War On Porn
Dutch Lawmakers Call for Age Verification
Two members of the Netherlands' House of Representatives have put forward a motion calling on the government to require that adult websites institute age verification procedures.
French Regulator Publishes Technical Reference Guide for Age Verification
France's Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (ARCOM) has publishedits technical reference guide for applying age verification requirements to adult websites.
US, UK Sign Joint Agreement to Regulate Internet 'Harms'
The U.S. and the U.K. have signed a joint agreement to coordinate efforts to regulate internet content — including adult content — in order to “advance stronger protections for children.”
Indonesia's Porn Criminalization Leads to Arrests After 'Enak Yank' Video Goes Viral
Indonesian police have arrested two suspects charged with making a porn video that went viral in the country, where all adult content is criminalized.
'Rachel Maddow Show' Highlights #HandsOffMyPorn Campaign
MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show” aired a news segment on Tuesday highlighting the #HandsOffMyPorn campaign, which warns porn viewers in swing states about Project 2025’s promised ban on adult content.
Project 2025 Contributor Corey DeAngelis Confirms Gay Porn Past as 'Seth Rose'
Conservative education activist and Project 2025 contributor Corey DeAngelis gave an interview to the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) on Tuesday, confirming that he performed in gay porn videos a decade ago under the name Seth Rose.
FSC: 'Outraged' Alabamians Call for Repeal of Age Verification Law
Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has issued a statement reporting an upsurge in Alabamians calling for a repeal of the state’s controversial age verification law.
Washington Examiner's Pro-Project 2025 Op-Ed Calls Adult Content 'A Spiritual Epidemic'
The Washington Examiner published on Tuesday an op-ed by a Christian-right ideologue, supporting Project 2025’s proposal to criminalize the production and distribution of adult content and condemning pornography as “a social, mental, and spiritual epidemic of high proportions.”
Adult Performers, Directors Launch #HandsOffMyPorn Political Ad Campaign
A group of adult performers and directors is spearheading a new political ad campaign titled #HandsOffMyPorn, targeting porn viewers in swing states with a warning about Project 2025’s promised ban on adult content.
The Daily Mail Revives Discredited 'Pornography-Induced Erectile Dysfunction' (PIED) Theory
Conservative U.K. tabloid The Daily Mail this week revived the pseudo-medical concept of Pornography-Induced Erectile Dysfunction (PIED) in a porn panic piece, which used as its source statements by a British orthopedic surgeon.
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.
'The Only People Who've Been Hurt by This Are My Wife and Me': An Exclusive Interview With Joe Gow
Only hours after the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents took the unusually extreme step of firing veteran communications professor Joe Gow — stripping him of tenure for creating and appearing in adult content — XBIZ spoke exclusively with him about his case.
U of Wisconsin Fires Tenured Prof. Joe Gow Over OnlyFans Content
The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents has fired veteran communications professor Joe Gow, stripping him of tenure for unremorsefully creating and appearing in adult content.
Alabama Lawmaker Calls AV Law 'Successful' After Pornhub Withdrawal
Republican State Rep. Ben Robbins declared in a radio interview Wednesday that Pornhub’s decision to shut down access in Alabama indicates that the state’s new age verification law is “successful.”
U.S. House Revives Controversial KOSA in 2.0 Version
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce has advanced two internet regulation bills, including a vastly revised version of the controversial Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which had stalled after passing the Senate.
EFF, Woodhull, TechFreedom File SCOTUS Amicus Supporting FSC in Texas AV Case
Leading digital rights organizations Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Woodhull Freedom Foundation and TechFreedom filed an amicus brief Monday supporting Free Speech Coalition (FSC) in the U.S. Supreme Court review of an appellate decision upholding Texas’ controversial age verification law.
U of Wisconsin Lawyers Admit to Political, Donor Pressure to Terminate Prof. Joe Gow Over OnlyFans Content
Lawyers for the Universities of Wisconsin have admitted that a donor and a Republican politician have pressured the institution to strip veteran UW communications professor Joe Gow of tenure for unremorsefully creating and appearing in adult content.
Heritage Foundation Leader Doubles Down Defending Anti-Porn Project 2025
Heritage Foundation and Project 2025 leader Kevin Roberts appeared on Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier on Wednesday to defend the controversial conservative initiative, which includes a call to criminalize the production and distribution of pornography.
Canadian Law Professor: Proposed Age Verification Bill 'Will Make Things Worse'
Leading Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail this week published an op-ed written by a legal scholar outlining fundamental issues with the Conservative-backed age verification bill currently making its way through Parliament.
UK Labour Government Confirms it Will Continue Baroness-Led 'Porn Review'
The Labour government of U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed it will continue the controversial full review of British pornography laws ordered by former Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in 2023.