In November, YNOT published an analysis which concluded the divided Congress, split between the GOP-held House and the Democrat-held Senate, would produce bills that could carry direct and indirect implications on free speech and other forms of expression. This especially...

WASHINGTON — Public interest activist and Electronic Frontier Foundation board member Gigi Sohn, a notable attorney, was again nominated by the Biden White House to fill the fifth and open seat of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Democratic President Joe Biden openly...

It’s 2023. Already, the adult entertainment industry is experiencing a high degree of limitation and challenges as the new year enters full steam. From new laws entering force to shadow bans on social media networks, it’s safe to say 2023 is off to a very rough start....

Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, introduced a pair of bills that could damage free speech on the internet significantly. The Shielding Children’s Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net (“SCREEN”) Act, is a proposal that would require adult entertainment...

WASHINGTON —  The U.S Department of Justice has filed an amicus brief in support of vacatur action urging the Supreme Court to vacate the ruling of a federal appellate court which found that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 immunizes Google LLC., the...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita is suing the popular social media network TikTok and its U.S. parent company and Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. The lawsuit is noteworthy to the adult industry because adult performers and independent NSFW content...

MOSCOW — In the latest strike against LGBTQ rights in the Russian Federation, President Vladimir Putin has officially outlawed what the State Duma (the national legislature) calls “gay propaganda.” The Duma unanimously passed the bill on Nov. 24, by a vote of 397 to...

WASHINGTON — An activist coalition of over 90-some civil society groups sent a joint letter to Senate leadership on November 28, 2022, opposing the Kids Online Safety Act (“KOSA”), which was proposed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Sens. Richard Blumenthal...

With the midterm elections just a few weeks behind us, there is a veritable concern among adult industry professionals and firms with the prospects of regulation in the next session of Congress. Results from the midterm place the entirety of the United States in a position to...

Online safety law is an evolving field. In the U.S., Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 is one of the only laws of its kind in the world. Section 230 immunizes digital platforms based in the United States from the actions of third-party users. Section 230 was...