by AVPA | Mar 5, 2024 | Thought Leadership
The AVPA has responded to the consultation by Ofcom on how it intends to regulate pornographic websites under Part 5 of the Online Safety Act. We were broadly supportive of their approach, but there is one major ommission – the definition of “highly...
by AVPA | Feb 15, 2024 | News Release
The Free Speech Coalition expressed concern in this tweet by Mike Stabile, that an article in Politico implied we oppose the use of Virtual Private Networks and shared the view of un-named “Labour MPs” (actually just Sarah Champion MP) who wish to restrict VPN use in...
by AVPA | Feb 15, 2024 | News Release
On Wednesday 14th February, we were invited to addres the Utah Senate Business and Labor Committee which is considering a revision to the State’s existing laws designed to protect minors from the harms presented by the use of social media. It was the longest...
by AVPA | Feb 13, 2024 | Consultation Response
We responded to a consultation on the new Online Safety Code proposed by the Coimisiún na Meán, Ireland new online regulator. We shared our views that: The Coimisiún should be careful it does not imply that smaller sites are exempt from taking action to protect...
by AVPA | Jan 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
We joined a panel discussing age verification at the Internext-Expo conference, taking place in parallel with the AVN show in Las Vegas. Also speaking were Corey D. Silverstein and Larry Walters, well known lawyers specialising in this field, and Mark Bauman of...