February 20, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
The South Dakota Judiciary Committee has voted to approve yet another state copycat age verification law on porn sites. One Republican legislator admitted it’s part of a National Campaign against “filth”.
South Dakota Republicans Admit Age Verification is Part of National Campaign Against Online ‘Filth’
The South Dakota House Judiciary Committee last week voted unanimously to endorse the state’s copycat version of the age verification legislation being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists, which the bill’s backers described as part of a national campaign to fight online “filth.”
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February 17, 2024
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The controversial Kids Online Safety Act is now expected to pass through the U.S. Senate.
Kids Online Safety Act Poised to Pass U.S. Senate AVN
The Kids Online Safety Act could potentially pass through the U.S. Senate as the bill acquires 60 sponsors.
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February 17, 2024
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Senators in the State of Florida changed a bill to keep children off social media, considering both a social media ban and age verification for kids.
Florida senators combine social media ban, age-verification bill
A Florida Senate panel on Thursday revamped a bill aimed at keeping children under age 16 off social media, as a debate continued about the proposal’s constitutionality and whether it would infringe on parental rights.
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February 16, 2024
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The Media Regulator in the UK has asked both companies and creators to give feedback on the country’s new rules on adult content.
UK Media Regulator Encourages Companies, Creators to Provide Feedback on New Rules for Adult Content
U.K media regulator Ofcom is encouraging all members of the adult industry, including companies, creators and other stakeholders, to provide feedback to establish new regulations on adult content accessible online in the realm under the recent Online Safety Act.
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February 16, 2024
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The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) wrote a scathing opinion piece about the KOSA act that’s being debated in the US Senate.
The Kids Online Safety Act Is a Heavy-Handed Plan to Force Platforms to Spy on Young People
Putting children under surveillance and limiting their access to information doesn’t make them safer—in fact, research suggests just the opposite. Unfortunately those tactics are the ones endorsed by the Kids Online Safety Act of 2022 (KOSA), introduced by Sens. Blumenthal and Blackburn.
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February 16, 2024
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Oklahoma State Legislator Randy Randleman proposed still another copycat age verification bill to supposedly keep kids from getting on adult websites.
Age Verification Bill Introduced in Oklahoma Legislature AVN
A Republican lawmaker in the Oklahoma state legislature has introduced an age verification proposal targeting adult entertainment websites.
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February 15, 2024
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Counsel for the Woodhull Freedom Foundation has contacted every member of the committee considering Florida’s copycat age verification bill, which will be voted on tomorrow.
Woodhull Tells Florida Legislators to Vote NO! on Age Verification Bill — Woodhull Freedom Foundation
Woodhull Freedom Foundation’s General Counsel, Lawrence G. Walters, reached out to every committee member before consideration of Florida’s proposed age verification bill by the Florida Senate tomorrow, Thursday, February 15, 2024. Woodhull’s message was simple: Age verification bills are not only unconstitutional and a danger to consumer privacy, but they are ineffective at preventing minors…
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February 15, 2024
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Legislators in Iowa are considering yet another copycat age verification bill against porn sites.
Iowa Lawmakers Considering Age Verification Legislation AVN
The Iowa state legislature is considering age verification legislation targeting adult entertainment platforms.
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February 15, 2024
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The Idaho Senate, with bipartisan support, has moved a bill to require porn filters on mobile devices through for a vote.
Idaho Senate Advances Porn Filter Legislation AVN
A bill proposed in the Idaho state legislature to require mobile device manufacturers to enable porn filters on devices given to children by their parents or guardians has advanced through the Senate with bipartisan support.
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February 13, 2024
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KIVI, a German AI age verification tool is now being used in Belgium as well.
German Government Now Exporting Anti-Porn Surveillance Tool
The local official behind the crusade for Germany to require age verification for viewing sexual content has successfully exported to Belgium his new AI tool, KIVI, which automatically scans all online content to determine which images are not compliant with the law.
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