I was just going to make a thread about it, but I thought I'd check here first.
IODA seeks to end legal ambiguity on obscenity, but critics say it gives government sweeping power to censor protected speech.
www.yahoo.com
Tanya Tate has given her verdict on the newly-proposed Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA) that could see pornography banned in the United States.
www.unilad.com
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) both have a hand in this new bill that seeks to ban ALL adult content considered to be pornography; to rephrase—*any* type of explicit adult content, incl. porn clips, trailers, full movies, hardcore but also softcore material such as erotic nude photos, "solos," etc.
From Yahoo! News:
New obscenity bill could trigger boldest anti-porn prosecution wave in US history
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA) this week, a bill designed to create a national legal standard for obscenity and ease federal prosecution of pornographic content distributed across state lines. Representative Mary Miller (R-Illinois) is backing the measure in the House.
“Obscenity isn’t protected by the First Amendment, but hazy and unenforceable legal definitions have allowed extreme pornography to saturate American society and reach countless children,” Lee said in a press release.
“Our bill updates the legal definition of obscenity for the internet age so this content can be taken down and its peddlers prosecuted.”
The legislation has triggered a wave of concern among civil liberties groups and First Amendment advocates, who argue that its broad language could criminalize a vast range of consensual adult content.
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From NewsNation:
A new bill introduced by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, could make porn a crime in the United States.
The Interstate Obscenity Definition Act would add all pornography, including any depiction of sexual acts that “lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value,” to the definition of obscenity. This would make it illegal to distribute or consume porn, regardless of the material’s intent. Currently, only porn intended to “abuse, threaten, or harass” someone is illegal.
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Those are two excerpts from *many* articles published about it. Adult star
Tanya Tate has rightfully publicly spoken out against the newly proposed bill. It is important to remember that any right/freedom we have is never to be taken for granted!
I hope as many adult stars as possible will mobilize before it's too late! Not to sound too alarming, though. I do not mean to sound too alarming, but efforts to ban or otherwise restrict access to adult content has only increased these past years, and such content is the livelihood of many.
@BrokeStraightBoys @dande01 This sounds to be serious. I do not know how likely it is to pass (maybe
@juanjo can tell us), but those anti-porn politicians are very
serious about it, even in 2025. Are you going to take actual action against this in the forms of protests (incl. marches), petitions, letters sent to certain politicians, even consultation w/ lawyers, social media awareness, etc.?
@Jaybifla @chac54 This would technically only affect the United States, but it would of course have repercussions on the global porn world. For instance, Aylo (Pornhub,
Men.com,
Sean Cody) and some other porn companies (incl. studios) are located in Canada, but this ban could lead to loss of revenue and the eventual closure of those companies.
I took time off on Monday for a long weekend, started feeling it Tuesday, took Thursday off for the most part and I only need to submit 1 hour sick time for the week to meet my required 40. I really need to slow down a bit LOL
gizmodo.com
See where this is going? 
. Oh well, I'll just continue stockpiling and rotating my rations and downloading porn to watch offline. Business as usual......
