War On Porn
KOSA Sponsors Praise Surgeon General's Endorsement of Mental Health Labeling for Websites
The main sponsors of the controversial Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) bill this week urged fellow lawmakers to fast-track the bill, after the surgeon general called on Congress to mandate “mental health warnings” on social media platforms.
Anti-Pornhub Attorney Expands Strategy to 'Name and Shame' Finance Companies
A legal team headed by attorney Michael J. Bowe has expanded its strategy in a series of ongoing legal actions against Aylo, over user-uploaded content on Pornhub allegedly involving minors, this time targeting finance companies that have backed or worked with the company formerly known as Mindgeek.
European Commission Compels Pornhub, XVideos, Stripchat to Disclose DSA Compliance Data
The European Commission has singled out Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat for enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA), giving them until July 4 to provide compliance information.
Industry Watch: Legal Eagles Assess Turbulence Across the Landscape
Halfway through 2024, and that old adult industry adage is once again confirmed: If it’s an election year in the U.S. — particularly a presidential election year — there will most certainly be a big spike in anti-porn campaigns by politicians seeking to score easy culture war “wins.”
FSC, Industry Stakeholders File Lawsuit to Halt Indiana's Age Verification Law
Free Speech Coalition (FSC) and several industry stakeholders filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on Monday, aiming to block the state’s age verification law.
Religious Conservative Groups Use Age Verification Battles to Discipline Dissenting Republicans
Religious conservative leaders and publications celebrated the defeat of sitting Republican state Senator Michael Walsh in a primary election on Tuesday, boasting of the success of their efforts to target him exclusively because he voted against the anti-porn age verification bill they supported.
Southern Baptist Convention President to Leave X After New Adult Content Policy
Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber announced Tuesday that he will be leaving X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after its recent clarification of its policy regarding adult content.
Utah AG Files Lawsuit Alleging TikTok LIVE is a 'Virtual Strip Club'
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes filed a lawsuit in state court Monday alleging that TikTok’s feature TikTok LIVE operates “like a virtual strip club.”
Canadian Officials, Experts Lambast Anti-Porn Senator's Age Verification Bill
Canada’s privacy commissioner warned a parliamentary committee on Tuesday that the expansive age verification bill promoted by vocal anti-porn and anti-sex-work Senator Julie Miville-Dechênel has broad censorship implications and could end up applying to mainstream services such as Netflix.
FSC Director: New Tennessee Age Verification Law is 'Attack on 1st Amendment'
Free Speech Coalition (FSC) Executive Director Alison Boden called Tennessee’s new age verification bill, signed into law by Republican Governor Bill Lee on Tuesday, “an attack not only on the adult industry but on the First Amendment rights of millions of people who engage with adult content online.”
South Carolina Governor Links Age Verification Law, Trans Youth Care Ban
South Carolina’s Republican governor, Henry McMaster, held a combined ceremonial signing Wednesday for two laws: the state’s new age verification law for viewing adult content and a controversial ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.
UK Tory Minister Blames Joblessness Crisis on Pornography, Video Games
The U.K. Tory government’s Work and Pensions Secretary this week blamed “pornography and video games” for what he called “a mental health crisis among young men” that he claims has resulted in them leaving the workforce.
Democratic Senator Dick Durbin Joins Press Conference Alongside Anti-Porn Crusading Group NCOSE
Democratic U.S. Senator for Illinois Dick Durbin participated in a joint press conference Wednesday organized by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham to marshal support for the controversial Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (EARN IT), alongside crusading anti-porn group NCOSE (formerly Morality in Media).
Heritage Foundation President Calls Trump God's 'Imperfect Instrument' to Achieve Porn Ban
The president of the Heritage Foundation has asserted to CNN that Donald Trump’s notorious interactions with porn stars do not disqualify the presumptive Republican nominee from implementing the conservative organization’s plan to criminalize all production and distribution of adult content.
California Republicans, Democrats Send Controversial Age Verification Bill to Senate
The California legislature’s version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn activists passed unanimously in the state Assembly on Thursday with bipartisan support, and is now being considered by the state Senate.
Woodhull Urges the Supreme Court to Find Texas AV Law Unconstitutional
The Woodhull Freedom Foundation and the Electronic Frontier Foundation submitted a brief to the United States Supreme Court on Thursday, urging the justices to rule against Texas’ age verification law.
Former Trump Staffer, Project 2025 Advisor John McEntee Predicts a Total Porn Ban
John McEntee, senior advisor to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 and a former key figure in the Trump administration, is predicting an eventual full ban on pornography, claiming that once it is enacted, “this country will flourish.”
Video: FSC's Alison Boden Testifies Before California Assembly Committee Regarding Age Verification
Free Speech Coalition Executive Director Alison Boden testified before the California Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, in opposition to the state’s version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists.
Republicans Behind Oklahoma's New Age Verification Law Gleeful About Potential Pornhub 'Exit'
Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed into law Oklahoma’s version of the age verification legislation being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists.
Supreme Court Denies Stay of Texas' Age Verification Law
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request by Free Speech Coalition (FSC) and other plaintiffs to stay Texas’ controversial age verification law while the court decides on a petition that would effectively overturn it on constitutional grounds.