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.
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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.
Kris Kobach, the Republican attorney general of the U.S. state of Kansas, sued the parent company of several adult paysites in a state court, alleging failures to comply with local age verification requirements, reports Kansas Reflector.
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments today in the high-stakes age verification case Free Speech Coalition et al. v. Paxton, which involves the adult entertainment industry and the state of Texas. A decision is expected during the summer.