AUSTIN — Texas is poised to become the next state to adopt an age verification bill that would require adult entertainment websites to verify users from the Lone Star state through a government ID, credit card, or other means. However, there is a huge catch to this new bill. In...

WASHINGTON — In a win for technology platforms and the online adult entertainment industry, the U.S. Supreme Court chose not to touch Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 and the safe-harbor provision that immunize web platforms from the potentially illegal...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 1515, which requires porn websites to do more to verify that each user is 18 years of age before gaining access to the site’s adult content. SB 1515 also requires sites to retain personal data...

State lawmakers across the United States are gaining traction and justification to mandate age verification laws as a means to supposedly protect children from the harms of the internet. Given the widespread belief that age verification should be a legal requirement for websites...

PATTAYA, Thailand — Bruce, the host of Adult Site Broker Talk, recently hit the 150 episode mark for the show, a significant milestone for a man who works daily to contribute to the ongoing survival of the adult entertainment industry and the challenges facing the entire segment....

WASHINGTON — The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) sent a joint letter to Reddit demanding that the platform remove and censor thousands of subreddits hosting hundreds of millions of NSFW images, GIFs, and videos that are otherwise legally produced by consenting...

The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act was reintroduced for a second time last week, a move that wasn’t surprising for opponents of the bill. This time around, the bill was introduced in the House of Representatives with Reps....

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Senate is currently in the midst of its annual budget debate. Although the state legislature is controlled by the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (the state’s Democratic party affiliate), the Minnesota Republicans are proving to be just as...

MONTREAL — The world shook a little when it was announced that Pornhub and its parent company, MindGeek, were acquired by a newly formed private equity firm for an undisclosed sum. Ethical Capital Partners (ECP) is the brand new owner of the world’s most recognized adult...

LOS ANGELES — Pornhub is considered by many inside and outside the adult entertainment industry as the quintessential porn brand. That’s why the world took note when New York Times opinion contributor Nicholas Kristof wrote the highly controversial “The Children of...