Missouri Republican Behind FOSTA-SESTA Renews Attack on OnlyFans

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ann Wagner, the Missouri Republican legislator who was the original architect of FOSTA-SESTA, has renewed her call for federal action against OnlyFans.

A 2021 letter from Wagner to the Justice Department, asking for an investigation into OnlyFans, claimed that the platform had become “a major marketplace for buying and selling Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) in the United States, as well as soliciting sexual activity with minors.” 

Wagner’s more recent statements came in the wake of a controversial, sensationalizing Reuters report by Linda So, Andrew R.C. Marshall and Jason Szep, which cited issues with third-party content moderation on the premier fan platform. That report was based on a survey of 128 cases “in which women and men complained to U.S. law enforcement agencies that sexual content featuring them ended up on OnlyFans without their permission — and was often sold for profit — between January 2019 and November 2023.”

According to OnlyFans transparency reports, in October 2023, the platform counted approximately 37 million pieces of posted content.

Fifty-six out of 250 law enforcement agencies in the U.S. queried by Reuters “produced records in which people complained of explicit, nonconsensual posts on OnlyFans.”

Most of the 128 police complaints, the report noted, “were lodged by women against men who were former sex partners. They often said the content was produced consensually but was posted without their permission — or even their knowledge. In about 40% of the complaints, the videos also appeared on other popular social media sites, usually as snippets to promote lengthier and more explicit material for sale on OnlyFans.”

Wagner told Reuters, “‘It is absolutely unconscionable. These findings confirm what my office has known for years: Americans are being sexually exploited on OnlyFans. Congress and federal law enforcement must do more.”

The Reuters piece quotes an OnlyFans rep, who states that in “the few examples” where bad actors misused the platform, the company “removed the content swiftly, banned the user and actively supported investigations and prosecutions.”

Reuters’ Controversial ‘Bipartisan’ Framing

Wagner’s comments are the centerpiece of the follow-up piece by the Reuters reporters, published over the weekend with the somewhat misleading headline “Citing alleged abuses on OnlyFans, lawmakers call for stronger safeguards.”

The article includes quotes by only three U.S. lawmakers, and two British lawmakers, although the original article only surveyed U.S. cases. Of the three U.S. lawmakers quoted in the piece besides Wagner, two are Democrats providing general statements that do not target OnlyFans specifically.

Senator Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, said in a statement to Reuters, “Social media platforms have become a safe harbor for predators. Rape victims — including children — are not only violated at the time of their assault, but they are victimized over and over again with the rapid spread of their abuse material online. Even worse, the platforms profit from this activity. That’s unacceptable.”

The article states that U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton, a Virginia Democrat, “called for greater accountability for perpetrators to ensure ‘we are protecting the rights and lives of all victims and survivors.’”

Both Thomson Reuters articles downplay the role of the actual perpetrators or uploaders of image-based sexual abuse and shift all the attention to the platforms and their Section 230 liability protections.

A Veteran Anti-Sex Work Crusader

“Ann has worked to defend the right to life from Nancy Pelosi and the liberal mob’s attacks,” reads Wagner’s official bio on her website. “She felt called to serve Missourians and her community, which is why she ran for Congress and won. In Congress, she has been a conservative fighter for our Christian family values.”

As XBIZ reported, in 2021, Wagner penned an editorial for congressional news site Roll Call stating her opinion that all sex work is illegal.

“With the exception of seven counties in Nevada, prostitution is strictly prohibited throughout the United States,” the Missouri Republican stated. “Even within those seven counties, prostitution is highly regulated by the state government. Across the nation, states — both red and blue — have banned the sex trade because it is known to be abusive and exploitative, and harms the most vulnerable in our society.”

The Reuters article mentions in passing that Wagner “sponsored a federal law passed in 2018 that allows victims to sue websites that knowingly host abusive commercial sex activity,” without pointing out that they’re referring to the controversial FOSTA-SESTA, which law enforcement has acknowledged has actually made it more difficult to prosecute sex crimes.

Debunking Wagner’s oft-repeated claim that FOSTA-SESTA “has had a profound impact on the illegal, online sex trade,” in June 2021 the FBI told the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that its “ability to identify and locate sex trafficking victims and perpetrators was significantly decreased” following the takedown of Backpage.com” and the related passage of FOSTA-SESTA.

Main Image (right): Anti-sex work crusader Missouri Rep. Ann Wagner (R)

Idaho Legislature Passes Republican Age Verification Bill With Full Democratic Support

Idaho Legislature Passes Republican Age Verification Bill With Full Democratic Support

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho legislature has passed the state’s version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn religious conservative activists.

HB 498 originated in the state House as a partisan Republican initiative, but was passed by the House and the Senate without any opposition from Democratic lawmakers.

Democratic Sen. James Ruchti supported the Republican bill, stating, “It’s well-written, it’s got detail. The sponsors seem to have thought of all the contingencies. It’s going to be used against a corporation that has disseminated this material.”

Ruchti did not mention which corporation the law was designed to target, but around the country Republicans have broadly admitted during debates and press statements that the goal of the current age verification campaign is to specifically target Pornhub, which is owned by Aylo.

The bill requires age verification for websites if material that Idaho deems “harmful to minors,” including all adult content, constitutes at least one-third of a website’s content. If signed into law by Republican governor Brad Little, as is expected, HB 498 will take effect July 1.

“Our kids are continuously exposed to pornography, and our current laws don’t effectively protect them,” said the bill’s Senate sponsor, Ben Toews. “What you have before you is an effective solution. It uses third-party age verification as a way to block that content from children.”

The bill “would create a private cause of action, allowing minors and parents to sue in civil court for statutory damages of at least $10,000 and injunctive relief to stop the website from allowing minors to access the harmful content,” the Idaho Reports news site reported.

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Allison Bloom Makes ChickPass Debut

EDISON, N.J. — Allison Bloom has made her studio debut with ChickPass and stars in two new scenes.

Both scenes are directed by Logan Drake. The first is titled “Cheating Wife Allison Bloom Gets Laid.”

The second is a solo scene, titled “Curvy Allison Does Her Pink Dong.”

“Working with Logan has been amazing,” said Bloom. “He goes out of his way to make sure I’m comfortable and cared for during every step of the process. He and I did a cheating wife scene, and it was so much fun. I love how quirky, lighthearted and fun he makes the scenes. We had such a fun time filming that.”

Drake enthused about working with Bloom.

“Allison is still hard at work for ChickPass Amateurs,” he said. “I have brought her back for her first threesome. Allison is sure to be one of the future stars of this industry. It is truly my pleasure to showcase two big performances from Allison, with many more on the way.”

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Wendy Raine Drops New ManyVids Clip With Brickzilla

MIAMI — Wendy Raine has dropped a new clip to her ManyVids, titled “The Return of Brickzilla.”

“There is something that I think every female pornstar looks forward to when they begin their journey in porn,” said Raine. “One of them is getting your ‘A’ game ready to take on the mighty Brickzilla. It is almost like training for a heavyweight title fight. Oh, how I could not wait for him to blast this pussy again.

“I gave everything I had in this scene to take on one of the mightiest pythons in the game,” she added. “I hope the fans enjoy our second round. We want them to decide who the winner is.”

The clip is streaming on Raine’s ManyVids.

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Chloe Amour Drops 5 New Releases

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Chloe Amour stars in three new clips and two new scenes from Lesbian X and HotWifeFun.

First, Amour stars in three new OnlyFans clips.

Two of the clips feature POV scenarios; one of them co-stars BaddiesOnly. The third clip features Amour performing with Dredd.

Next, Amour and Gizelle Blanco star in “Just Like That,” for LesbianX.

Finally, she and Joshua Lewis are featured in the new HotWifeFun scene “Naughty Cheater Chloe Amour Is Super Horny For Some New Dick.”

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Svakom Celebrates Erofest 2024 Award for Pulse Galaxie

Svakom Celebrates Erofest 2024 Award for Pulse Galaxie

PRAGUE — Svakom’s Pulse Galaxie received an award at Erofest 2024.

The event was held in Prague earlier this month.

“At Svakom, we are dedicated to redefining the landscape of sexual wellness,” said a rep. “We’ve developed many products to cater to each user’s unique needs and preferences and Pulse Galaxie is the newest. Erofest is similar to SVAKOM in that it is also committed to breaking the glass ceiling in the realm of pleasure and pursuing the enhancement of sexual health.

“We are proud to be collaborating on this event together and have Pulse Galaxie be one of its awarded products,” the rep added.

For more information, visit Svakom.com.

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Valentina Nappi, Katrina Colt Star in Latest ‘Lez Be Bad’

Valentina Nappi, Katrina Colt Star in Latest 'Lez Be Bad'

MONTREAL — XBIZ Award winner Valentina Nappi stars with Katrina Colt in “Cheating in Plain Sight,” the latest episode of Adult Time’s “Lez Be Bad.”

Directed by Ricky Greenwood, the scene opens with Nappi playing “a military wife who enjoys a ‘special relationship’ on the side with sexy Katrina Colt while her husband is overseas,” the synopsis reveals. “‘I’ve been bad while my husband’s away. Very bad,’ teases Valentina as she invites her friend into her home. ‘Instead of pining away for him, like every other wife is doing around here, I’ve been making the most of it in secret.'”

Greenwood enthused about the scene.

“Keeping secrets is a tricky business, but there’s an undeniable thrill in sharing a secret between two people that no one else knows about,” he said. “This scene delves into those hidden moments of longing that are kept under wraps from the watchful eyes of the world, and Valentina and Katrina’s performances beautifully capture the allure of the forbidden.”

“Cheating in Plain Sight” is streaming on AdultTime.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Partners With Anti-Porn Lobby NCOSE

[Sat. March 16, 12:30 p.m.: Story updated with comment by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ Chief of Staff Mike Casca.]

WASHINGTON — Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued a press statement last week prominently highlighting her partnership with religiously-inspired anti-porn lobby NCOSE, an organization that seeks to criminalize all sex work and eradicate adult content, and that has an extensive, well-documented history of championing state censorship and opposing LGBTQ+ rights.

The statement released by Ocasio-Cortez’s office celebrates her introduction of the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2024 (DEFIANCE Act), which proposes to create a federal civil right of action for victims of deepfakes.

The statement prominently features NCOSE, formerly known as Morality in Media, as the second in a long list of organizations endorsing the DEFIANCE Act, and closes with a full quote by NCOSE CEO Dawn Hawkins stating, “The proliferation of nonconsensual, sexually-explicit ‘deepfake’ images has exploded online, harming hundreds of thousands and threatening to harm anyone who has a photo online. It is past time that our laws catch up and hold the perpetrators of this abuse accountable! The DEFIANCE Act is a critical step forward allowing a path to some justice for survivors through civil remedies. This federal law will surely stop many abusers from creating this exploitive content!”

XBIZ contacted Ocasio-Cortez’s office and her Communications Director Sidney Johnson, for comment on whether the congressperson is aware of NCOSE’s history, past stances against free speech, promotion of censorship and opposition to LGBTQ+ rights. XBIZ also asked Ocasio-Cortez to comment on her partnership with Hawkins, a religious conservative activist who has spoken extensively about the Mormon roots of her War on Porn crusades and her efforts to rebrand Morality in Media as the more secular-sounding NCOSE.

After this story’s publication, Ocasio-Cortez’s Chief of Staff Mike Casca contacted XBIZ via X offering as the office’s official statement the following, “Bullshit. It’s not a partnership. She has a bipartisan bill to stop nonconsensual deepfake pornography that centers survivors’ civil right of action. Orgs left, right and center support it. Bipartishaship is how bills become law in a divided congress.”

Casca declined to answer any followup questions specifically abut NCOSE, particularly as to how the foregrounding of the anti-porn lobby — it’s listed second in a non-alphabetical list of more than thirty endorsing organizations and Hawkins’ quote is one of only two offered by any of those groups — constitutes “bipartisanship.” 

The Washington Blade Calls Out NCOSE

Earlier this week, Christopher Kane from LGBTQ+ politics site the Washington Blade also noted the peculiar alliance between NCOSE — which generally partners with religious Republicans for its campaigns — and Ocasio-Cortez, a notably progressive New York representative and member of “The Squad.”

Aides to Ocasio-Cortez did not respond to a request for comment from the Washington Blade, about how “the move appears to conflict with her history of supporting the LGBTQ community and reputation as one of its most loyal allies in Congress.”

Kane pointed out that although Hawkins’ quoted remarks “are inoffensive and germane to the legislation,” the NCOSE CEO has appeared insincere in the few statements she has made trying to backpedal her organization’s staunch opposition to LGBTQ+ rights since its creation in 1961 as pro-censorship, clergy-aligned group Operation Yorkville.

The Washington Blade listed repeated and recent incidents of NCOSE staffers and board members opposing LGBTQ+ rights. Kane also pointed out that the group is “primarily focused on opposing pornography,” a term that for NCOSE has included, in the recent past, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and Cosmopolitan magazine.

Age Verification Trade Group Weighs In on UK Consultation

Age Verification Trade Group Weighs In on UK Consultation

LONDON — The Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA) filed earlier this month its response to U.K. media regulator Ofcom’s consultation soliciting feedback on the regulation of adult websites under Part 5 of the Online Safety Act.

“We were broadly supportive of their approach, but there is one major omission, the definition of ‘highly effective age assurance,’” the U.K.-based trade group explained through a statement.

Based on the work of experts developing international standards for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the International Organization for Standardization, AVPA’s response proposed that “highly effective age assurance systems must demonstrate that their certified expected outcomes are such that more than 95% of children under 18 are prevented from accessing primary priority content, and more than 99% of children under 16 are prevented.”

The group expressed concern that without expressing any opinion on the maximum acceptable false positive rate, “there will be a race to the bottom as sites which host primary priority content interpret the requirement as loosely as possible.”

Less accurate solutions, the group added, “are generally cheaper, and will also deliver a larger audience for sites whose commercial model is based on advertising and traffic volumes.”

AVPA questioned how Ofcom could potentially defend in court having acted against a site that “has deployed a solution which allows for up to 20% false positives, with perhaps 10% of them being more than 5 years below the age of 18, if the service provider has documented that that it considers this level of accuracy to be highly effective.”

Ofcom, the group stated, may argue that 20% is too great a level of error, “but would at that stage be forced to state what level is deemed sufficiently effective anyway.”

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MYLF Drops 6 New Scenes

MIAMI — MYLF has released six new scenes this week starring Shay Sights, CJ Miles, Madison Blaze, and others.

First, in MYLF Features’ “Everyone Cums Everywhere All At Once,” Suki Sin is faced with eviction. Sin and her family visit IRS strong-arm Wendy Raine. Strange events unfold and they are suddenly thrusted into a multiverse mystery. Navigating the multiverse requires a highly improbable sexual act, prompting Sin to embark on a wild journey.

Next, Sights and Laura Bently have a dirty slumber party with their stepsons (Max Fills and Apollo Banks) in a Mom Swap’s “Bonding Over the Bed.” After Sights and Fills have an intimate night together, Sights spills all the details to Bently the next day. Bently is intrigued by the story and wants to do something similar with Banks. Sights suggests they have a slumber party where the four can bond and swap each other all night long.

Laura Pearl stars in “True Colors.” Pearl has a blast but finds herself missing her husband who is away on a trip. While her husband is gone, his friend (Richard Glaze) is staying with Pearl to make sure she’s safe. But, Glaze has other motives for being there.

Tiger Moms features Miles in “Naggy for Your Own Good” as a modern MYLF with traditional values. She is constantly nagging her stepson (Oliver Flynn) about the importance of doing well in school and life. One day, Miles tells Flynn that he needs to take what he wants in life, which immediately causes him to feel her up and leads to Miles to use her mouth for more than just nagging Oliver’s ear off.

It’s St. Patrick’s Day in GotMylf’s “Grab My Clovers.” Blaze is decked out in all green while searching for four-leaf clovers in her backyard with Nicky Rebel. Despite all her efforts, Rebel is the one who finds them all. The tradition states that whoever finds the four-leaf clovers first gets lucky, so now Blaze has to show Rebel a good time.

Finally, Ask Your Mother has Jenna Starr going all out for Spring Break in “The True Meaning of Spring Break.” Starr’s stepson (Rion King) is away at college and he and his roommates (James Bang and Nick Strokes) are discussing their Spring Break plans until there’s a knock at their door. Starr ran away from her husband because she felt stuck in a rut, and she is hoping to relive her horny college days.

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