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...

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...

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...

Hey folks, my apologies in advance for the meandering, occasionally nonsensical post that I’m writing right now. Believe me, I’d like to write more efficiently and be able to get to the point more quickly, but it appears I’m addicted to typing irrelevant and often...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – It used to be that adult websites didn’t have a lot of rules and regulations to follow, especially at the U.S. state-level. Or maybe it used to be that I just didn’t know how many rules and regulations there were that I was supposed to be following, and I was...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last month, YNOT reported on the number and variety of amicus curiae briefs submitted in support of the plaintiffs in NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, cases challenging new laws regulating social media platforms in Texas and Florida, respectively,...

Most of the time, when I read about a website settling a lawsuit with one (or more) of its users, the facts of the case are sort of dull, to be honest. This is not to say they don’t involve weighty issues, or matters of real concern, it’s just that those matters of concern aren’t...