Political Attacks

Anti-porn groups led by former child actor Ricky Shroder filed an amicus brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the Free Speech Coalition's lawsuit challenging Texas House Bill 1181.

The politics over net neutrality are revitalized. Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that she intends to reinstate net neutrality regulations.

State age-verification laws which create a private right to action to sue are a terrible idea, just like their brethren in other areas of law

A Montana federal judge on Thursday tore into a contested state law that bans TikTok from all personal devices, saying in a hearing that the legislation appears driven by “paternalistic” views of social media users and suggesting lawmakers could have taken many steps short of an attempted ban to ach…

Sites in Vixen Media Group’s network, including Blacked, Deeper, and Vixen, display a health disclaimer, following a Texas age verification law that would force all adult sites to show the warning to users.

Under House Bill 295, porn sites would have to use “a commercial age verification system” that requires users in Ohio to prove their identity by providing a copy of a government-issued ID card or other personal documents, such as mortgage, educational, and employment documents.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law that holds social media platforms accountable for facilitating child sex trafficking and exploitation.

A Republican lawmaker in Ohio introduced this week an age verification bill called the “Innocence Act,” which observers have pointed out that, as submitted, could criminalize the posting of any nude image online without verifying age as a felony.

An influential national right wing news site linked to Tucker Carlson is attempting to shame a Virginia prosecutor into charging a Democratic candidate who was a cam performer for “prostitution.”

Alison Boden, executive director of adult trade group the Free Speech Coalition (FSC), recently attended the annual conference for ACAMS—the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists.