Under Pressure From German Government, Twitter Begins Blocking Adult Content
Confirming the fears of sex workers and advocates around the world, Twitter has reportedly begun blocking German profiles that include adult content, after a local government official escalated a campaign to force the platform to implement age verification systems designed for “pornographic websites…
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UK Ministers Confirm New Age Verification Rules Target Twitter, Reddit
UK Ministers Confirm New Age Verification Rules Target Twitter, Reddit
U.K. government officials confirmed last week that social media sites “hosting large amounts of pornographic material, such as Twitter and Reddit” would have to “introduce systems to remove adult material in the U.K., or introduce age checks to determine whether users are over 18,” The Guardian repo…
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Republicans kill off bill requiring all devices to have porn filters
Republicans kill off bill requiring all devices to have porn filters
A Republican bill that would have held companies criminally liable for selling any computer, smartphone or tablet in Arizona without a filter to block children from accessing “harmful content” was rejected by a legislative committee Wednesday morning.
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EARN IT Act Proceeds Despite Strong Opposition
EARN IT Act Proceeds Despite Strong Opposition
The EARN IT Act has advanced out of committee despite the well-founded concerns of a legion of civil libertarians and privacy advocates.
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Alabama Federal Judge Denies Section 230 Immunity to MindGeek, Claims Pornhub Is a Publisher
Alabama Federal Judge Denies Section 230 Immunity to MindGeek, Claims Pornhub Is a Publisher
An Alabama federal judge today shut down MindGeek’s petition to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by Jane Does over content posted on Pornhub that allegedly depicts instances of their human trafficking, claiming that Section 230 protections over third-party content do not apply because the compan…
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Australian Top Censor Moving Forward With Controversial Age Verification Scheme
Australian Top Censor Moving Forward With Controversial Age Verification Scheme
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, who has acknowledged having conversations with the U.S.-based, religiously-inspired anti-porn lobby NCOSE, is now “developing a roadmap to implement age verification for online pornographic sites.”
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German Police Find Old Adult Magazines in a Ditch, Claim Criminal ‘Distribution of Pornography’
German Police Find Old Adult Magazines in a Ditch, Claim Criminal ‘Distribution of Pornography’
Police in Bavaria, Germany are seeking information on a pile of 1990s porn magazines found in a ditch on the side of a road, so that they can charge whoever disposed of the magazines with criminal “distribution of pornography.”
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The PROTECT Act: Overbroad and Vague
The PROTECT Act: Overbroad and Vague
Experts say Mike Lee’s new bill suffers from the same constitutional deficiencies that have plagued past attempts at internet regulation.
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Supreme Court Takes Up Important Section 230 Case
Supreme Court Takes Up Important Section 230 Case
As the U.S. Supreme Court returns for a highly-anticipated term, it has been widely reported that a case dealing with Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 has been taken up by the high court for review and final ruling. Such a ruling could significantly impact the bench…
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Newsom Signs California Cyber Flashing Bill Into Law
Newsom Signs California Cyber Flashing Bill Into Law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, just signed into law a measure that prohibits “cyber flashing” and grants victims the ability to sue for economic and noneconomic damages. Senate Bill 53, known commonly as the FLASH Act, enters force on January 1, 2023, making Californi…
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