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The Free Speech Coalition at XBIZ Miami
FSC is headed to XBIZ Miami! Stop by our table in the lobby area to connect with the FSC team and hear the latest on our advocacy work—including updates on our efforts to launch a credit union for the adult industry. Come say hi!
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FSC Statement on the Passage of Age-Verification Law in Arizona
Free Speech Coalition led the fight against the bill since it was introduced in January, testifying against it repeatedly in committee, meeting with Republican and Democratic legislators in Arizona and building a broad-based coalition Read more... ( [link removed] )
FSC Explainer: Age Verification in the UK
The United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act (OSA) went into effect earlier this year, requiring age verification for traffic coming from the UK. Ofcom, the regulator charged with enforcing the OSA, has put out a dizzying array of guidance in recent months. This article aims to simplify what adult sites need to know Read more... ( [link removed] )
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FSC In The News
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New GOP Bill Would Basically Ban Porn, Experts Warn
"Obscenity is 'outside the bounds of the First Amendment,' explained Mike Stabile, director of public policy at adult industry trade organization, the Free Speech Coalition. 'You cannot distribute it, you can't sell it, you can't post it online…it is something you can be prosecuted for.'" Read more on Mashable. ( [link removed] )
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PornHub Blocked Utah 2 Years Ago. A Lot Has Happened Since.
“ Twenty-two states ( [link removed] ) now have age verification laws, and the Free Speech Coalition ( [link removed] ) , which represents adult content sites and creators, has seven lawsuits ( [link removed] ) in the works. The free speech implications of these laws have even climbed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. A decision in Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton ( [link removed] ) is expected soon.” Read more on KUER. ( [link removed] )
Other Industry News
Non-Profit Sues Porn Sites For Alleged Kansas Law Violation
A national non-profit has filed lawsuits against four adult websites, claiming they violated Kansas’ new age-verification law by failing to block minors from accessing explicit content. The lawsuits were filed after a parent alleged their 14-year-old accessed hardcore pornography online. Kansas’ age-verification law, passed last year, allows parents to sue for damages starting at $50,000 per violation. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has also filed a separate lawsuit against a different group of adult websites under the same law. Read more on KSNT. ( [link removed] )
Your Favorite Porn Stars Are Sick Of Being Censored. But They're Not Going Away
Asa Akira and other top performers gathered in Los Angeles for the Pornhub Awards, discussing the growing impact of age-verification laws, social media censorship, and financial instability in the adult industry. Akira emphasized that porn shouldn’t be a substitute for proper sex education and called for better societal approaches to teaching young people about sex. Meanwhile, Pornhub’s reduced presence in multiple states due to new laws is hurting performers’ incomes, and increasing censorship makes promoting their work even harder. Despite these challenges, performers continue to advocate for sex worker rights and push back against efforts to erase or marginalize their voices. Read more on The Wired. ( [link removed] )
Legislative Updates Since May 2, 2025
Age Verification Bills
Missouri 15 CSR 60-18.010 ( [link removed] ) -060
Description: Regulation requiring websites to perform age-verification using capability provided by the operating system of the user’s device.
Latest Action: Final language of regulation actually published in the Missouri Register on May 15.
★ This regulation is *now* expected to take effect on August 30, 2025 (90 days after publishing) because it was delayed by 2 weeks.
Arizona HB 2112 ( [link removed] )
Bill Progress: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Description: Standard age verification mandate enforced by private lawsuits.
Latest Action: Signed by the governor on May 13, 2025.
★ Read FSC's statement ( [link removed] ) on the passage of this bill.
Michigan ( [link removed] ) Digital Age Assura ( [link removed] ) nce Act ( [link removed] ) NEW
Bill Progress: ■ □ □ □ □ □
Description : Device-based age verification bill.
Latest Action : Introduced on May 6, 2025.
★ FSC supports this legislation.
Other Bills
Interstate Obscenity Definition Act ( [link removed] ) *NEW*
Bill Progress : ■ □ □ □ □ □
Description : Redefines obscenity to make it easier to prosecute
Latest Action: Introduced on May 8, 2025.
*Small Business Liberation Act* *NEW*
*Bill Progress:* ■ □ □ □ □ □
*Description* : Exempts small businesses from tariffs imposed pursuant to the national emergency declared on April 2, 2025, by the President.
*Latest Action* : Introduced on May 5, 2025.
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