AUSTIN, Texas – When the Texas legislature came up with the “warning labels” component of HB 1181, it seems they forgot to include an important one: Evidently, frustration resulting from porn video streaming glitches can cause certain Texas prosecutors to (allegedly) pull guns on...

CAMP VERDE, Ariz. – On Saturday, June 1, there will be an event in Camp Verde, Arizona called the “Protect Our Children Town Hall.” And what are the folks at the town hall looking to protect children from, you ask? Why, brainwashing, of course! And what are the Forces of Evil...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As has been the case for some time now, there’s bipartisan agreement in Congress that something must be done about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Democrats and Republicans in Congress might not agree on what, specifically, Section 230’s defects...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Yesterday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 7063, “an act relating to human trafficking.” Among other things, the new law prohibits “the employment of persons younger than 21 years of age in adult entertainment establishments.” The text of HB...

NEW YORK, N.Y. – In the latest images-I-never-need-to-see-related news, ABC News has reported that “attorneys representing President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden are threatening to sue Fox News for violating ‘revenge porn’ laws and publishing since-discredited bribery...

ATLANTA, Ga. – State of Georgia, come on down – you’re the next contestant on Let’s Get Sued! Yes, that’s right, citizens of Georgia: Your esteemed General Assembly and Governor have just teamed up to make your state eligible to receive exciting prizes, including at least two...

PATTAYA, Thailand – When Bruce the Adult Site Broker was just plain “Bruce,” a college student studying broadcast communications at San Francisco State University, he had no idea he’d someday wind up hosting a podcast. For that matter, nobody knew anybody would be hosting...

PHOENIX, Ariz. – As a native of the Grand Canyon state, here’s something I don’t get to say or write very often: One of Arizona’s elected officials recently did something sensible. Obviously, I’m not talking about the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision holding that a territorial...

In the nearly 30 years I’ve been lingering around the porn industry like a stubborn barnacle refusing to be pried from the hull of the smut-ship, there’s always been something of a bunker mentality coursing through the industry. Sometimes it has felt overblown, as though we were...

AUSTIN, Texas – On the one hand, it can’t come as a complete surprise that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton would choose to file a lawsuit against Aylo Global Entertainment, the operator of Pornhub, for allegedly violating what most still refer to as “HB 1181,” a state law...