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Anti sex-abuse advocates welcome signing of Take it Down Act into law

WASHINGTON (BP) –Publishing or distributing sexually explicit material of a person without their consent is now a federal crime, and social media platforms and other websites must remove such images within 48 hours of notification.

Take It Down Act draws new line in fighting online exploitation

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BP) – A bill requiring online platforms to take down nonconsensual intimate imagery within 48 hours brought a rare sign of Congressional solidarity, with nearly unanimous support for its passage.

Supreme Court hears oral arguments on law requiring age verification for adult websites

WASHINGTON (BP) – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday (Jan. 15) in a case involving a Texas law requiring adult websites to verify the age of their users. 

Laws in 20 states guarding kids from online porn at risk in High Court appeal

WASHINGTON (BP) – Laws in 20 states aimed at shielding minors from online pornography are under fire as the U.S. Supreme Court hears a legal challenge Jan. 15, with the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) among many interceding for the Texas law at the center of the case.

Covenant Eyes app reinstated in Google Play store

NASHVILLE (BP) -- Google Play has reinstated apps for pornography accountability software Covenant Eyes and Accountable2You after resolving invasion of privacy concerns that software leaders said were erroneous.

Pornography accountability apps appeal Google’s removal from app store

NASHVILLE (BP) – Accountability software including Covenant Eyes and Accountable2You, recently dropped from the Google app store, are still useful tools in helping addicts recover from their sin, abuse prevention advocates told Baptist Press.

Pornhub’s steps inadequate, SBC leaders say

NASHVILLE (BP) – Pornhub’s recent reaction after its site was reported to be swarming with rape videos, even of children, still falls short of what is needed, a Southern Baptist theologian and an ethicist said.

Study: Infidelity, porn prevalent sex sins in church

OMRO, Wis. (BP) -- A great majority of Protestant pastors were approached by staff or members for help with marital infidelity, premarital sex, pornography and other sexual sins, according to new data released by Barna Group spanning a year. But only a third of pastors said they felt "very qualified" to address the preponderance of issues staff and members broached, Barna said in the survey of 410 mainline and non-mainline senior and executive pastors. Eighty percent of pastors including Southern Baptists were asked to help or counsel a staff or church member dealing with marital infidelity, the most prevalent problem in the study, Barna said.

Will Starbucks block Wi-Fi porn in 2019?

GREAT FALLS, Va. (BP) -- Internet safety advocate Enough Is Enough (EIE) continues to call for Starbucks to keep its November pledge to block Wi-Fi pornography from its 29,000 U.S. coffee shops by 2019. "We will continue to engage the media to keep the pressure on Starbucks until they finally implement filtering in their U.S.-based stores," EIE President and CEO Donna Rice Hughes said today (Dec. 3). "It's time for America's children and families to enjoy the same peace of mind in a safe Wi-Fi environment that Starbucks offers its loyal customer base in other nations."

‘Porn and the Pastor’ e-book: Joint SBTS/TGC release

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- A free e-book, "Porn and the Pastor: The Life and Death Consequences of Addiction in Ministry," has been published jointly by Southern Equip, a resource center for pastors from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and The Gospel Coalition, a fellowship of churches in the Reformed tradition. The e-book, edited by C. Jeffery Robinson and Garrett Kell, is available as a download at The Gospel Coalition website, thegospelcoalition.org.