WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an overwhelming 409-2 vote (with 22 members not voting), the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed the “Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks” (“TAKE IT DOWN”) Act, a bill requiring...

In what the UK regulatory agency described as a “major milestone,” OfCom published yesterday a new policy statement detailing new rules established following consultation with “companies, children’s safety campaigners and other organizations – as well as children and their...

DENVER, Colo. – Colorado SB 201, an age-verification bill that would have required any website with material deemed “harmful to children” to pay for both age-verification of users and audits of third-party age-verification providers, has failed to secure a Senate vote following...

AUSTIN, Texas – I’ve been reading about SB 3003 and HB 1549, two Texas bills that seek to further restrict and regulate the sale of “obscene devices” in the state. And no, they don’t mean keychains that make fart sounds when you squeeze them; by “obscene devices” they mean the...

AUSTIN, Texas – Two bills currently under consideration in Texas, SB 3003 and HB 1549, might be newly proposed legislation, but there’s nothing new about the state seeking to strictly regulate the advertising, sale and distribution of sex toys and other adult products. Submitted...

PIERRE, S.D. – In a private signing ceremony held yesterday, South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed into law HB 1053, formally titled “An Act to require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.” “As parents,...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a blog post published yesterday, the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) said the organization was “proud to hear our Statement for the Record on the debanking of our community publicly acknowledged by Ranking Member Maxine Waters as part of the House Financial...

You know how Netflix and other streaming platforms sometimes offer algorithmically compiled lists of shows “popular in your area” or “top ten in your state” or “best 385 movies set in your state featuring Kevin Hart”? Well, they’ve never offered insight like this: Clips4Sale’s...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – In a statement published yesterday, the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) cited a variety of legislative proposals around the country that aim to block, censor and ultimately put out of business those who create, publish and distribute adult content. The statement...