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
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
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
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
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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June 22, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Tina Smith, The US Senator of Minnesota has proposed to repeal language in the Comstock Act that deals with abortion.
Democratic Senator Tina Smith Proposes Comstock Act Repeal for Abortion, Health Content
Democratic U.S. Senator for Minnesota Tina Smith announced on Thursday plans to introduce legislation to repeal language in the Comstock Act — the infamous law that was the cornerstone of U.S. censorship of all sexual material from the 1870s until the 1970s — concerning distribution of material related to abortion and sexual health.
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June 22, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
An Australian Court has upheld the censorship power of Julie Inman Grant, the country’s eSafety Commissioner.
Australian Court Upholds Local Censorship Powers of eSafety Commissioner Inman Grant
The ongoing fight between Australia’s unelected top online censor, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, and X owner Elon Musk over her office’s power to ban specific content in the country and also abroad, has moved into murky territory with both sides claiming partial victories.
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June 21, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Yet another state has passed an age verification bill against porn, this time in Delaware.
Age Verification Bill in Delaware Advances Out of House AVN
A Republican lawmaker in Delaware managed to advance an age verification measure targeting porn sites with bipartisan support.
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June 20, 2024
Legal Attacks, Political Attacks, The War on Porn
Pornhub is planning on blocking three more US states, Idaho, Kansas and Nebraska, due to new age verification measures in those states against porn.
Pornhub Queuing Up Geo-Blocks in Idaho, Kansas and Nebraska AVN
Three more states will lose access to Pornhub in July.
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