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A new bill in the Texas state legislature would require online retailers to implement age verification of purchasers before selling 'obscene' devices to anyone in that state.

SB 3003 was introduced by Republican state Sen. Angela Paxton, who was the lead sponsor of Texas HB 1181, the age verification bill for porn sites currently being challenged i  the Supreme Court.

According to industry attorney Lawrence Walters, this type of bill raises different issues than age verification laws for adult websites. The devices at issue are not likely to be deemed expressive works, and therefore the First Amendment would not be implicated, Walters told XBIZ. Instead, restrictions or prohibitions on the sale of obscene devices trigger substantive due process concerns under the Fourteenth Amendment. The government is prohibited from burdening an individuals right to engage in private intimate conduct of his or her choosing. Laws that interfere with that right have been struck down in several states, Walters noted -- including in Texas.

There is also the separate issue of imposing local requirements on internet-based sellers with no physical presence in the state. Such regulatory obligations can run afoul of the Commerce Clause or be deemed outside the jurisdiction of state regulation, Walters said. A court may be called upon to decide whether Texas has the authority to regulate ecommerce retailers located outside the state.

Channel 4 is launching a brand new dating show with a raunchy new twist.

The channel is lining up a new show where couples will be encouraged to have internet connected virtual sex on their first date.

Contestants will be provided with Bluetooth sex toys so they can get intimate with each other online, and later meet in person if they strike up a connection.

A TV insider said: Channel 4 has aired some bizarre dating shows, but this will be the most outrageous.

Channel 4 made a pilot towards the end of last year and the next phase is screen-testing it to audiences. Under the working title Sex First , single people will be introduced to each other online as avatars before ramping up their chemistry by having online sex, thanks to the Bluetooth-synced sex toys. If the pairs like what they experience and enjoy their first sexual encounter together, they can then meet to see if the bond is just as compatible in real life.

Let's hope that the remote sex toy feed could be shared with a network dildo equipped audience. Now that would be fun.

South Korean authorities have lifted an import ban on adult-sized sex dolls.

The Korea Customs Service gave the green light allow adult-shaped dolls through customs but added that child-like dolls resembling minors are still prohibited and will be confiscated.

There are no laws or regulations prohibiting the import of sex dolls into South Korea but since 2018 the customs service took it upon itself to confiscate thousands of them, citing a provision in the law that forbids the import of goods that harm the country's beautiful traditions and public moral.

The Supreme Court agreed in 2019 and upheld a decision that sex dolls are used for personal use and fall under the same category as pornography, which is tightly regulated, but legal. The court's decision caused a backlash and almost 250,000 people signed a petition to stop the import of the dolls into South Korea. The unnamed petition's author claimed the dolls could lead to an increase in sex crimes.

Common sense prevailed, however, and the customs service decided to lift the ban.