If Pearl-Clutching Rhetoric is the Same as Legal Precedent, Texas Wins
The response from Texas to the FSC’s lawsuit isn’t so much a legal argument as an attempt to get the court to ignore legal arguments.
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Many pornography websites aren’t complying with new Va. age verification law
Many pornography websites aren’t complying with new Va. age verification law - Virginia Mercury
Despite a new law that went into effect July 1, the majority of pornography websites are not using required age verification methods for Virginia users.
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Texas’ interim Attorney General responds to lawsuit over age verification on adult websites
Texas’ interim Attorney General responds to lawsuit over age verification on adult websites
The interim Attorney General of Texas, Angela Colmenero, issued a response to a lawsuit brought by a coalition of adult content producers over a new law that will require users of adult websites to…
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Texas Dept. of Health and Human Services Refuses to Answer Questions About Anti-Porn Law’s Mandatory ‘Warnings’
Texas Dept. of Health and Human Services Refuses to Answer Questions About Anti-Porn Law’s Mandatory ‘Warnings’
The Texas Department of Health and Human Services declined to confirm or deny whether the “health warnings” mandated by the state’s recent anti-porn age verification law are supported by any official documentation or statement produced by that office.
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Instagram Now Censoring SFW Images From ’90s Erotic Dramas
Instagram Now Censoring SFW Images From ’90s Erotic Dramas
Instagram this week censored several posts promoting the acclaimed film history podcast “You Must Remember This,” including SFW images from ’90s erotic drama “Indecent Proposal,” starring Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson and Robert Redford.
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MasterCard Updates Risk Standards to Address Adult Deepfakes
MasterCard Updates Risk Standards to Address Adult Deepfakes
Mastercard last week informed acquirers about updates to its Business Risk Assessment and Mitigation (BRAM) standards for adult content, including verbiage addressing deepfakes
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Industry Banking Data on Slate Money Podcast
How Crypto Fails Sex Workers
Crypto isn’t a new financial system; it’s a layer on the old one.
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FSC’s Alison Boden to Address Association of Club Executives On Banking Discrimination
FSC’s Alison Boden to Address Association of Club Executives On Banking Discrimination — Free Speech Coalition
Free Speech Coalition Executive Director Alison Boden will present FSC’s banking and financial discrimination work to the Association of Club Executives at the ACE National Board Meeting in Las Vegas this weekend. Boden was invited to present at the club owners’ annual meeting following the publicat
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A GOP challenger’s frank talk about ‘sexual sin’
A GOP challenger’s frank talk about ‘sexual sin’
FITZPATRICK’S FOE DETAILS PORN ADDICTION
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Politico’s Weird Celebration Of 1st Amendment Violations When It Comes To Adult Content
Politico’s Weird Celebration Of 1st Amendment Violations When It Comes To Adult Content
Here on Techdirt we’ve chronicled the rise of a bunch of terrible age verification laws, including many focused specifically on adult content. We’ve also highlighted how MindGeek, the company behin…
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