Republican wants to expand definition of “child pornography” to make it easier to ban LGBTQ+ books
“Reasonable people everywhere recognize these books as obscene and reasonable people do not want their money used to subsidize obscenity...
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Appeals court seems poised to void part of sex trafficking law
Appeals court seems poised to void part of sex trafficking law
The D.C. judges expressed skepticism about the constitutionality of language in a law that makes it a crime to operate a computer service with the intent to promote prostitution.
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Sohn’s Fight for FCC Seat Rehashes Net Neutrality and Section 230
Sohn’s Fight for FCC Seat Rehashes Net Neutrality and Section 230
The fight to confirm Gigi Sohn to a seat on the FCC mirrors ongoing battles over crucial issues like net neutrality and Section 230.
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Given the Chance, Would the Supreme Court Redefine “Obscenity”?
Given the Chance, Would the Supreme Court Redefine “Obscenity”?
Mike Lee has introduced a bill which would rework the definition of “obscenity”. Given the chance, would the Supreme Court do the same?
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2023’s Rough Start: La. Age Verification Law, Pineapple Support Twitter Ban
2023’s Rough Start: La. Age Verification Law, Pineapple Support Twitter Ban
Between Louisiana’s new age verification law and the Twitter ban of Pineapple Support, the New Year is off to a rocky start for the adult biz.
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Louisiana Law Requires ID to View Porn
Louisiana Law Requires ID to View Porn
Websites containing 33.3% or more of pornographic content are responsible for checking users’ age. Presumably residents could get around that by using a VPN, though.
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Texas Attorney General Files Brief to Narrow Section 230 Protections
Texas Attorney General Files Brief to Narrow Section 230 Protections
Texas’ Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amicus brief yesterday urging the U.S. Supreme Court to radically narrow the scope of Section 230 protection for websites.
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Let’s Cut to the Chase, Senator Lee: Sponsor the NO FUN Act
Let’s Cut to the Chase, Senator Lee: Sponsor the NO FUN Act
YNOT’s Ben Suroeste thinks Sen. Mike Lee’s latest bills don’t go far enough in outlawing potentially enjoyable activities.
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Russia’s Media Regulator Granted Powers to Block all LGBT Sites
Russia’s Media Regulator Granted Powers to Block all LGBT Sites - The Moscow Times
The Russian government has granted its media regulator the authority to block websites containing “LGBT propaganda” without a court order, according to a decree published on Monday. “Information propagating non-traditional sexual relations and (or) preferences” now serves as grounds for blacklisting…
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Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee Introduces Bill to Outlaw All Porn Nationwide
Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee Introduces Bill to Outlaw All Porn Nationwide
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) this week introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act, a bill that nominally aims to “establish a national definition of obscenity” but which would, in effect, outlaw all online sexual content nationwide.
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