Arkansas Age Verification Mandate Takes Effect Monday July 31
On Monday July 31, 2023, Arkansas’ law requiring age verification for sites hosting adult content will take effect.
AVS Mandates in Mississippi and Virginia Take Effect July 1
On Saturday July 1, 2023, Mississippi and Virginia’s laws requiring age verification for sites hosting adult content will take effect.
Utah Age Verification Starts Wednesday
On Wednesday May 3, Utah will become the second state to require age verification for sites hosting adult content. Sites that do not age-verify users as prescribed by the law will be liable for civil suits should a minor access — and be harmed by — content on the site. Unfortunately, the Utah legislation does…
Virginia’s Governor Should Veto AVS Bill SB 1515
Today, we asked Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to veto SB 1515, a copycat of Louisiana’s age verification mandate. Virginia’s bill is one of 29 age verification mandates passed or proposed in the United States so far that would require websites with at least 33.33% of content considered “harmful to minors” to comply with a vague…
Free Speech Coalition Joins ACLU, CDT in Filing Amicus Briefs in Section 230 Cases
Free Speech Coalition, the trade and advocacy association for the adult industry, has joined civil rights and sex worker rights groups in filing “friend-of-the-court” briefs defending three platforms against FOSTA-enabled civil litigation. In each case, civil litigants are seeking damages from platforms — Twitter, Craigslist and Omegle — who they allege profited from sex trafficking.
FSC To Host Thursday Town Hall on the EARN IT Act
Free Speech Coalition will host a town hall discussion this Thursday, February 24, addressing the EARN IT Act, which recently passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee and is potentially headed toward a full vote in the Senate. FSC invites all industry stakeholders who want to learn more about the bill itself, what’s being done by FSC and allies, and what can be done on an individual level to fight back.