Vetoes State Record-Keeping Legislation AVN

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, has vetoed an anti-pornography bill that would mandate state-level record-keeping rules that would directly conflict with existing record-keeping rules at the federal level.

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Australia passed age verification laws for search engines.

Search Engine Age Verification Requirements Coming to Australia AVN

New regulations mandating age verification for major search engines are coming to Australia.

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A petition for the decriminalization of online porn has received 25,000 signatures in Ukraine.

Ukrainian Porn Decriminalization Petition Gains 25,000 Signatures AVN

The decriminalization of online pornography could soon be a reality in Ukraine, as a petition calling for the government to support such action surpassed 25,000 signatures.

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