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Supreme Court Allows Texas App Store Age-Verification Law to Remain in Effect

On July 6, 2026, the United States Supreme Court declined to block enforcement of Texas’s App Store Accountability Act, leaving the law in effect while litigation continues. The Supreme Court’s action is not a final ruling on the constitutionality of the law. However, as a practical matter, adult-industry platforms, creator platforms, social platforms, dating apps, marketplace apps, and other mobile-app operators should treat the Texas law as currently enforceable and evaluate whether their app-store distribution, age-assurance, parental-consent, privacy, monetization, and compliance practices need to be updated. What the Texas Law Does The Texas App Store Accountability Act requires covered app…

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Federal Court Rejects Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Adult Website Despite CDN Use, Cookies, Geolocation, and Advertising Revenue

In a significant decision addressing personal jurisdiction in the digital age, the United States District Court for the District of Kansas dismissed claims against a Spanish-operated adult-content website, holding that the website’s use of content delivery networks (CDNs), cookies, geolocation technology, and advertising revenue did not establish sufficient contacts with Kansas to satisfy constitutional due process requirements. The Case In Q.R., a minor, by and through Jane Doe v. Pump Lab, SL, Case No. 6:25-cv-01095 (D. Kan. June 22, 2026), a Kansas plaintiff alleged that a foreign pornography website violated Kansas’s age-verification statute by allowing a minor to access adult…

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Federal Age-Verification Proposal for Adult Websites Gains Bipartisan Momentum

On June 22, 2026, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie and Ranking Member Frank Pallone announced a bipartisan agreement on the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, or KIDS Act. According to the committee announcement, the package includes portions of several children’s online safety bills, including the SCREEN Act. For the adult-entertainment industry, the SCREEN Act is the key issue. Prior versions of the SCREEN Act focused on requiring certain websites that make adult material available online to use age-verification technology to prevent minors from accessing material harmful to minors. The committee has not yet released the final…

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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Takes Action Against Another AI “Nudify” Service

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has begun enforcement action against another major AI-powered “nudify” service for allegedly failing to protect Australian children from exposure to sexually explicit deepfake content. According to eSafety, the service allows users to upload images of real people and generate sexually explicit deepfake content on demand. eSafety issued a formal Direction to Comply to the service, giving it 14 days to implement stronger protections to prevent children from accessing the service. The action is significant because it shows that Australia’s online safety regulator is moving quickly against AI services that create or facilitate sexualized deepfake content, particularly where…

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Not so Sweet Alabama – How the State Became One of the Most Hostile Jurisdictions for the Adult Industry

Over the past two years, Alabama has quietly — but aggressively — transformed itself into one of the most restrictive and unfriendly jurisdictions in the United States for the adult entertainment industry. Through the enactment of House Bill 164 and related enforcement mechanisms, the state has layered taxation, compliance burdens, and content restrictions in a way that goes far beyond traditional regulation. Featured In The May 2026 Edition Of XBIZ World Taken together, these measures — most notably a 10% tax on adult-content revenue, mandatory age verification requirements, and a notarization mandate for performer consent documents — have created a…

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Attorney Corey D. Silverstein to host new Legal Impact Webinar on the new North Carolina Age Verification Law

Cyberspace (February 4, 2026) - Corey D. Silverstein, the driving force behind MyAdultAttorney.com and Adult.Law, is pleased to announce that he will be hosting his latest Legal Impact Webinar entitled "North Carolina AV Law - Content Creation Issues" on February 26th at 4:00 PM EST. This session, sponsored by Pig Machine, with exclusive media sponsor XBIZ, will be moderated by ClaraKitty and feature special guests Siouxsie Q and attorney Lawrence Walters. The North Carolina law has created major confusion for the adult community, its access to adult websites, and their ability to create, upload and view adult content. This webinar…

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How to Bulletproof Your Creator Management Contracts Heading into 2026

The creator management business is booming. Every week, a new agency emerges promising to turn creators into stars, automate their fan interactions, or triple their revenue through “secret” social strategies. The reality? Many of these agencies are operating with contracts that wouldn’t survive a single serious dispute — if they even have contracts at all. As creator income grows, so does the legal risk. Revenue-sharing models, international collaborations, and the explosion of AI tools have pushed creator management far beyond simple social media marketing. Yet too many agencies are relying on outdated influencer templates or vague promises that collapse the…

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