VIRGINIA BEACH — A circuit court judge in Virginia Beach dismissed a lawsuit looking to declare two LGBTQ young adult books as obscene and unfit for children — and, by extension, ban the sale of the books by local retailers, including book store giant Barnes & Noble....

EAST LANSING, Mich. — A recent study published in the academic journal Crime & Delinquency suggests that sexual offenders rarely replicate what they see in pornography as a driver of sexual aggression. Led by Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice researchers,...

WASHINGTON — Developments in the digital regulatory environment in the United States should be watched closely by members of the adult entertainment industry, as the Democrat-controlled Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced it is pursuing rulemaking to intend to govern...

WASHINGTON — Democrats in both chambers of Congress recently introduced the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act in one of the latest efforts to codify net neutrality into the federal code of the United States and further protect the concept of the open internet. “The...

WASHINGTON — Anti-abortion groups are advocating for model proposals that restrict abortion information and its accessibility on the internet. One proposal is a model bill introduced by conservatives in South Carolina that asks the state’s legislature to amend...

LONDON — Backbench Tories in UK Parliament call the proposed Online Safety Bill a threat to free speech, reports The Guardian. And now the bill is on hold until a replacement is named for outgoing Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. “The bill’s well-intentioned attempts to address...

WASHINGTON — In the post-Roe v. Wade environment, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is more important than ever. The benchmark law is vital in protecting freedom of speech and expression on the internet and it protects all types of online platforms, including adult...

WASHINGTON — A recent decision handed down by the conservative-leaning US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) likely will impact legal and regulatory efforts to reinstate net neutrality at the federal level. The Biden Administration was handed a loss in a case concerning the Environmental...

CAIRNS, Australia — The 2022 Australian Adult Industry Awards named Zak Ozbourne developer of the year for his renowned work in the global adult entertainment industry. An entrepreneur and tech executive above all else, Ozbourne shared with YNOT his joy that his recent accolades...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion set out by the Roe v. Wade decision. After weeks of controversy due to Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion being leaked in May, the conservative high court issued a majority ruling...