Political Attacks

The EU has introduced a new age verification app to be used in all member countries.

EU Releasing White Label AV Application This Summer AVN

The European Union is set to release a white-label age verification app built on a digital wallet framework currently being developed at the direction of the EU's executive branch, the European Commission.

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The ASACP is spotlighting a recent report that states that parental filters are underused, pointing out that the responsibility for keeping kids off adult sites is with the parents.

Study Finds Parental Controls Underutilized for Online Safety AVN

The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is drawing attention to a recent report about parental filters.

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Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne of the Canadian parliament has reintroduced an age verification bill against porn sites.

Canadian Lawmakers to Debate National Age Verification Bill Again AVN

Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne of Québec reintroduced her national age verification law on Thursday with the intent of requiring all residents of Canada to verify their ages before viewing pornographic material on the internet.

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The Free Speech Coalition has penned a statement and sent it to a House committee in support of the FIRM Act, which prohibits discrimination in banking.

FSC Submits Statement to House Committee in Support of FIRM Act and Against Discriminatory Debanking — Free Speech Coalition

The House Financial Services Committee has advanced H.R. 2702, the Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act. It’s a meaningful move in the fight to stop discriminatory banking practices that target adult businesses and other marginalized communities. Free Speech Coalition submitted

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The Free Speech Coalition has issued guidance on Kansas age verification lawsuits.

Private Age Verification Lawsuits in Kansas: What You Need to Know — Free Speech Coalition

In four lawsuits filed on May 12, 2025, a minor identified as Q.R., through his mother, claims he accessed adult sites in Kansas without encountering legally compliant age verification protocols. They are suing four different sites for approximately $14 million dollars in damages. This is the first

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Mississippi has added civil penalties for supposed obscenity to their age verification law.

Mississippi Set to Enforce Age Verification Bounty Law AVN

Starting on July 1, 2025, the state of Mississippi will begin enforcing a brand new civil tort adopted this year that is attached to an existing age verification law that could potentially prove costly to major adult platforms.

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A lawsuit challenging Florida’s law that requires strippers to be 21 or over was dropped.

Lawsuit Challenging Florida Stripper Age Restriction Dropped AVN

A federal district judge dismissed a case Wednesday that involved two Florida strip clubs, an adult retailer and a 19-year-old performer challenging the state government's ban on working in an adult entertainment venue for adults under the age of 21.

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Luxembourg officials have told the French government they will not cooperate in holding the owners of LiveJasmin, based in Luxembourg, as violating France’s age verification law.

Luxembourg Rejects Request to Enforce French AV Law

Government officials in Luxembourg have rebuffed a French government request to help enforce France’s Security and Regulation of the Digital Space (SREN) law by taking action against webcam platform LiveJasmin, the Luxembourg Times is reporting.

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The Australian eSafety Commissioner is looking at a final draft of laws to protect children from porn.

Australian eSafety Commissioner Demands Stricter Child Protection Codes

Australia’s online safety regulator, eSafety, is once again reviewing a “final” draft of industry codes to protect children from pornography and other age-inappropriate content, after eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant rejected the previously announced “final” codes as insufficiently stringent.

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The country of Sweden has made online sex work illegal. That includes creator work and camming.

Sweden Outlaws Online Sex Work AVN

The unicameral Riksdag, Sweden's Parliament, adopted a new law today that criminalizes the purchase of online sexual services, according to a press release published by the Swedish legislative body.

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