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“‘It certainly raises alarm bells because this is about more than porn,’ Mike Stabile, the public policy director for the Free Speech Coalition, a trade and advocacy organization for the adult entertainment industry, said about the anti-porn legislative momentum. ‘These are backdoor censorship bills. Porn is the Trojan horse here.’” Read more on NBC News.

“Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton will have far-reaching effects on free speech, greasing the wheels for these laws to be extended to other online activities. Just last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill requiring app stores like Apple’s App Store and Google Play to obtain age verification and parental consent from minors before downloading any app.” Read more on The Hill.

France is ramping up pressure on platforms like X, Reddit, and Bluesky to comply with strict age verification rules for adult content under new national regulations. The government is considering designating these platforms as pornographic sites, which would require them to implement stringent controls or face fines, delisting, or blocks. While France pushes ahead, the move raises legal questions under the EU’s Digital Services Act, which limits individual countries’ authority over major platforms. Read more on Politico.

Pornhub, YouPorn, and RedTube are back online in France after a court suspended a decree requiring EU-based adult platforms to verify users’ ages with personal documents. The sites, owned by Aylo, had gone dark earlier this month in protest, citing major privacy and security concerns. The court is now reviewing whether age-verification complies with EU law. Aylo argues the mandate puts users at risk and has called for age checks to happen at the device level instead. The French government plans to appeal the court’s suspension. Read more on The Guardian.

A new Swedish law set to take effect July 1 criminalizes the purchase of custom online adult content, sparking backlash from creators who say it will make their work less safe. The law treats remote sexual services the same as in-person sex work, with penalties of up to a year in prison for buyers and site operators. Creators like Amanda Breden and Emma Larsson warn that this could drive people into riskier forms of labor, stripping away one of the safest, most autonomous income options available to them. Advocates say the law also raises serious concerns about digital surveillance, privacy, and the criminalization of marginalized communities. Many fear the policy could set a dangerous precedent for censorship across Europe. Read more on Euro News.

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is gaining momentum in Congress but faces renewed opposition from LGBTQ+ groups who warn it could enable censorship under the Trump administration. Many warn the bill’s vague “duty of care” standard could be weaponized to suppress queer content. A letter signed by over 2,000 LGBTQ+ activists urges lawmakers who back KOSA to skip Pride events, calling the bill a threat to marginalized communities. Read more on Washington Post.