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Cherie DeVille Condemns Utah's 'Porn Filter' Bill; Lawmaker Responds
An open letter penned by Cherie DeVille for The Daily Beast condemning Utah’s controversial “porn filter” bill was published on Saturday and quoted within hours in a subsequent article by the Salt Lake Tribune with the lawmaker responsible for the bill, Rep. Susan Pulsipher (R-South Jordan), responding to DeVille's concerns.
Utah: Mandatory 'Porn Filter' Bill Passes Senate, Awaits Governor's Signature
Utah’s controversial “porn filter” bill passed the State Senate this afternoon on a 19-6 vote (with 4 absences), a Salt Lake City capitol source told XBIZ.
Utah: House Passes Controversial 'Porn Filter' Bill Overnight
On Wednesday, the Utah House of Representatives passed an amended version of a controversial bill that would mandate a default “porn filter” on any phones, computers, tablets or any other electronic devices sold in the state starting in 2022.
Utah: Mandatory 'Porn Filter' Bill Clears Committee, Heads to House Floor
The controversial Utah bill mandating a “porn filter” on every electronic device sold in the state finally passed out of committee by a narrow 6-5 vote and is headed to the House of Representatives' floor.
U.K. Politician Named 'Cummings' Shadowbanned by Twitter's Anti-Porn Filter
The latest victim of Twitter’s unnecessarily secretive censorship policy regarding sexual content is not, for a change, an adult performer, but a publicly pilloried U.K. politician surnamed Cummings.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Mandates Porn Filter for COVID Aid
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has released its mandate for health care professionals seeking economic aid as part of the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes a requirement that porn blockers be installed on the computer network of any facility receiving these funds.
YouPorn Debuts SexZodiac.com, Adds 'Search by Zodiac' Filter to Let Fans Follow Favorite Stars
To support its launch of YourSexZodiac.com, YouPorn has debuted a new search filter enabling users to select adult videos based on the star’s zodiac sign.
European Parliament Approves Controversial 'Upload Filter' Directive
The European Parliament has approved the controversial Copyright Directive today by a 348-274 vote, reports the European Digital Rights Initiative.
Hawaii's Legislature Weighing Measures to Filter Porn
Hawaii is the latest state to introduce a version of the Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act, which seeks to restrict access to online adult content and charge a fee.
xHamster Introduces AI-Based Anti-Spam Filter
xHamster, in an effort to combat spam in user post fields, today released a new AI-based filter to help xHamster moderators stop spammers and bots.
Google Increases Efforts to Filter 'Upsetting,' 'Offensive' Content
Google has created a new initiative designed to weed out “upsetting” or “offensive” content.
Arm Candy Creative Teams With Summer Day for Snapchat Filter
Adult marketing firm Arm Candy Creative has teamed up with porn star Summer Day to design a custom Snapchat geo-filter to help promote the adult star during XBIZ 2017.
South Carolina Legislator Buys Into HTPA's Porn-Filter Plan
A South Carolina legislator has bought into what the HTPA has been offering.
Legislative Attempts to Filter Porn in the U.S. Are Mounting
New Mexico will join about two dozen other states that will slate legislative attempts in 2017 to force ISPs and makers of PCs and mobile devices to install porn filters.
Squirt.org Adds New Filter, Search Features
Gay hookup and cruising site Squirt.org is making a number of upgrades to its mobile site.
U.K. ISPs Hijacking Browsers to Force Porn-Filter Choice
Virgin Media, BT and Sky are hijacking web connections to force U.K. customers to make decisions about porn filters, according to a report by Wired.
U.K. Porn Filter Advisor Arrested for Child Porn
Patrick Rock, a close aide to British PM David Cameron who helped author recent U.K. government policy instituting Internet porn filters, was arrested in connection to child abuse images.
MP Claire Perry's Site Blocked in Porn Filter Snafu
U.K. porn filters inadvertently/ironically blocked the site of Claire Perry, the Conservative Member of Parliament well-known for her campaign to introduce the filters in the first place.
Sex and Censorship: U.K.’s Porn Filter Plan
There are a number of differences between British and American attitudes towards free speech, which have governed the different cultures of the porn industry on each side of the Atlantic.
CameronPorn.com Launches With U.K. Porn-Filter Compliant Videos
Not even British PM David Cameron could find fault with the content of an almost-erotic site launched under his namesake.