Religious ‘Porn Surveillance’ Apps Return to Google Play
Six months after suspending two religious “porn surveillance” apps following a Wired magazine report exposing them as spyware, Google Play has quietly reinstated Covenant Eyes and Accountable2You on March 1st.
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Experts say attacks on free speech are rising across the U.S.
Experts say attacks on free speech are rising across the U.S.
First Amendment experts say attacks on free speech rights are escalating across the United States. Joe Cohn with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression says censorship is proliferating and putting America’s culture of individual freedoms at risk.
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NetChoice Seeks Injunction Against California’s Disastrous Internet Law
NetChoice seeks injunction against California’s disastrous internet law
The trade association says the overbroad and vague Assembly Bill 2273 places unconstitutional burdens on speech.
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Thai women calls for protection in the sex industry
Thai women calls for protection in the sex industry - Scandasia
Women’s rights groups in Thailand used the International Women’s Day to campaign for the legalization of sex work, hoping to create a safer environment for women in the industry. The …
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Thai actress among 16 indicted for gambling and pornographic enterprises
Thai actress among 16 indicted for gambling and pornographic enterprises
A former actress and her husband are among a group of 16 suspects indicted by public prosecutors for allegedly operating online gambling and pornographic websites and money laundering.
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Anti-Porn Lobby NCOSE Boasts of ‘Regular Meetings’ With Instagram
Anti-Porn Lobby NCOSE Boasts of ‘Regular Meetings’ With Instagram
A top executive for NCOSE, the religiously inspired anti-porn lobby formerly known as Morality in Media, admitted this week that members of the organization have “met regularly” with Meta executives responsible for Instagram moderation.
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Bill to require additional proof of age for porn sites in Virginia heads to Youngkin’s desk
Bill to require additional proof of age for porn sites in Virginia heads to Youngkin’s desk - Virginia Mercury
Virginia lawmakers are backing a bill to require porn sites to more stringently verify whether a person is 18 before allowing them access.
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Arkansas Age Verification Bill Amended Over Confusing Language
Arkansas Age Verification Bill Amended Over Confusing Language
The Arkansas House approved yesterday an amendment to a Republican bill introduced in January by a state senator requiring age verification before “entering a website offering pornography” over confusing language concerning “corporate entities” and “third party vendors.”
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Porn’s Underappreciated Efforts to Counter Child Exploitation
Porn’s Underappreciated Efforts to Counter Child Exploitation
Online porn is a minefield.
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North Dakota Republicans’ Bill Proposes Total ‘Obscenity Control’
North Dakota Republicans’ Bill Proposes Total ‘Obscenity Control’
A partisan bill introduced by North Dakota Republican state senators would redefine “obscene material and performance” and “explicit sexual material” in extremely broad terms that would result in creating criminal liability for almost all instances of nudity and references to sex outside of adult ve…
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