Age Verification
Democratic NC Governor Signs Copycat Age Verification Bill Into Law
Democratic governor of North Carolina Roy Cooper ignored the arguments of free speech advocates and signed into law on Monday a bill mandating age verification on adult websites.
FSC Calls on North Carolina Governor to Veto Age-Verification Bill
Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has sent a letter to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, asking him to veto House Bill 8, to which a Republican legislator attached a copycat age-verification amendment.
Leading Free Speech Groups File Brief Blasting Texas' Age Verification and Mandatory Labeling Law
Several leading free-speech groups, led by the ACLU, urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Thursday to block the Texas age verification law that requires adult websites to post anti-porn propaganda, contending that this violates the First Amendment.
North Carolina Group Backing Age Verification Bill Admits Law Is Actually 'Anti-Pornography'
A North Carolina religious conservative group backing just-passed age verification legislation, which a Republican state senator snuck into an unrelated bill last week, has admitted the copycat amendment is in fact an “anti-pornography provision.”
North Carolina Republican Sneaks Copycat Age Verification Amendment Into Unrelated Bill
The North Carolina Senate voted unanimously Thursday to mandate age verification on adult websites, after a Republican senator snuck a copycat amendment mirroring other states’ requirements into an unrelated bill.
Cryptic 5th Circuit Decision Throws Texas Age Verification Controversy Into Chaos
A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday issued an administrative stay of the injunction against enforcement of Texas’ controversial age verification law, which mandates that adult websites post anti-porn propaganda.
Corey Silverstein to Lead Panels on A.I., Age Verification at TES
Adult industry attorney Corey D. Silverstein will lead several panels at The European Summit (TES) Affiliate Conference in Prague next week.
Judge Blocks Arkansas 'Social Media Safety' Age Verification Law
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Arkansas government from enforcing the state’s sweeping new Social Media Safety Act, which was scheduled to take effect today, until its merits are litigated.
Judge Blocks Texas Government From Enforcing Controversial Age Verification Law
A federal court in Texas Thursday granted a preliminary injunction to Free Speech Coalition (FSC) and its co-plaintiffs, blocking the Texas attorney general from enforcing the state's controversial anti-porn age verification law while the case is litigated.
Australia Nixes Age Verification Mandate for Adult Sites Over Privacy Concerns
The Australian government announced Wednesday that it will not require adult websites to implement age verification.
SWERF Democrat, Christian Lobby Team Up to Push 'Age Verification' Law in Maine
Democratic State Rep. Lois Reckitt has teamed up with Maine’s Christian Civic League to propose a new “age verification” law, as that state’s version of the controversial legislation that religious Republicans have been promoting around the country in an effort to reinstitute obscenity prosecutions at the federal level.
FSC Warns of Risks to Adult Sites if Texas Age Verification Law Takes Effect Sept. 1
Free Speech Coalition (FSC) issued a statement Thursday urging industry stakeholders to prepare for the new Texas age-verification and labeling law set to take effect Sept. 1.
Texas Interim Attorney General Argues All Adult Content is 'Obscene,' Not Protected by 1st Amendment
Texas’ interim attorney general, Angela Colmenero, on Tuesday issued a response to the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) lawsuit against the state’s controversial age verification law, contending that adult content is “obscene” and therefore not entitled to First Amendment protections.
Virginia Press Reports on Failure of Recent Anti-Porn Law
The Virginia Mercury newspaper Wednesday published its first report assessing the effectiveness of the commonwealth’s recent age verification law promoted by anti-porn activists and religious conservative Republicans.
Virginia Democrats Admit to Trading Off Their Age Verification Votes for Unrelated Bill
A Democratic Virginia state senator has admitted that he and Republican senators used the issue of age verification for adult material as a bargaining chip to negotiate the language of an unrelated piece of legislation.
FSC Files Legal Challenge to Texas Age Verification Law
Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has filed a legal challenge in Texas over the state’s age-verification law.
FSC to Appeal Following Utah Judge's Dismissal of 'Age Verification' Challenge
After a Utah judge on Tuesday morning granted the state its motion to dismiss Free Speech Coalition's challenge to a new, vaguely worded "age verification" mandate, the adult industry trade group announced that it will appeal that decision.
Pornhub Blocks Access in Arkansas Before Vague 'Age Verification' Law Goes Into Effect
Pornhub has disabled access to its site in Arkansas in anticipation of a punitive new “age verification” law promoted by religious conservatives, set to take effect Tuesday.
Virginia Republican Behind Age Verification Law Calls Adult Content 'Not Normal'
State Sen. Bill Stanley, author of the age verification law that led Pornhub to shut down access in the commonwealth of Virginia, has defended the controversial, vaguely worded mandate by claiming that adult websites are harmful because their content is “not normal.”
FSC Appoints Vince Charlton as AV Liaison for UK, Europe
Industry veteran Vince Charlton will join FSC as the organization’s Age Verification Policy Liaison — with a special focus on the U.K. and Europe — as it works to more proactively engage legislators and regulators.