Today, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed SB 351 which will, among other things, require adult websites to verify the ages of users to ensure minors are not given access to obscene content. Georgia is now the 15th state to enact legislation protecting children from online porn, and the 7th state to do so in 2024. … Read more
Yesterday, The Washington Post reported that a Democrat candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates, Susanna Gibson, had performed sex acts with her husband for tips on the online platform Chaturbate. As of today, it does not appear Chaturbate requires users to undergo an age-verification check to access the site. Given that Virginia law now … Read more
A new poll commissioned by American Principles Project (APP) and conducted by RMG Research has found that the vast majority of Americans support requiring pornography websites to verify the ages of their users. The survey of 1,000 registered voters found that 83 percent would strongly or somewhat favor legislation that “requires websites with pornographic content … Read more
Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 1181, which mandates that porn sites implement age verification in order to prevent children from accessing adult content. Texas is the seventh state to pass legislation protecting kids from online porn, joining Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Utah, and Virginia. American Principles Project (APP) was involved from the start … Read more
Support has been building in recent weeks for Texas legislation which aims to protect children from obscene content online. American Principles Project (APP) has been active in advocating for passage of these bills, which would add Texas to a growing number of states taking action on this issue. Last week, APP Policy Director Jon Schweppe … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) announced its endorsement of two Texas bills aimed at cracking down on children’s exposure to online pornography. The first bill, HB3570, would require all websites, including social media platforms, with large amounts of sexual material to implement age verification technology to ensure only adults can access the sites. … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) announced its endorsement of two Texas bills aimed at cracking down on children’s exposure to online pornography. The first bill, HB3570, would require all websites, including social media platforms, with large amounts of sexual material to implement age verification technology to ensure only adults can access the sites. … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) released a blueprint for a legislative amendment to Section 230 that would incentivize Big Tech platforms to promote free speech and free expression in the digital public square while protecting children from pornography and other harmful content. The proposal, authored by APP’s director of policy Jon Schweppe and … Read more
From APP executive director Terry Schilling’s op-ed in The American Conservative: Pornography has been a hot topic in the news recently, and not just because of coronavirus. Over the past several months, there has been a growing chorus of leaders calling for an increasingly out-of-control porn industry to finally be held accountable. And as more evidence … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr urging the Department of Justice to open an investigation into Pornhub and its parent company, MindGeek Holding SARL. The letter referred to evidence that Pornhub has facilitated the distribution of media showing the abuse of sexually trafficked women and children, … Read more