June 20, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Pornhub is planning on blocking three more US states, Idaho, Kansas and Nebraska, due to new age verification measures in those states against porn.
Pornhub Queuing Up Geo-Blocks in Idaho, Kansas and Nebraska AVN
Three more states will lose access to Pornhub in July.
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June 20, 2024
Commentary, Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Michael McGrady of AVN opines about Vivek Murthy, the US Surgeon General saying that there should be mental health warnings for social media and how it sounds similar to others saying the same about porn.
Analysis: The Fallacy of Health Warnings on Social Media, Porn AVN
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, a renowned medical doctor, announced earlier this week that he wants mental health warnings for social media platforms. This sound eerily similar to efforts to require public health warnings on porn websites.
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June 19, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
The Woodhull Freedom Foundation and the Electronic Frontier Foundation have filed a new amicus brief supporting Section 230, arguing that it be kept as is.
Woodhull, EFF File New Amicus Brief in Support of Section 230 AVN
Woodhull and EFF argue that Section 230 needs to be kept in place, despite a tragedy related to the John Doe in a recent case.
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June 19, 2024
Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Kosa Sponsors, Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal, have complimented Surgeon General Vivek Murthy for asking Congress to make mental health warnings mandatory on social media platforms.
KOSA Sponsors Praise Surgeon General’s Endorsement of Mental Health Labeling for Websites
The main sponsors of the controversial Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) bill urged her fellow lawmakers to fast track the controversial bill, after the Democratic administration’s surgeon general called on Congress to mandate “mental health warnings” on social media platforms.
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June 18, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Aylo has said that Pornhub will be blocked in Indiana and Kentucky due to the new age verification laws against porn in the two states.
Aylo to Block Indiana, Kentucky Due to Age Verification Laws AVN
Aylo, the parent company of adult tube website Pornhub, told several local and regional news outlets in both states that Kentucky and Indiana IP addresses are to be geo-blocked due to the new age verification laws in each targeting adult entertainment platforms.
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June 15, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
The Ohio ACLU chapter has raised its concerns to Ohio lawmakers about the age verification laws in the state,
Local ACLU Chapter Warns Ohio Lawmakers About AV Legislation AVN
The Ohio chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has voiced its concerns to Ohio lawmakers about the potential constitutional harms of age verification legislation.
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June 14, 2024
Commentary, Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Ben Suroeste opines about the Texas porn warning, which is part of the state’s age verification law.
YNOT NEWS | I Feel a New Texas Porn-Warning Label Coming Our Way…
A prosecutor in Texas lost his shit when he couldn’t stream porn to his TV. Time to amend HB 1181 to account for this inevitability!
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June 14, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
The European Commission had asked for additional details from adult sites about protection for minors.
EU Commission Presses Adult Sites on DSA Compliance AVN
In its latest round against adult websites, the European Commission announced that it has requested further details on protection measures for minors under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
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June 13, 2024
Political Attacks, Religious Attacks, The War on Porn
The social media platform X’s new adult content policy is causing confusion in countries like Indonesia, where there are strict anti-porn laws.
X’s Clarification of Adult Content Policy Triggers International Confusion
X’s recent clarification of its adult content policies has created confusion in countries with strict anti-porn legislation, such as Indonesia, especially considering that owner Elon Musk has said that the limits of his “free speech absolutism” for the platform formerly known as Twitter are the laws of each country.
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June 12, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, Religious Attacks, The War on Porn
The sponsor of California’s age verification bill against porn said on Monday they were thrilled their organization, the California Family Council, has been labeled as an anti-LGBQ hate group.
California nonprofit says it's 'thrilled' to be labeled an anti-LGBTQ hate group
The president of a California nonprofit said Monday that he was “thrilled” to report that his organization, the California Family Council, was recently labeled an anti-LGBTQ hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a legal advocacy nonprofit that specializes in civil rights.
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