Political Attacks

An article on FSC v.Tecasin Vox.

The huge stakes in a new Supreme Court case about pornography

Texas asks the justices to abandon longstanding First Amendment protections for sexual speech.

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Chandra Steele of PC Magazine opines about age verification laws.

The Pornhub Bans Are Not About Keeping Kids Safe

The age-verification laws that prompted Pornhub blockades are part of a movement seeking to return to a time when obscenity laws were thinly veiled curbs on LGBTQ+ rights.

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The FSC announced it has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in it’s suit against Florida for their age verification law.

Free Speech Coalition Motions to Block Florida’s AV Measure AVN

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has announced that it has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the state of Florida.

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A representative from New Hampshire has introduced a device level porn filter bill in the state.

NH Lawmaker Introduces Device Level Porn Filter Bill AVN

New Hampshire lawmakers are getting ready to consider device-based age verification legislation.

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A U.S. court of appeals ruled on Thursday that the FCC did not have the authority to reinstate net neutrality.

Net neutrality dealt a final defeat in a blow to Democrats | CNN Business

A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday the Federal Communications Commission did not have legal authority to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules.

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Judge Sheryl H. Lipman has denied Tennessee’s AG Jonathan Skrmetti’s motion to lift an injunction against enforcing the state’s new AV law.

Federal Judge Upholds Injunction Against Tennessee AV Law Pending Appeal

A federal judge has denied Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s motion to lift an injunction against enforcement of the state’s new age verification law, which was scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1.

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The Free Speech Coalition has succeeded in temporarily blocking the Tennessee age verification law from going into effect January 1st.

FSC: Judge Blocks Tennessee AV Law From Entering Force Jan. 1 AVN

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announces that a federal district judge in Tennessee has granted a preliminary injunction against a controversial age verification law that permits felony convictions of violators.

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New rules to block payment services to adult sites without age verification systems are close to being implemented.

German Proposal to Block Payments to Non-Compliant Adult Sites Closer to Ratification

Germany is moving closer to implementing rules that would prohibit financial institutions from providing payment services to adult sites deemed to have inadequate age verification systems and would also make it easier for the government to target websites mirroring the content of such sites.

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AG Ashley Moody of Florida has asked the Supreme Court to stop a lawsuit against the state’s age verification law by the Free Speech Coalition.

Florida AG Asks Judge to Halt AV Lawsuit Pending SCOTUS Outcome AVN

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, an anti-porn Republican, has motioned for a stay in a lawsuit brought by the Free Speech Coalition challenging the state’s controversial age verification law, House Bill (HB) 3.

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California Rep Ro Khanna and Senator Elizabeth Warren have reintroduced the Safe Sex Workers Study act, to find out about the negative impact of Fosta-Sesta on sex workers.

Politicians Aim to Study Effects of FOSTA-SESTA on Sex Workers

In an encouraging sign for sex workers, California State Representative Ro Khanna and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts have reintroduced the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, which aims to study the effects of FOSTA-SESTA.

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