California State Legislature Passes a ‘Mini FOSTA’ Bill AVN
A recently passed bill that would require CSAM reporting for virtually all web platforms that operate in California is being called a "mini" version of FOSTA.
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North Carolina Group Backing Age Verification Bill Admits Law Is Actually ‘Anti-Pornography’
North Carolina Group Backing Age Verification Bill Admits Law Is Actually ‘Anti-Pornography’
A religious conservative group that is currently lobbying for the North Carolina age verification legislation that was snuck into an unrelated bill last week by a Republican state senator has admitted the copycat amendment is in fact “an anti-pornography provision.”
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ACLU, FSC Raise Objections to Senate’s New Section 230-Busting Bill
ACLU, FSC Raise Objections to Senate’s New Section 230-Busting Bill
An ACLU-led coalition of civil rights groups and groups representing LGBTQ+ individuals, sex workers, journalists and libraries issued an open letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warning against the Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mi…
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Conservative content bans move from classroom to web
Conservative content bans move from classroom to web
Efforts by the right to ban books are often paired with efforts to restrict kids’ access to social media.
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Pornography review launched to ensure strongest safeguards
Pornography review launched to ensure strongest safeguards
Review will investigate gaps in UK regulation that allows exploitation or abuse to take place online, as well as identifying barriers to enforcing criminal law.
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Tennessee House Republicans looking at age verification law to access adult websites
Tennessee House Republicans looking at age verification law to access adult websites
Age verifications to access pornographic websites could soon come to Tennessee. House Republicans confirm they’re considering a new law, that’s already getting criticism.
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Missouri Republican Vows to Burn ‘Woke Pornographic Books’ If Elected Governor
Missouri Republican Vows to Burn 'Woke Pornographic Books' If Elected Governor
Missouri Republican Vows to Burn 'Woke Pornographic Books' If Elected Governor
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NC lawmakers vote to require age verification on pornographic websites
NC lawmakers vote to require age verification on pornographic websites
A proposal that popped up Thursday in the state Senate would allow parents to sue website providers if their minor children access pornography online.
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Last Week 5th Circuit Said Gov’t Can’t Pressure Websites, This Week It Says Gov’t Mandated ‘Health’ Messages Are Perfectly Fine
Last Week 5th Circuit Said Gov’t Can’t Pressure Websites, This Week It Says Gov’t Mandated ‘Health’ Messages Are Perfectly Fine
It can always get dumber. And when we’re talking about the 5th Circuit, you have to assume it will always get dumber. And that’s what has happened now with the 5th Circuit issuing a stay on an inju…
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Does the UK Online Safety Bill “Break Encryption”?
Does the UK Online Safety Bill “Break Encryption”?
When the United Kingdon government announced Tuesday that the latest iteration of its “Online Safety Bill” had “passed its final Parliamentary debate and is now ready to become law,” nowhere in the announcement did the word “encryption” or the phrase “end-to-end” encryption appear. It’s not…
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