Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
95 entries in this thread.
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Roundup Dating appdates (Jan ’26): Tea’s web return, Partiful’s Crush, Grindr’s retail ambitions
A monthly roundup of dating app news for January 2026, covering Tea app's controversial return via web browser, Partiful's new mutual-crush feature, Grindr's plans to launch multiple direct-to-consumer retail businesses, a new AI-driven matchmaking
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News ‘Scene-aware haptics’: Hardcore RPG sex game Wild Life syncs with Kiiroo and Lovense
Berlin-based studio Candy Valley Network has announced haptic sex toy integration for its upcoming hardcore open-world RPG Wild Life, partnering with Kiiroo and supporting Lovense devices ahead of a 2026 release. The integration goes
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Roundup Dating appdates (Dec ‘25): Where’s best for twinks and bears? Grindr and Twitter wrapped
A December 2025 roundup of Grindr Unwrapped and Tinder's Year In Swipe data, covering user statistics, cultural trends, and geographic breakdowns of queer identity tags. The article highlights notable findings including Pedro Pascal as
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Roundup Dating appdates (Nov ’25): China removes gay apps, Tinder tests AI matchmaking, and dogs get profiles
A monthly roundup of dating app news covering Apple's removal of gay dating apps Blued and Finka from China's App Store at government request, Tinder's AI-powered Chemistry feature being piloted in Australia, a new
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News Cybersexuals is an interactive hardcore sci-fi game featuring real porn actors and sex toy-synced action
Cybersexuals is a new cyberpunk-themed adult game launched in September 2025 that integrates real porn performers into first-person cinematic gameplay built on Unreal Engine. The game supports VR headsets and can be synchronized with
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Roundup Dating Appdates (Oct ‘25): A ‘no chat’ dating app, ‘vanilla’ Feeld users fuel profits, and Meta’s AI wingman
A monthly roundup covering notable developments across the dating app landscape in October 2025, including the launch of two new apps — Cerca (friends-of-friends matching) and Amata (AI-driven, no-chat, in-person dating) — alongside financial
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Roundup Dating appdates (Sep ‘25): Bumble’s AI matchmaker, Japan’s virtual girlfriends, and why psychopaths win at dating apps
A monthly roundup covering major dating app developments including Bumble's forthcoming LLM-powered matchmaking app, Japan's Loverse AI companion app where virtual partners can reject users, Match Group removing 660,000 scam accounts in Australia, Grindr's
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News Roblox to introduce age estimation for anyone using its chat functions by end of 2025
Roblox has announced it will implement age estimation technology for all users accessing its chat and communications features by the end of 2025, combining face scanning, ID verification, and parental consent mechanisms. The move
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Roundup Dating appdates (Aug ’25): ‘Male’ rival to Tea app, browser history dating, Grindr’s zionist issue, and more
A monthly roundup of dating app news covering security breaches in Tea and its rival TeaOnHer, a controversial browser history-based matchmaking service, Grindr's censorship controversy over political profile phrases, new UK age verification requirements
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Grok’s ‘spicy’ AI video tool is already controversial (obviously)
xAI has launched Grok Imagine, an AI image and video generation tool with a 'spicy' mode enabling topless content, available to paid subscribers. The tool has drawn immediate controversy after tests revealed it can
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News Roblox CEO says future dating feature could help solve ‘loneliness epidemic’
Roblox CEO David Baszucki has announced plans for a future dating feature on the platform, restricted to ID-verified users aged 21 and over, framing it as a solution to the 'loneliness epidemic'. The announcement
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News Games platform GOG says it’s fighting the ‘quiet erasure’ of legal NSFW games
GOG launched a campaign called 'Freedomtobuy.games' protesting the removal of legal NSFW adult games from platforms like Steam and Itch.io, which acted under pressure from credit card companies policing explicit content. The platform briefly
