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Massachusetts on verge of becoming second-to-last state to outlaw 'revenge porn'

Jun. 13, 2024 18:47 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — A bill aimed at outlawing “revenge porn” has been approved by lawmakers in the Massachusetts House and Senate and shipped to Democratic Gov. Maura Healey, a move advocates say was long overdue. If signed by Healey, the bill — which bars the sharing of explicit...

EU Commission asks 3 major porn sites to give details on kids' protection measures under digital law

Jun. 13, 2024 13:20 PM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission is asking three of the world’s biggest pornography sites to provide details of the measures they have taken to better protect minors from accessing their content and prevent gender-based violence. The European Union's executive branch took...

Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining orders

Jun. 04, 2024 10:16 AM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s government has proposed a law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for felons, a higher age for opening social media accounts and health screenings for teenagers to detect related emotional disorders. ...

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

Apr. 03, 2024 12:32 PM EDT

Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. March 28, 2024. Editorial: New laws will protect Wisconsin children We’re sure one of the headlines this week generated more than one “Wait, what?” reaction. The fact Wisconsin had to take action to block artificially generated child...

Kansas moves to join Texas and other states in requiring porn sites to verify people's ages

Mar. 26, 2024 14:54 PM EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is poised to require pornography websites to verify visitors are adults, a move that would follow Texas and a handful of other states despite concerns about privacy and how broadly the law could be applied. The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature...

Italy's Meloni seeks symbolic compensation from suspects over deepfake porn images

Mar. 22, 2024 07:35 AM EDT

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has been asked to testify in court July 2 in the trial of two men who are accused of making deepfake pornographic images using her face and posting them online. Meloni, who is listed as an injured party in the trial in Sassari in Sardinia,...