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Mashable Probes Reactions to Project 2025 Among Performers Across Political Spectrum
Tech news site Mashable published an article Tuesday surveying opinions among adult performers across the political spectrum regarding Project 2025, the conservative initiative for a presidential transition that includes a call to criminalize the production and distribution of pornography.
Activists Seek Removal of Indiana Elected Official After Right-Wing Blog Outs Her as OnlyFans Model
Conservative activists in Indiana are campaigning to remove an elected official after a right-wing news blog outed her as an OnlyFans model and published several screen captures from her members-only premium content account.
Republican Platform, Project 2025 Co-Author Admits Pornography Ban Will Be Done 'From the Back Door'
Former Donald Trump staffer and Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought told undercover reporters last month that the Heritage Foundation-led initiative has entered its second, more secretive phase with different tactics, including banning pornography “from the back door” through age verification legislation.
New Jersey Republican Pushes Age Verification Bill, Calling Adult Content 'Violent and Vile' and 'A Plague'
Republican Assemblyman Jay Webber held a panel in the New Jersey Legislature on Monday in support of his copycat version of the age verification bills being promoted around the country by religious conservative activists, and called adult content “increasingly violent and vile” and “a plague” in related posts and events.
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts to Lead Anti-Porn Project 2025 as Controversy Mounts
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts will assume leadership of Project 2025 — the conservative initiative for a presidential transition that includes a call to criminalize the production and distribution of pornography — after its current director, Paul Dans, announced his departure Tuesday.
Texas Judge Pauses AG Ken Paxton's Aylo Lawsuit Until SCOTUS Decision
A Texas district judge granted a request Wednesday to pause proceedings in the lawsuit filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton against Aylo over Pornhub’s alleged failure to implement Texas’ controversial age verification requirements, pending the outcome of the Free Speech Coalition-led lawsuit against Paxton, which will be heard by the Supreme Court during the next term.
Trump VP Pick J. D. Vance Called for 'Outright Ban' on Adult Content in 2021
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced Monday that he had selected as his running mate Ohio Senator J. D. Vance, who in a 2021 interview called for an “outright ban” on porn.
Trump Attempts to Distance Campaign From Porn-Criminalizing 'Project 2025'
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, in a post on his social media platform Truth Social on Friday, attempted to distance himself from the conservative initiative Project 2025, which prominently includes a call to criminalize the production and distribution of pornography.
Religious Conservative Groups Use Age Verification Battles to Discipline Dissenting Republicans
Religious conservative leaders and publications celebrated the defeat of sitting Republican state Senator Michael Walsh in a primary election on Tuesday, boasting of the success of their efforts to target him exclusively because he voted against the anti-porn age verification bill they supported.
Evan Stone Seeks Republican Nomination for Nevada's District 1
Veteran adult performer Evan Stone will compete on Tuesday in the Republican congressional primary for Nevada’s District 1, which includes part of Las Vegas, Henderson and much of the southern part of the state.
FSC Director: New Tennessee Age Verification Law is 'Attack on 1st Amendment'
Free Speech Coalition (FSC) Executive Director Alison Boden called Tennessee’s new age verification bill, signed into law by Republican Governor Bill Lee on Tuesday, “an attack not only on the adult industry but on the First Amendment rights of millions of people who engage with adult content online.”
South Carolina Governor Links Age Verification Law, Trans Youth Care Ban
South Carolina’s Republican governor, Henry McMaster, held a combined ceremonial signing Wednesday for two laws: the state’s new age verification law for viewing adult content and a controversial ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.
California Republicans, Democrats Send Controversial Age Verification Bill to Senate
The California legislature’s version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn activists passed unanimously in the state Assembly on Thursday with bipartisan support, and is now being considered by the state Senate.
Tennessee's Age Verification Bill Escalates Effort to Criminalize Adult Sites
Tennessee’s version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists continues making its progress through the state legislature toward likely approval.
Arizona Legislature Passes Age Verification Bill Despite Strong Opposition
The Arizona state legislature on Monday passed the state’s version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists, despite vocal opposition from Democratic legislators.
Kansas Republican Aims to Create New Bureaucracy to 'Investigate' Porn Websites
Republican state legislators succeeded Monday in moving forward Kansas’ version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists, despite serious concerns raised by House Democrats about the cost of establishing a new bureaucracy tasked with investigating websites for pornographic content.
Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Chaturbate, xHamster Over Controversial Age Verification Law
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed lawsuits on Tuesday against the parent companies of Chaturbate and xHamster, claiming that the sites are not complying with the state’s controversial age verification law, HB 1181.
Florida Legislature Passes Sweeping, DeSantis-Endorsed Age Verification Bill
The Florida legislature has passed a sweeping age verification bill that includes provisions applying specifically to adult websites, with Gov. Ron DeSantis calling the bill “superior” to a competing measure he vetoed days earlier.
Oklahoma Senators Express Concern Over Republican's Age Verification Bill
The Oklahoma Senate this week passed the state’s version of the age verification legislation being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists, after a lengthy debate during which lawmakers expressed reservations about the bill.
Gov. DeSantis Vetoes Florida's Age Verification Bill, Endorses Forthcoming Alternative
Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed HB 1, a bill in the Florida state legislature that originally restricted anyone under 16 from accessing social media, but was then combined with a separate bill mandating age verification of adult content.