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2025 FSC Board of Directors Election Nominees
Voting in the Free Speech Coalition’s Board of Directors election is now open!
This year, there are eight Board seats up for election. The candidates for those seats include eight incumbent Board Directors and two member-nominated candidates. Each elected Director will serve a two-year term beginning January 1, 2026.
Check your email for your unique voting link! It is important that as many members as possible participate. If you don't plan to vote, please click on the voting link in the email and choose "Abstain" to avoid receiving reminders. Voting runs December 3-10. ** View the nominees here... ( [link removed] )
NC Law Invalidating Model Contracts Takes Effect December 1
North Carolina’s Prevent Exploitation of Women and Minors Act ( [link removed] ) requires operators of adult websites to remove content upon request of a performer, even if the performer signed a valid model release. It also requires producers to collect "explicit written evidence of consent for each act" performed, and claims to apply to content created before the law goes into effect on December 1, 2025. Read more on our blog... ( [link removed] )
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FSC In The News
Pornhub Asked Tech Platforms To Enable Device-Level Age Verification
“Mike Stabile, director of public affairs at the Free Speech Coalition, previously told Mashable that he recommended device-level filters ( [link removed] ) that block all websites registered as RTA, or "Restricted to Adults." ( [link removed] ) ‘It signals to filters, whether it's your Apple filter or Net Nanny or something like that, that this site should be blocked,’ he explained.” Read more on Mashable... ( [link removed] )
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Industry News
Sex Workers Built An 'Anti-OnlyFans' To Take Control Of Their Profits
Sex workers have launched Hidden, a new creator-run adult platform designed as a more transparent and supportive alternative to OnlyFans. Built around discoverability and fairer working conditions, it offers lower fees, chargeback protections, better support, and tools tailored to the needs of adult creators. With Lana Rhoades joining as co-owner, the platform is positioning itself as a sustainable, creator-first option amid rising restrictions and industry uncertainty. Read more on Wired... ( [link removed] )
For 'No Tax on Tips,' the IRS Gets Intimate
The Trump administration’s new “no tax on tips” deduction excludes earnings from “pornographic activity,” leaving sex workers and digital creators uncertain about how the I.R.S. will define and enforce that restriction. Tax experts warn that determining what counts as pornography could require auditors to review creators’ content and make subjective judgments, adding to an already hostile financial landscape for adult workers. Advocates say the rule reflects a broader conservative push to marginalize the industry and could foreshadow more aggressive federal actions against legal adult content. Read more on NY Times... ( [link removed] )
The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping The US. Activists Are Fighting Back.
Half of US states now require age verification to access porn or other “harmful” content, pushing the country toward an increasingly age-gated internet. Digital rights groups warn these laws will force people to hand over IDs or submit to facial scans, exposing users to surveillance, data breaches, and censorship. As Congress weighs a wave of new online safety bills, activists warn that age-gating will make the internet less safe while offering no real solutions for protecting kids. Read more on Wired... ( [link removed] )
NoFap Founder Sues Aylo, UCLA, Scientists & Academic Publisher
NoFap founder Alexander Rhodes has filed a sprawling lawsuit in Pennsylvania accusing Aylo, UCLA, two researchers, and academic publisher Taylor & Francis of conspiring to defame him and damage his company. The complaint claims a years-long effort to link NoFap and its followers to extremism and pseudoscience- allegations rooted in peer-reviewed research showing NoFap’s methods are ineffective and that pornography is not an addiction. Rhodes is seeking apologies, retractions, and gag orders, while many journalists and scientists named in the filing say the suit targets legitimate criticism and research rather than any coordinated campaign. Read more on AVN... ( [link removed] )
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