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Ukrainian Parliament Registers Bill to Decriminalize Porn
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, registered a bill today to decriminalize the creation and distribution of pornography.
Senior Labour MP Launches Attack on All Porn, Sex Work
A senior Labour MP on Tuesday launched an attack against adult websites, saying they are “characterized by lawlessness,” and called for further criminalization of all sex work.
France's Parliament Passes Controversial Law to Regulate Online Content, Including Adult
The French National Assembly, the country’s lower chamber of parliament, on Tuesday passed the controversial Law Aiming to Secure and Regulate the Digital Space, which includes provisions targeting adult content added during a period of relentless media attacks and panic-mongering against the porn industry.
UK Parliament Passes Controversial 'Online Safety Bill'
The U.K. Parliament on Tuesday passed the much-delayed Online Safety Bill, despite vocal criticisms by virtually all digital rights and free speech organizations and advocates.
European Parliament Gives Initial Approval to 'Digital Services Act'
The European Parliament gave initial approval yesterday to the Digital Services Act, a new EU-wide policy to increase liability for “illegal and harmful content” on online platforms.
UK Parliament Forms 'Super Committee' to Review Proposed 'Online Safety Bill'
The UK Parliament has formed a joint "super committee" to pore over the government's proposed Online Safety Bill and has called for public comment on the legislation.
European Parliament Passes Controversial 'Chat Control' Snooping Powers
Under serious criticism from privacy advocates, and during an inconspicuous late-night session, the European Parliament approved last week a controversial set of “chat control” measures making it legal for internet companies to scan all private messages by users if they claim they are looking for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).
French Parliament Agrees to Age Verification Requirement
The French Parliament unanimously agreed yesterday to introduce an Age Verification (A.V.) requirement aimed at preventing minors from accessing pornographic websites.
Italian Parliament Puts Roadblock on Far-Right's Attempt to Censor Adult Content
The Italian Camera, their equivalent to the U.S. House of Representatives, has approved an agenda item to prevent the passage of a controversial amendment that would have required all adult sites to be automatically blocked by device manufacturers, and at the ISP level, with the proposal that subscribers would be required to individually request the block to be lifted.
European Parliament Approves Controversial 'Upload Filter' Directive
The European Parliament has approved the controversial Copyright Directive today by a 348-274 vote, reports the European Digital Rights Initiative.
U.K. Porn Stakeholders Protest in Front of Parliament
Stakeholders in the U.K. adult entertainment industry staged a protest outside of Parliament today, campaigning against the risks posed to personal privacy and sexual freedom by the proposed Digital Economy Bill.
Australia's Parliament Seeks Input to Decide Porn Access
Australia’s Parliament says it will be seeking input on whether access to online adult content is harmful for children.
Ratcliff on Age-Verification Debate at Parliament
The U.K. government sees value in the development of an industry-sponsored route for age verification and the adult business should rally behind the Digital Policy Alliance and British Standards Institution in support of this, according to Chris Ratcliff, managing director of Portland Broadcasting Ltd., which offers pay-per-view and subscription TV services.
pjur Visits Victorian Parliament With Australian Sex Party's Fiona Patten
The pjur Group was given a VIP tour of the Victorian Parliament by the Australian Sex Party’s Fiona Patten — the first Member of Parliament in the world to have originated from an adult industry lobby group.
Australian Sex Party Gains 2 Seats in Victorian Parliament
The Australian Sex Party has scored a major victory in the recent Victorian state elections, gaining two Parliament upper house seats.
Australian Sex Party Seeks Victorian State Parliament Seat
Buoyed by the generous donations of its sponsors, the Australian Sex Party is ramping up its campaign to secure a seat in the Victorian State Parliament.
Britain's Parliament Accessed Porn 300K Times in 1 Year
Members of the British Parliament and their staff apparently love porn, accessing adult sites from their offices 309,316 times in the last year alone.
European Parliament Wants Comprehensive Traffic Logging
Critics of intrusive online surveillance efforts are aghast at the latest comprehensive traffic-logging measures being proposed by European lawmakers.
European Parliament Decides to Block Child Porn at Source
The European Parliament decided yesterday that European Union member states must attempt to block child porn images at the source rather than forcing complete Internet blocking.
U.K. Parliament Member Wants ISPs to Control Porn
A conservative British Member of Parliament (MP) wants Internet service providers to create a special opt-in system for users that would prevent children from accessing online porn.