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: First Amendment
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 ...
“Let’s Get Sued!” It’s the New Game Any State Legislature Can Play!
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 ...
A Moment of Sanity in Arizona! (Don’t Get Used to It)
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 ...
Well, At Least Nadine Strossen is Still on Our Side
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 ...
Life’s Certainties: Death, Taxes and Lawsuits Challenging Florida’s HB 3
TALAHASSEE, Fla. – When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 3 into law earlier this week, he and the bill’s other supporters knew a legal fight was coming – quite ...
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, ...
New Washington State Law Targets Deepfake Porn
OLYMPIA, Wash. – A new Washington state law signed by Governor Jay Inslee last week makes it illegal to distribute “fabricated intimate images,” including images colloquially referred to as “deepfake ...
