FSC Meeting With Congress to Discuss Banking Discrimination Against Sex Workers, Adult Businesses
Free Speech Coalition is meeting with members of Congress this week in an effort to combat the financial discrimination faced by adult businesses.
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Republicans Are Coming to Take Your Porn (Again)
Republicans Are Coming to Take Your Porn (Again)
Conservative legislation framed around “protecting children” from adult content could also block critical information about sexual health and gender
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Indiana Republicans Defund Kinsey Institute
Indiana Republicans Defund Kinsey Institute
The Republican governor of Indiana signed into law last week a budget amendment defunding Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute, the U.S.’s most historic academic center for sexual research.
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France Moves to Force Adult Websites to Comply With Unclear Age Verification Law
France Moves to Force Adult Websites to Comply With Unclear Age Verification Law
The center-right French government led by Emmanuel Macron confirmed over the weekend that it will attempt to bypass the courts to force the five largest adult sites in the country to comply with a controversial, vaguely worded 2020 age verification law.
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NCOSE Goes All-In on Banning Adult Content Online With 2023 Target List
NCOSE Goes All-In on Banning Adult Content Online With 2023 Target List
Religiously inspired anti-porn lobby NCOSE this week released its latest annual “Dirty Dozen” list of companies it is currently targeting, focusing exclusively on online platforms.
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Appeals Court Upholds Section 230, Dismisses NCOSE-Sponsored Lawsuit Against Twitter
Appeals Court Upholds Section 230, Dismisses NCOSE-Sponsored Lawsuit Against Twitter
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit sponsored by anti-porn activists against Twitter over user-uploaded content, upholding Section 230.
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N.C. Bill Would Increase Penalty for Obscenity; Are Drag Shows a Target?
N.C. Bill Would Increase Penalty for Obscenity; Are Drag Shows a Target?
A new bill in North Carolina would increase the penalty for certain obscenity offenses; would it also be used to target drag shows?
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Free Speech Coalition Files Legal Challenge to Utah Law
Free Speech Coalition Files Legal Challenge to Utah Law — Free Speech Coalition
Free Speech Coalition, the national advocacy organization for the First Amendment rights of adult businesses, filed suit today in the United States District Court for the District of Utah to overturn the state’s unconstitutional antiporn ban. The complaint asks for declaratory and injunctive relief
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Does Banning Adult Content on Social Media Sites Prevent CSAM?
Does Banning Adult Content on Social Media Sites Prevent CSAM?
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) sent a joint letter to Reddit demanding that the platform remove and censor thousands of subreddits hosting hundreds of millions of NSFW images, GIFs, and videos that are otherwise legally produced by consenting adults. NCOSE’s letter w…
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An Open Letter to Utah Senator Todd Weiler
An Open Letter to Utah Senator Todd Weiler — Free Speech Coalition
May 2, 2023 The Honorable Todd D. Weiler 1248 W 1900 South Woods Cross, UT 84087 Subject: Compliance with SB287 Dear Senator Weiler, I am writing to express my concerns about the bill you sponsored, SB287, which takes effect on May 3. As the Executive Director of the Free Speech Coalitio
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