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Proposed Law Could Mean No More Free Porn In Rhode Island

State legislators introduced a bill last week that would require residents to pay a one-time $20 fee to access sexually explicit sites or other "offensive material" online.
Rhode Island legislators <a href="http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/SenateText18/S2584.pdf">introduced a bill</a> last week that would require residents to pay a one-time $20 fee to access pornography sites or other "offensive material" online.

Rhode Island enthusiasts of free porn may have to start paying for it.

State legislators last week that would require residents to pay a one-time $20 fee to access pornography sites or other "offensive material" online.

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