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APAC Issues Statement on Precautionary Production Hold
The Adult Performer Advocacy Committee (APAC) has issued the following statement, after the precautionary four-day hold issued by the Free Speech Coalition today, in light of a PASS database-listed adult performer's potential HIV exposure:
FSC Calls for 4-Day Hold on Production
The Free Speech Coalition on Thursday called for a four-day hold on porn production, effective immediately, as it investigates an HIV exposure of an adult performer listed in the PASS database.
FSC Issues Statement on Backpage.com Seizure
The Free Speech Coalition issued a statement today on last week’s seizure of Backpage.com by federal authorities, saying that the platform's closure likely means that sex workers will be imperiled and that the federal government’s “War on Sex” work is just getting started.
FSC Calls on Californians to Oppose SB 1204
The Free Speech Coalition today called new “pandering” legislation “reprehensible” and urged members and supporters to voice their opposition to California Senate Bill 1204.
FSC Blasts Grindr's Decision to Allow 3rd Parties View User HIV Status
A new report revealing that gay hookup app Grindr has been providing user HIV status to two other companies that optimize apps has shaken those who use the service and outraged civil rights groups.
FSC Blasts Walmart's Decision to Remove Cosmopolitan From Checkout Aisles
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) has pushed Walmart to remove the magazine from the checkout area altogether after advocating for tougher enforcement of the blinder policy.
FSC: SESTA Passes But Fight Goes On
The Free Speech Coalition today issued a formal statement on where it stands on SESTA, as well as next steps in its fight to challenge the piece of landmark legislation.
FSC Publishes SESTA Letter Sent to Lawmakers
The Free Speech Coalition tonight posted on its website a letter of opposition it sent to legislators regarding SESTA, which will likely be decided tomorrow on the Senate floor.
FSC Calls on Adult Producers, Performers to #StopSESTA
The Free Speech Coalition issued a press release today calling on its members to lobby their senators against SESTA.
APAC, FSC Make Urgent Call to Action Over SESTA
The Adult Performer Advocacy Committee and Free Speech Coalition today made an urgent call to action directed at the adult performing community to help defeat the Senate bill known as SESTA, the companion bill to FOSTA, which was passed by the House of Representatives last week.
FSC: Tell Your Congressmember to Vote No on FOSTA
The Free Speech Coalition today issued the following urgent-action bulletin over the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, which is slated for a vote tomorrow in the U.S. House of Representatives.
FSC Issues Statement on Media Coverage Following Recent Losses
The Free Speech Coalition has issued a statement in the wake of the release of an autopsy report filed today for adult star August Ames, who passed away in early December.
FSC Issues 2nd Fungal-Infection Advisory for Talent
The Free Speech Coalition said this afternoon that it has received numerous reports of ringworm — a fungal infection that also causes athlete’s foot and jock itch — among adult performers.
Kansas Senate Passes Resolution Condemning Porn
The Kansas Senate on Tuesday voted to condemn pornography, calling it "a public health hazard that leads to a broad spectrum of individual and public health impacts and societal harms.”
DOJ Brief Offers No New Evidence in 2257 Case, FSC Attorneys Say
The Free Speech Coalition, in a brief filed Monday, reminded a federal judge that the adult recordkeeping statutes for adult producers are unconstitutionally overbroad and should be struck down.
FSC Applauds Calif.'s Push to Preserve Net Neutrality
Some states are pursuing their own net neutrality laws. California became the latest to sail a piece of legislation that would prevent ISPs from charging websites for speedy access.
Va. Legislators Weigh $20 Paywall to Access Porn
Virginia House Bill 1592, introduced two weeks ago, would lock all pornographic sites from user devices — from desktops to smartphones — until the state is paid a digital access fee of $20
FSC: 'Enormity of Our Loss and Resources for Those Struggling'
The Free Speech Coalition, the adult industry’s trade association, released the following statement regarding recent performer deaths.
XBIZ 2018: BBFC Discusses AV Regs at FSC Conference
The Free Speech Coalition at its inaugural Leadership Conference on Thursday introduced Murray Perkins, who leads efforts for the U.K.’s new age-verification regulatory regime under the Digital Economy Act.
FSC Leadership Conference Explores New GDPR Privacy Laws
The 2018 FSC Leadership Conference got underway today at the Andaz hotel in Hollywood, held in conjunction with the 2018 XBIZ Show, presented by ManyVids.