Congressional Republicans will introduce legislation Thursday that would severely crack down on internet pornography and potentially deal a major blow to the online porn industry. Republican Utah Sen.

Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, has submitted a new bill that would redefine what is legally considered “obscene” & implement a nationwide ban on pornography.

In the U.S., safe harbour is enshrined in Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, inserted into the decades-old law in 1996. In India, Section 79 of the Information Technology Act ...

The bill would create a national definition of obscenity under the Communications Act of 1934 and amend the Supreme Court’s 1973 “Miller Test” for determining what qualifies as obscene.

would amend the current definition of obscenity under the Communications Act of 1934 and set a new federal standard for what is considered obscene. “Obscenity isn’t protected by the First ...