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Free Speech Coalition Sues Indiana to Block Age-Verification Law
Free Speech Coalition and a group of adult platforms have filed a legal challenge in Indiana over the state’s age-verification law, SB17, arguing that it violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. SB17 empowers the state attorney general to file civil suits against platforms with adult content if they do not require visitors to upload a government ID and scan their face, or otherwise verify their age and identity. In addition to challenging the merits of the law, the Free Speech Coalition and its co-plaintiffs have requested an expedited preliminary injunction in the United States District Court Southern District of Indiana. Read more here ( [link removed] ).
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*X's 'New' Adult Content Policy Isn't New, Sex Workers Say, And It Hasn't Cleared Up Moderation Concerns*
“Mike Stabile, the director of public affairs for the Free Speech Coalition, the adult industry’s trade association, told NBC News it’s possible that X is looking to take advantage of the fact that many dedicated pornography websites have stopped operating in states that passed age-verification laws requiring users to prove they are an adult. ” Read more on NBC News. ( [link removed] )
*Porn Website Operators Sue Indiana AG Todd Rokita To Block Age Verification Law*
“The plaintiffs ― which include the Free Speech Coalition, the California nonprofit trade association representing adult filmmakers, distributors and retailers; and multiple operators of popular pornography sites such as Pornhub ― argues that the "incurably vague" law requires the "least effective and most restrictive" means of age verification, which both acts as a barrier to adults' access to free speech and poses excessive cost and privacy concerns to the websites and their visitors.” Read more on I ( [link removed] ) ndyStar. ( [link removed] )
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Age Verification For Pornography Access? Our Research Shoes It Fails On Many Levels
The Australian government has announced a A$6.5 million trial of "age assurance" technology to restrict minors' access to pornography. Methods under consideration include matching IDs against government databases, biometric analysis, and online behavior profiling, each posing different privacy risks. Critics argue that these technologies, often unreliable and biased, do not effectively address the root causes of gendered violence or support healthy sexual development in youth. Instead, they recommend comprehensive sex education and open communication about sex as more effective solutions. Read more on The Conversation. ( [link removed] )
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Australian Censors Back Down, Highlighting the U.S. As A Free Speech Haven
Australia has suspended its efforts to force X (formerly Twitter) to globally suppress video of a crime at a Sydney church after pushback from the platform and free speech advocates. This decision highlights the protective power of U.S. free speech laws, which rendered the Australian censorship attempts unenforceable. Critics argue that the move was less about the specific video and more about the government's desire to expand its regulatory powers over online content. Read more on Reason. ( [link removed] )
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