VPNs and Age-Verification Laws: What You Need to Know

In the context of age verification laws, however, VPNs are effective. Prominent services like Bluesky and Pornhub have, publicly and reluctantly, withdrawn access in locations with these laws, so it’s hard to imagine that they’ll block access from known VPN servers. However, some organizations, such as the Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA), have pushed for…

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Cancel Culture Comes for Artists Who Posted About Charlie Kirk’s Death

Media pundits, journalists, and academics, including MSNBC commentator Matthew Dowd, have also been fired or targeted over their comments about Kirk. Executives from Comcast, which owns NBC Universal, sent out an email to employees seemingly referencing Dowd’s dismissal over an “unacceptable and insensitive comment about this horrific event. That coverage was at odds with fostering…

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Bullets Found After the Charlie Kirk Shooting Carried Messages. Here’s What They Mean

On Friday, Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah native, was identified by federal law enforcement as a suspect in the murder of Charlie Kirk. During Friday’s press conference, officials said that several bullet casings recovered from a hunting rifle found near the crime scene had messages inscribed on them. During the press conference, officials appeared to…

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