SCOTUS Declines Facebook Case, Thomas Calls for Review of Section 230
The Supreme Court declines to hear lawsuit against Facebook - and Clarence Thomas again calls for Congress to review the scope of Section 230.
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Not Sure What “Prurient” Means? That’s OK; The SBA Doesn’t Know, Either
Not Sure What “Prurient” Means? That’s OK; The SBA Doesn’t Know, Either
Documents filed in cases against the SBA reveal the agency is struggling with definitions for key terms relied upon in its own rules.
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Switter Meets its Demise at the Hands of Anti-Free Speech Legislation
Switter Meets its Demise at the Hands of Anti-Free Speech Legislation
Switter, the Australian online social media platform founded in early 2018 as a haven for adult content, announced that they have no recourse but to shut down the site permanently on March 14 due to anti-sex work and anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation that makes it impossible to do business. The site was the…
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The EARN IT Act Is Back – And Still Terrible
The EARN IT Act Is Back - And Still Terrible
The EARN IT Act has reemerged with bipartisan support in Congress -- and bipartisan criticism from tech experts and civil libertarians.
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Hypocrisy Alert: Court Upholds Barring Strip Clubs from SBA Loans
Court upholds strip clubs’ exclusion from pandemic relief program
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said Congress did not violate the free-speech rights of adult entertainment businesses by barring them from participating in a pandemic relief program.
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Alabama Lawmaker Proposes Another Porn Filtering Bill
Guest opinion: Let’s protect kids from harmful online pornography
Let’s make this the year we step up our efforts to protect children from harmful material online.
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Porn Filtering Bill Proposed in Arizona
Guest opinion: Let’s protect kids from harmful online pornography
Let’s make this the year we step up our efforts to protect children from harmful material online.
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Anti-Section 230 Bill Advances in Calif. State Senate
Anti-Section 230 Bill Advances in Calif. State Senate
SB-435, a bill described by Free Speech Coalition’s Mike Stabile as the state’s version of FOSTA-SESTA, has advance in the California Senate.
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Pornhub’s Instagram Is a Major Casualty in the War on Porn
Pornhub’s Instagram Is a Major Casualty in the War on Porn
The adult film industry is under attack from the worlds of Big Tech, finance, and Christian orgs—and social media is but one of the battlegrounds.
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Conservatives want a war on porn. It’s puritanical sex values that need to go
Conservatives want a war on porn. It’s puritanical sex values that need to go
Right-wingers are considering a war on porn. This would devastate sex workers, queer internet users, and any marginalized person who uses the internet.
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