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Senator Tries Bringing Anti-Porn Age Verification Law to New York
“The internet is a dangerous place for children, rife with sexual material that is harmful to minors," the Republican lawmakers wrote. "The ease of access to this material is downright scary."
Like other laws in Texas, Kansas, North Carolina, Montana, and more than a dozen more states, it defines “material harmful to minors” as a laundry list of sex acts and body parts, including “actual, simulated, or animated display or depiction of: (A) a person's pubic hair, anus, or genitals or the nipple of the female breast; (B) touching, caressing, or fondling of nipples, breasts, buttocks, anuses, or genitals; or (C) sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation, excretory functions, exhibitions, or any other sexual act” that “lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.” In this special interview episode of the 404 Media Podcast, Sam talks to Alexzandra Kekesi, VP of Brand and Community at Pornhub, about age verification laws and what she’s hearing from adult performers. When age verification laws are enacted in states, searches for VPNs spike, people go to less-moderated non-compliant websites, and adults’ rights to privacy and speech are infringed upon.
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