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OnlyFans users in Sweden could face prison sentences under a harsh new law that treats buying online sex shows the same as paying a prostitute for sex. The law, which will take effect July 1, also criminalizes profiting from or promoting others who perform sexual acts for payment on demand. “This is a new form of sex purchase, and it’s high time we modernize the legislation to include digital platforms,” Swedish member of parliament Teresa Carvalho said after the bill passed. Under the new law, it will be illegal to pay someone to carry out a sexual act remotely —...

A university lecturer has been stood down after accidentally screening pornography during an online lesson with his first-year students. The man and another teacher were conducting an online class called 'Introduction to essential skills for academic success' - a basic literacy course for students entering university - via Zoom on Wednesday. The lecturer took a break during the lesson and mistakenly forgot to pause the Zoom meeting for the 15 students present. A screen from a pornographic website with the title '18+ Cams with Sexy Cam Girls' soon popped up featuring a series of explicit images of young women. The...

In a very California story, inter-union drama appears to be marring the introduction of a bill that would require porn stars to get business licenses. On Tuesday, Assemblymembers Lorena Gonzalez (D–San Diego) and Christina Garcia (D–Bell Gardens) introduced Assembly Bill (A.B.) 2389. The bill would require adult entertainers and video performers, including webcam performers, to obtain a business license and complete a state-mandated training course before being allowed to ply their trade. Requirements for that training would be developed by the state's Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), which would, in turn, be advised by a new 10-member, governor-appointed board composed...