Warning Labels: Coming Soon to a Social Media Platform Near You?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an opinion piece published Monday by the New York Times, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy argued that it is “time to require a surgeon general's warning ...
Tag: constitutional law
FSC Sues to Block Indiana’s New Age-Verification Law
The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced Monday that the organization, along with a group of adult platforms, has “filed a legal challenge in Indiana over the state’s age-verification law, SB17, ...
Same as it Ever Was: Congress Wants to ‘Sunset’ Section 230, Critics Say That’s Nuts
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. ...
Woodhull, EFF Urge Supreme Court to Find TX Age-Verification Law Unconstitutional
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an amicus curiae brief submitted yesterday, the Woodhull Freedom Foundation and Electronic Frontier Foundation urged the Supreme Court to hear an appeal and ultimately reverse a ...
Texas Targets Chaturbate, Xhamster with Lawsuits Under HB 1181
AUSTIN, Texas – In lawsuits filed Tuesday and publicly announced yesterday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Multi Media, LLC, and Hammy Media, the operators of Chaturbate and Xhamster, ...
With Age Verification Law Under Challenge, Texas Barges Ahead Anyway
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, ...
NetChoice Not Alone in Opposing Calif. Age-Appropriate Design Code Act
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – With the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit poised to consider California’s appeal of a preliminary injunction issued in NetChoice v. Bonta, a lawsuit ...
Conservative and Part of the Adult Industry? You Should Read This
Going back to when I first started working in and writing about the adult industry over 25 years ago, I’ve always been somewhat surprised by the number of people I’ve ...
Playwright David Mamet Supports Texas in Social Media Case with… a Short Story?
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, ...
FIRE Files Lawsuit Challenging Utah’s “Social Media Regulation Act”
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Late last week, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) filed a lawsuit in Utah challenging the state’s new “Social Media Regulation Act” (SMRA), ...
