War On Porn
NCOSE Targets MindGeek Competitor WGCZ With New 'Trafficking' Lawsuit
Anti-porn group NCOSE — formerly known as Morality in Media — is co-sponsoring another lawsuit alleging a wide-ranging number of “human trafficking” violations, this time against companies associated with MindGeek’s Europe-based competitor WGCZ, the parent company of tube site XVideos.
Germany's Leading Censorship Advocate Now Targeting OnlyFans
Germany’s most vocal proponent of state censorship, an obscure local bureaucrat named Tobias Schmid who serves as the head of the State Media Authority (LMA) of North Rhine-Westphalia, has announced this week he has started investigating popular premium fan site OnlyFans.
The Guardian Continues Campaign Stigmatizing Sex Work
The Guardian continued this week its ongoing campaign to stigmatize sex work with a piece on efforts to shut down Bristol, U.K. strip clubs, with the publication outrageously claiming that “evidence suggests that the harassment of women and domestic killings are linked to entertainment venues.”
Judge Allows NCOSE-Driven 'Trafficking' Claim Against Studios to Move to Trial
In an unusual ruling supporting a lawsuit sponsored by NCOSE (aka, Morality in Media) attempting to link adult industry studios to “human trafficking,” a California judge ruled that, although the contracts signed by a former performer were valid, the arbitration agreements that were part of them should be disregarded and the lawsuit should move forward.
Japan: Adult Magazines Face Trouble Ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Social pressure surrounding the upcoming Tokyo Olympics has resulted in distribution troubles for traditional Japanese adult magazines, which have drastically harmed the already dwindling sector.
Russia Targets Twitter for Allowing 'Banned Content,' Including Adult
The Russian government’s internet regulatory agency, Roskomnadzor, has announced it will be slowing down Twitter service in the country, alleging that the platform has “ignored requests to take down material harmful to children,” including adult content.
India: Supreme Court Blasts Streaming Services for Offering 'Porn'
As India’s Supreme Court continues to evaluate whether to impose content regulations on streaming services doing business in the populous Asian country, members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are urging the enforcement of long-standing prohibitions against obscenity and blasphemy, alleging that some streaming services “even show pornography.”
Vox Probes New 'Cancel Porn' Fad Among Gen-Z TikTokers
A new cultural trend taking place on popular Gen-Z platform TikTok complicates the idea that support for sex worker rights and freedom of sexual expression will continue steadily gaining generational ground, according to a recent article by Rebecca Jennings for online news site Vox.
Iran: Alexis Texas' Appearance in Pop Music Video Prompts Investigation
Hardline Iranian authorities have expressed concern about the teaser for a forthcoming music video by Los Angeles-based Iranian pop singer Sasy, denouncing the appearance of adult star Alexis Texas who is seen dancing fully-clothed next to the singer.
Montana: Bizarre Anti-Porn Bill Killed After Voting Scandal
A proposed anti-porn bill by Montana Republicans demanding that “internet companies” provide “hard-core pornography” only to customers who “opt-in,” and made it a crime for anyone under 18 to access adult material, was defeated on a procedural technicality after the committee chairman admitted he had deliberately prevented Democrats from participating in a previous vote.
Pornhub: Canadian MPs Welcome Anti-Porn Activists as Witnesses
The Canadian House of Commons’ Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics held its third meeting today regarding MindGeek's content moderation, with testimony by three alleged subjects of illegal videos, followed by presentations by a Canadian law enforcement expert, a Canadian domestic violence advocate and two U.S. witnesses: Manhattan liability lawyer Michael Bowe, and leading anti-porn activist Laila Mickelwait of Exodus Cry.
Utah: House Passes Controversial 'Porn Filter' Bill Overnight
On Wednesday, the Utah House of Representatives passed an amended version of a controversial bill that would mandate a default “porn filter” on any phones, computers, tablets or any other electronic devices sold in the state starting in 2022.
Senate Dems Introduce 'SAFE TECH Act' to Limit Section 230
Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and two other Democratic Senators introduced, earlier this month, a Section 230 reform bill, the Safeguarding Against Fraud, Exploitation, Threats, Extremism and Consumer Harms (SAFE TECH) Act.
Cherie DeVille's Daily Beast Article Unmasks NYT's 'War on Porn' Bias
The Daily Beast published an opinion piece today by Cherie DeVille giving her personal testimony about how the current religiously motivated War on Porn is warping the public opinion against sex workers who work in the adult industry.
Largest Indian State Begins Monitoring All Porn Searches
The police forces in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, have announced the creation of a team to monitor internet searches for “pornographic material.”
Utah: Mandatory 'Porn Filter' Bill Clears Committee, Heads to House Floor
The controversial Utah bill mandating a “porn filter” on every electronic device sold in the state finally passed out of committee by a narrow 6-5 vote and is headed to the House of Representatives' floor.
NCOSE Spearheads Another Liability Lawsuit Against Pornhub, MindGeek
A group of lawyers — including members of the legal team of religiously motivated anti-porn crusading organization NCOSE — have filed a civil class action suit in Birmingham, Alabama against Pornhub’s parent company MindGeek, on behalf of two women who alleged illegal videos of themselves were uploaded to the platform by third-party users.
Iowa: Copycat 'Porn Block' Bill Fails to Move Forward
The Iowa House of Representatives’ Commerce subcommittee declined to advance a bill that proposed blocking adult content on electronic devices by default, as well as creating a special $5 tax on adult entertainment to fund initiatives against “human trafficking.”
Utah Bills Reflect State's Contradictions About Consent
Within the space of several days recently, Utah legislators moved forward with a bill intended to explicitly criminalize the sharing of private sexually explicit photos without the consent of the people depicted, and at the same time defeated a proposal that would include the teaching of consent in the state’s sex education curriculum.
Utah: Religiously Inspired NCOSE Speaks to House Committee in Support of 'Porn Block'
A Utah House of Representatives committee meeting yesterday to discuss a lawmaker’s proposal requiring all “new electronic devices” sold in the state to have pornography filters turned on by default, featured a presentation by a representative of religiously-inspired anti-porn lobby NCOSE.