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Corey D. Silverstein Nominated for 2026 XBIZ Exec Award

Intelligent, iconic, and feisty, the industry’s premier attorney has been aptly nominated for XBIZ’s ‘Community Figure of the Year’ award. Cyberspace (October 31, 2025) - Attorney Corey D. Silverstein has been named a nominee for the adult industry’s premier career awards program, the XBIZ Exec Awards. Intelligent, iconic, and feisty, the industry’s premier attorney has been aptly tapped for the “Community Figure of the Year” category. Nominees are selected based on leadership, business acumen, community influence and overall career achievement from a pool of pre-nomination entries submitted by members of the industry. Voting for the 2026 XBIZ Exec Awards is…

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North Carolina Hits the Industry Hard with HB 805

North Carolina House Bill 805 An act originally aimed at combating sexual exploitation in the adult entertainment industry has become a wide-ranging law in North Carolina, with significant implications for performers, platforms, and public policy on a number of unrelated issues. North Carolina House Bill 805, which was recently enacted by the state legislature, was initially a bipartisan effort to purportedly protect individuals from having nonconsensual sexually explicit content distributed online. However, as the bill progressed through the legislative process, it was amended to include a host of other provisions, particularly those related to transgender rights and parental oversight in…

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Florida Attorney General Files Age Verification Enforcement Lawsuit

The Florida Attorney General has filed a major lawsuit under House Bill 3 (HF 3) — Florida’s newly effective age-verification law — targeting operators of some of the most-trafficked adult websites, including: XVideos.com XNXX.com BangBros.com GirlsGoneWild.com TrafficFactory.com, an adult ad network These companies allegedly failed to implement mandatory systems to verify that users are 18 or older before accessing sexually explicit content, even after receiving prior compliance warnings. The lawsuit asserts these failures constitute violations of HB 3 and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, with the sites reportedly attracting millions of Florida users monthly. Highlights from the Filing HB 3…

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The AI-Generated DMCA Deluge: How Fake Takedowns Are Drowning Legitimate Copyright Holders and How to Fight Back

The digital landscape is increasingly being shaped by artificial intelligence, and while AI offers immense potential, it's also being weaponized. A disturbing trend has emerged: AI-powered "DMCA takedown services" are reportedly flooding the internet with thousands of fraudulent Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notices. This torrent of fake claims is creating chaos for legitimate copyright owners and online platform operators alike, disrupting businesses, damaging reputations, and undermining the very system designed to protect intellectual property. Featured In The August 2025 Edition Of XBIZ World The Problem: AI-Fueled Falsity These malicious AI services leverage sophisticated algorithms to generate convincing-looking DMCA notices…

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Attorney Corey Silverstein Announces TES Prague 2025 Attendance and Seminar Lineup

Prague, Czech Republic (July 28, 2025) Corey Silverstein, the founding member of Silverstein Legal, is pleased to announce that he will be attending and presenting at TES Prague 2025. The TES Prague show takes place from September 11th through September 14th in Prague, Czech Republic at the Vienna House by Wyndham Diplomat Prague. “I am thrilled to be traveling to the other side of the globe for this incredible event. TES tradeshows are always some of the best events in the world and it’s an honor to have the opportunity to interact with so many incredible people in a short…

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Eighth Circuit Vacates FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Rule — But the Fight Isn’t Over for Negative Option Compliance

On July 8, 2025, just days before enforcement was set to begin, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s “Click-to-Cancel” Rule — officially known as the Rule Concerning Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Plans. The court’s decision came in response to consolidated petitions challenging the rule’s scope, legality, and procedural underpinnings. While the rule faced several lines of attack, the Eighth Circuit ruled decisively on procedural grounds, holding that the FTC failed to conduct the required preliminary regulatory analysis after underestimating the rule’s economic impact. Specifically, the FTC initially claimed the rule would…

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Arizona Mandates Age Verification for Adult Websites, Raising Privacy and Access Concerns

House Bill 2112 Arizona has officially joined a growing list of states requiring commercial adult websites to implement robust age verification measures, aiming to prevent minors from accessing sexually explicit content. Governor Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2112 (HB2112) into law on May 13, 2025, a move that has been met with both applause from proponents of child protection and significant concerns from civil liberties advocates and the adult entertainment industry. Featured In The July 2025 Edition Of XBIZ World The new law, sponsored by State Representative Nick Kupper, mandates that websites where more than one-third of the content is…

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U.S. Supreme Court Issues Opinion in FSC v. Paxton: Major Implications for Age Verification, Free Speech and State Regulation

Today, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, a landmark case addressing the constitutionality of Texas’ age-verification law targeting adult content online. In a closely watched decision, the Court ruled in favor of Texas. Background The case arose from a Texas law requiring all publishers of online adult content to implement stringent age-verification mechanisms to prevent minors from accessing such material. The Free Speech Coalition (FSC), a trade association representing the adult entertainment industry, challenged the law as a violation of free speech rights and a form of compelled disclosure. Lower courts…

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France’s Bold Move: Navigating the New Age Verification Landscape

France's implementation of its sweeping age verification law for online adult content on April 11, 2025, marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing global debate surrounding online safety and access to adult material. Going beyond a simple requirement, this legislation, driven by the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (ARCOM), aims to establish a robust framework that prioritizes the protection of minors while navigating the complexities of user privacy and industry viability. This article delves deeper into the intricacies of the law, its multifaceted impacts, the technological landscape it necessitates, and the broader implications for the future of online…

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