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UK Government Reverses Policy, Threatens 'Crackdown' on Pornhub, xHamster
The U.K.’s Conservative government today reversed a longstanding position by vowing to “crack down on porn sites,” and selectively enforce controversial legislation by targeting four high-profile tube sites, including Pornhub and xHamster.
California Passes Controversial Age Verification Bill Drafted by British Baroness
The California legislature on Tuesday passed a highly controversial bill mandating sweeping yet vague age verification measures for any web site “likely to be accessed by children,” now waiting to be signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.
Tory MP Lambasts UK Academic for Research on Anime Erotica
Tory MP Neil O’Brien launched an attack Tuesday on humanities education in U.K. universities, specifically singling out the University of Manchester for allowing a Ph.D. student's research on Japanese cartoon erotica.
UK Channel 4 to Air 'Rise and Fall of Ron Jeremy' Documentary
U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has scheduled its two-part documentary “The Rise and Fall of Ron Jeremy” to air Monday, Aug. 15, with both episodes available on Channel 4 platform All4.com once the first episode has aired.
UK Prime Minister Front-Runner Liz Truss Endorses Imaginary '2-Track' Internet
U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, the current leading Conservative Party candidate to succeed resigning Prime Minister Boris Johnson, recently expressed support for the controversial Online Safety Bill with a mystifying statement about an imaginary “two-track internet,” described by observers as “one for teens and one that protects adult free speech.”
UK Activist to Fellow Radical Feminists: 'Less TERF, More SWERF'
U.K. lawyer, activist and cultural commentator Charlotte Proudman penned an opinion piece for The Independent newspaper today, urging fellow radical feminists to disavow transphobia and instead renew the campaign against “pornography,” following the lead of SWERF icons Catharine MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin.
Love Not War Wins 2022 Marie Claire UK Sustainability Award
Eco-friendly sex toy brand Love Not War is celebrating its win as Best New Sustainable Brand for Sex Toys from Marie Claire U.K.'s Sustainability Awards.
UK Campaign Seeks to Censor 'School Uniform' Costumes
A student group at a private Manchester secondary school for girls has launched a petition demanding government censorship of school uniform costumes in "sex shops and pornography."
Controversial UK 'Online Safety Bill' Debate Postponed Until Autumn
The U.K.’s controversial Online Safety Bill has been removed from the House of Commons schedule next week, reportedly to be revisited “in the autumn.”
UK-Based Porn Couple Jess West, Demetri Guest on 'The Angel Long Podcast'
UK-based content creators Jess West and Demetri talk about their life and work as a porn couple on a new episode of “The Angel Long Podcast.”
UK/Euro Male Performer Kai Taylor Passes Away
European male performer Kai Taylor has passed away, according to people close to him. He was 37.
Influential Labour MP Asks UK Government to 'Proactively' Police Adult Content
As the U.K.’s Online Safety Bill navigates the committee stage in the House of Commons, the Labour MP who chairs the Home Affairs Committee is actively lobbying to make the government proactively police “whether adult entertainers have properly consented to appear in pornographic films” even if there are no reports suggesting they have not.
UK's 'War on Sex Work' Leaves Edinburgh Strippers Jobless
Amidst a relentless U.K. media campaign demonizing sex work, the Edinburgh Council voted today to impose a “nil cap” on all sexual entertainment venues in the Scottish city, effectively banning all strip clubs.
UK Government Unveils Controversial 'Digital Safety Bill'
Boris Johnson’s Conservative government in the U.K. has finally unveiled its controversial “Online Safety Bill,” and introduced it in Parliament today.
UK's Online Safety Bill Criticized Over Expanding Scope
The U.K. government continues expanding the scope of a proposed Online Safety Bill, despite criticism by opponents and digital rights advocates that it is increasingly becoming an out-of-control, repressive “kitchen sink” bill.
UK Ministers Confirm New Age Verification Rules Target Twitter, Reddit
U.K. government officials confirmed last week that social media sites “hosting large amounts of pornographic material, such as Twitter and Reddit” would have to “introduce systems to remove adult material in the U.K., or introduce age checks to determine whether users are over 18,” The Guardian reported yesterday.
UK Charity Releases Study on Financial Discrimination Against Sex Workers
National Ugly Mugs, a U.K. charity focused on sex worker rights and outreach, has released a comprehensive research report on financial discrimination against sex workers in the U.K., including adult performers and businesses.
UK Parliamentary Committee Endorses Restrictive 'Online Safety' Bill
A U.K. parliamentary committee published earlier this week a report on the draft of a restrictive Online Safety Bill being actively promoted by Boris Johnson’s government, several Labor MPs and virtually all the U.K. press.
UK Producer Terry Stephens Guests on 'Adult Site Broker Talk'
U.K. producer Terry Stephens is this week’s featured guest on "Adult Site Broker Talk," the business-oriented podcast from AdultSiteBroker.com.
U.K. Government Ready to Move Forward With Controversial Age Verification Scheme
The conservative U.K. government led by Boris Johnson has signaled to establishment newspaper The Times that it is ready to revive an age verification scheme for online adult content — a plan previously shelved in favor of the pending Online Safety Bill.