A coalition of open internet and digital rights organizations filed an en banc petition on Tuesday asking the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals for a ruling by the entire bench of the court to reinstate the Federal Communications Commission net neutrality rules adopted in 2024.
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The Missouri House of Representatives will soon consider floor action for House Bill (HB) 236, a proposed age verification measure targeting adult entertainment websites with private lawsuits. The measure advanced to a second reading after receiving unanimous approval from the House Children and Families Committee during an executive session on Feb. 13. HB 236 is being promoted as a measure with some bipartisan support despite the far-right control of the legislature.
A small video player application called “Hot Tub” has gone viral. The reason for the rampant buzz is that it is the very first iOS-native iPhone application that allow users the ability to view online porn on platforms like Pornhub, xHamster, Xvideos, and Xnxx.
A Republican state senator in New York has introduced a copycat age verification bill targeting pornography websites and adult entertainment platforms. Republican state Sen. Jacob Ashby of East Greenbush, a small town just miles from the state capitol in Albany, introduced Senate Bill S3591.
Age verification proposals in Arizona and Iowa are advancing in their respective state legislatures with broad Republican support.
Right at the peak of the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, lawmakers in conservative-leaning states have advanced a new round of age verification measures that specifically target adult entertainment platforms. One lawmaker even reintroduced a total ban on pornography.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a far-right Republican, has started sending out cease-and-desist letters to adult entertainment platforms that haven’t deployed age-gating measures to comply with the state’s age verification statute, AVN has confirmed.
A federal district judge has officially stayed a lawsuit filed by the Free Speech Coalition and its co-plaintiffs challenging the constitutionality of Florida House Bill (HB) 3 without issuing an injunction to block enforcement of the law pending the outcome of litigation.
The social media app TikTok was unavailable on app stores in the United States early Sunday morning, as a U.S. ban began to take effect.
“TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps are no longer available in the United States, and visitors to the United States might have limited access to features,” Apple said in a support update.
Ofcom, the United Kingdom’s (UK) communications regulator, on Thursday announced new regulations and guidance on age checks that online pornography platforms must implement under the country’s controversial Online Safety Act. The Online Safety Act was adopted in 2023 by both houses of the U.K. Parliament.
