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'European Conservative' Editor Urges Total Porn Ban
One of Europe’s leading right-wing publications, the European Conservative, published an editorial this week claiming that “anti-porn activists have essentially won the public argument that pornography is poisoning our society” and calling for a total porn ban.
Editor of UK's Top Conservative Magazine Makes Outlandish Claims About Adult Content
The commissioning editor for The Spectator, the U.K.’s leading conservative magazine, has published a sensationalizing editorial blaming adult content for a rape case currently being prosecuted in France.
Conservative Taxpayers Group Criticizes KOSA's Overreach
Conservative newspaper The Washington Times on Tuesday published an opinion piece by the executive director of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, criticizing the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) on constitutional grounds.
More Conservative Organizations Distance Themselves From Anti-Porn Project 2025
A growing list of conservative groups that previously endorsed Project 2025 — which calls for the criminalization of adult content production and distribution — have reportedly distanced themselves from the self-described “presidential transition” blueprint, following Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he disagrees with an unspecified number of its positions.
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.
FSC Issues Warning to Sex Workers, LGBTQ+ Community About Conservative 'Project 2025'
Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has released a statement warning about the proposed conservative initiative Project 2025 and its multiple threats to the rights of sex workers and the LGBTQ+ community.
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.
Leading Conservative Think Tank Slams 5th Circuit for Upholding Texas Age Verification Law
Leading conservative think tank the American Enterprise Institute has published an opinion piece penned by one of its senior fellows criticizing the 5th Circuit endorsement of Texas’ controversial age verification law.
Conservative Group's Plan to Criminalize Porn Is Part of Campaign to End All 'Recreational Sex'
A 2023 X post by the Heritage Foundation, in which the influential conservative think tank called for an end to “recreational sex,” has resurfaced in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court’s recent ruling that frozen embryos are legally children.
Out-of-State Religious Conservative Activists File Brief Supporting Anti-Porn Texas Law
An extreme-right Virginia attorney with Trump links, acting on behalf of an obscure organization led by a Colorado-based religious conservative activist and former child actor, has filed a lengthy brief in a federal appeals court in Texas, supporting the state’s controversial new age verification and mandatory labeling law.
Conservative AGs Send Letter to Aylo About Supposed Moderation 'Loophole'
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, along with 25 other attorneys general largely from Republican-controlled states, sent an open letter to Pornhub parent company Aylo on Friday demanding the company address a supposed “loophole” that could allow users to post CSAM.
New Report Warns Against 'Rising Tide' of Conservative Censorship
A new report published last week by the Chamber of Progress, a U.S. trade group representing many of the leading technology companies, issued an urgent warning against the “rising red tide” of digital censorship promoted by conservatives.
Conservative Crusader Reveals Plan to Use Civil Lawsuits to Ban Adult Content Online
The leader of the American Principles Project (APP), a well-funded, anti-porn conservative lobby, said Wednesday that the ultimate aim of the age verification laws currently being passed in various states is to create a private right of action, so that parents could directly sue online companies if their children are able to access adult content.
Conservative Activist Admits Anti-Porn State Laws Are Experiment for Future Federal Prosecutions
The leader of the American Principles Project (APP), a well-funded, anti-porn conservative lobby, claimed last week that his group is behind the porn age verification laws passed in recent months by seven states, and admitted they were experiments so that the next Republican U.S. attorney general can prosecute anyone uploading adult content that could be seen by a minor.
Conservative UK Prime Minister Orders Review of All Porn Laws
Rishi Sunak, the Conservative prime minister of the U.K., has ordered a full review of British pornography laws.
Former Adult Performer Becomes Conservative Mayor in Spain
A retired adult performer who ran as a candidate for the conservative Partido Popular (PP) has unseated the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) incumbent and will become the mayor of the small town of Carcelen, in the Albacete province of the Castile-La Mancha region.
Conservative Commentators Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro Deliver Anti-Porn Tirade
Conservative commentators Candace Owens and Ben Shapiro delivered a scathing anti-porn tirade last week on “The Ben Shapiro Show,” which streams on right-wing news site The Daily Wire.
New York Times Publishes Op-Ed from Conservative Pundit Calling Porn a 'Dehumanizing Scourge'
The New York Times published an op-ed today by conservative pundit Yuval Levin advocating for state intervention “with real teeth” in overseeing minors’ social media use, and sensationally labeling “pornography” as “a vast, dehumanizing scourge that our society has inexplicably decided to pretend it can do nothing about.”
Conservative Pundits Baselessly Link 'Pornography' to Mass Shootings
Two prominent conservative newspapers, the Washington Times and the Echo Times, have now published evidence-free op-eds blaming “pornography” as one of the causes of the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and other locations.
Fox News, Conservative Think Tank Renew Call for OnlyFans Porn Ban
After a few days of positive mainstream media coverage of sex worker rights, and hours after OnlyFans announced it had reversed its decision to ban porn from the platform beginning October 1, conservative voices renewed their call for adult content censorship.