FSC Calls on NC Governor to Veto Age-Verification Bill — Free Speech Coalition
In a letter to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Free Speech Coalition Executive Director Alison Boden has called on the Governor to veto House Bill 8, which mandates age-verification for North Carolina residents accessing adult websites. The bill passed on September 21 and is currently awaiting t
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Canadian Court Leaves Nordic Model Laws In Place
Canadian Court Leaves Nordic Model Laws In Place AVN
A justice on the Ontario Superior Court this week dismissed a challenge to a controversial law governing sex work in Canada.
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ACLU Blasts Texas Online Age-Check Law in Fifth Circuit Brief
ACLU Blasts Texas Online Age-Check Law in Fifth Circuit Brief
A Texas law requiring websites to verify visitors’ ages before providing them with adult content violates the First Amendment and should be blocked, free-speech advocates told a federal appeals court.
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Woodhull, FSC Sign ACLU Letter Against STOP CSAM Act
Woodhull, FSC Sign ACLU Letter Against STOP CSAM Act AVN
A coalition of civil society groups expressed opposition to a bill that they claim is similar to the EARN IT Act.
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FCC Begins Process of Resurrecting Net Neutrality
FCC Begins Process of Resurrecting Net Neutrality AVN
As Anna Gomez ascends to the fifth seat on the FCC, the federal regulator is poised to finally reinstate net neutrality.
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French Government Report Urges Criminalization of Adult Industry
French Government Report Urges Criminalization of Adult Industry
A sensationalistic report released this week by a French government office is urging immediate state censorship and broad criminalization of the adult industry in France and worldwide.
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California State Legislature Passes a ‘Mini FOSTA’ Bill
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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