July 3, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
The US Supreme Court has announced that they will hear the challenge to the Texas age verification law brought by the Free Speech Coalition.
SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Texas Age Verification Case AVN
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Free Speech Coalition et al. v. Paxton in a bid to determine whether states can enforce one-sided age verification laws.
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July 2, 2024
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A group of strip clubs, along with an exotic dancer, have sued the state of Florida over a new law that limits the age of strippers in the state to over 21.
Dancer, Strip Clubs Sue Florida Over Under-21 Age Ban AVN
Adult entertainment professionals in Florida decided to sue state Attorney General Ashley Moody in a bid to block the stripper age ban for those under the age of 21.
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July 2, 2024
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The owners of porn platforms and social media companies will now be asked to help define Australia’s age verification laws, teaming up with Australia eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant.
Australia’s AV Rules to Be Defined by Tech Giants and Porn Sites AVN
Australia welcomes private stakeholders, like the parent companies of porn websites and social media platforms, to define the country's age verification rules.
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June 29, 2024
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A court in Indiana has blocked the age verification law passed in the state in response to a legal challenge filed by the Free Speech Coalition.
Indiana Court Blocks Age Verification Law
A U.S. district court in Indiana has blocked the state’s age verification law from taking effect this coming Monday, July 1.
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June 28, 2024
Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Some groups of sex worker rights organizations and advocates gave input earlier this week at the UN office in Geneva about a recent report that made a negative light on the industry.
Sex Worker Rights Advocates Speak at UN Criticizing Stigmatizing Report
Several sex worker rights organizations and advocates gave earlier this week input at the United Nations office in Geneva, addressing a recent controversial report by its Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls to the Human Rights Council, which made broad claims about sex work and adult content, and also endorsed different forms of criminalization.
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June 27, 2024
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The states of Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky and Nebraska will require age verification on porn sites starting next Monday, July 1st.
Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska to Age-Restrict Access to Porn in July
Five U.S. states — Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, and Nebraska — will begin requiring age verification to access adult sites when the states’ copycat laws promoted by religious conservatives go into effect starting in July.
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June 26, 2024
Cultural Attacks, Political Attacks, Religious Attacks, The War on Porn
The Free Speech Coalition has warned that the conservative’s “Project 2025” threatens the rights of sex workers and LGBTQ+ people.
YNOT NEWS | FSC: Project 2025 ‘Threatens the Rights’ of Sex Workers, LGBTQ+ Community
In a statement published Tuesday, the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) highlighted the ways in which “Project 2025,” a conservative policy blueprint championed by the Heritage Foundation, “threatens the rights of sex workers and the LGBTQ+ community.” “As we celebrate Pride Month, it’s crucial to reflect on the progress we’ve made and the challenges that lie ahead,” FSC said in the statement. “This year, a significant threat comes from Project 2025, an aggressive and dangerous right-wing policy proposal that could have severe implications for our industry and community.”
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June 25, 2024
Business Attacks, Media Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Teo Nie Ching, Malaysia’s deputy communications minister, has told the country’s Parliament that their multimedia commission had worked with the social media company X to remove porn content from the platform
Malaysian Government Says X Removed Adult Content at Their Request
Malaysia’s Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching told Parliament that the country’s Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) had worked with X to remove pornographic content from the platform formerly known as Twitter.
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June 22, 2024
Cultural Attacks, Political Attacks, Religious Attacks, The War on Porn
Dawn Hawkins, the CEO of anti-porn lobby NCOSE, has made incorrect claims about how Pornhub moderates content at an event hosted by Senator Ted Cruz of Texas.
NCOSE CEO Repeats Factually Inaccurate Statements About Pornhub Moderation at Ted Cruz Event
NCOSE CEO Dawn Hawkins repeated factually inaccurate claims about Pornhub’s content moderation on Tuesday during a press conference co-organized in Capitol Hill by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
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June 22, 2024
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Jim Pillen, Nebraska’s Governor, said in a statement that he’s happy “Porn Trafficker” Pornhub is blocking viewing of the site in his state.
Nebraska Governor Cheers ‘Porn Trafficker’ Pornhub’s Geo-Block AVN
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, published a statement on Thursday lauding the news that Montreal-based Aylo, the parent company of Pornhub.com, is geo-blocking local IP addresses in July.
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