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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe porn industry turns to K Street to fight Trump-fueled internet regulations
PoliticoThe porn industry needs protection. From Congress, that is.
A trade organization for the adult entertainment industry has hired a D.C. lobbying firm to build its relationships with lawmakers and to advocate on behalf of key policies that affect the industry. Most notably it is trying to beat back major changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act a shield for internet platforms that safeguards them from liability for what their users post. The provision has become a flashpoint for conservatives after former President Donald Trump seized on the issue as a means of firing back at the platforms that have policed his posts.
Like the large and powerful social media companies, the porn industry says that Section 230 is key to its ability to exist. The same law that protects Instagram and YouTube from being sued over illegal content posted by its users such as threats or hate speech also protects sites like PornHub and OnlyFans from their own unlawful content, like child pornography or revenge porn. But many lawmakers of both parties, who have yet to reach a broad consensus on what legislation should look like, want to strip parts or all of that protection away.
The Free Speech Coalition, a trade organization for the adult entertainment industry, has enlisted two lobbyists at Clarity Consulting, a D.C.-based lobbying firm: Keith Nelson, a former Republican Hill staffer and Bush White House alumnus, along with Shawn Delaney, a longtime lobbyist with Democratic ties. In doing so, it became the first group to register to lobby on behalf of the porn industry in Washington.
A trade organization for the adult entertainment industry has hired a D.C. lobbying firm to build its relationships with lawmakers and to advocate on behalf of key policies that affect the industry. Most notably it is trying to beat back major changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act a shield for internet platforms that safeguards them from liability for what their users post. The provision has become a flashpoint for conservatives after former President Donald Trump seized on the issue as a means of firing back at the platforms that have policed his posts.
Like the large and powerful social media companies, the porn industry says that Section 230 is key to its ability to exist. The same law that protects Instagram and YouTube from being sued over illegal content posted by its users such as threats or hate speech also protects sites like PornHub and OnlyFans from their own unlawful content, like child pornography or revenge porn. But many lawmakers of both parties, who have yet to reach a broad consensus on what legislation should look like, want to strip parts or all of that protection away.
The Free Speech Coalition, a trade organization for the adult entertainment industry, has enlisted two lobbyists at Clarity Consulting, a D.C.-based lobbying firm: Keith Nelson, a former Republican Hill staffer and Bush White House alumnus, along with Shawn Delaney, a longtime lobbyist with Democratic ties. In doing so, it became the first group to register to lobby on behalf of the porn industry in Washington.
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The porn industry turns to K Street to fight Trump-fueled internet regulations (Original Post)
brooklynite
Sep 2021
OP
It should not be possible to sue outfits that host user uploads UNLESS they fail to respond
Hugh_Lebowski
Sep 2021
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Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)1. It should not be possible to sue outfits that host user uploads UNLESS they fail to respond
and do their due diligence.
It's that simple in my mind. There needs to be a feedback system for content viewers to report illegal stuff, and a reasonable amount of AI used to filter out illegal content of various types.
But their liability should be limited unless they're being flagrantly inconsiderate, or takedowns are not done within a reasonable time period.
I realize these are 'relative terms' and I suppose that's where 'the rub' comes in.
But the same principles that apply with YT should apply with pron as well
underpants
(182,279 posts)2. Uh
They need someone to help build relationships?