Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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News Arcwave Thruster and Orbit: New strokers bring color display and twist mechanics
Arcwave launches two new app-controlled strokers: the $209 Thruster with an on-device color display and the $149 Orbit with a twist-motion mechanism, both syncing to the KooSync app.
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News DOJ seizes CFake.com and SOCFake.com in first site shutdowns under the Take It Down Act
The DOJ seized CFake.com and SOCFake.com under the Take It Down Act, marking the first site shutdowns under the 2025 deepfake law, following an arrest in Nice, France.
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News ‘Siri is not up for that’: Apple wants Siri AI to get things done, not get you off
Apple SVP Craig Federighi confirmed Siri AI won't engage in romantic or explicit interactions, framing the policy as philosophy while Apple's platform-level restrictions already do the enforcing.
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News Xbiz courts cash-strapped sextech firms with cheaper virtual conference
Xbiz is reviving its virtual conference format with a trade-focused online event July 28-30, 2026, citing tariff pressures and industry headwinds as the driver.
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes ‘Crossing the Rubicon’: UK wants device-level age verification for sharing nudes
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave Apple and Google until September 2026 to implement device-level nudity-blocking and age verification, threatening legislation and criminal liability for non-compliance.
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News Kiiroo Keon 2 lands at $239 with Wi-Fi syncing and a ‘finisher mode’ built for speed
Kiiroo's Keon 2 launches at $239 with Wi-Fi syncing, a 684mm/s top speed, and a 95mm stroke range, arriving just as Ohdoki's Handy 2 turns the premium stroker market competitive.
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News Lelo’s first thrusting vibrator costs $239 and promises no ‘jackhammer’ motion
Lelo's Ina Thrust, its first app-connected thrusting vibrator at $239, gates its smoothest modes behind an app while positioning itself against rivals like Lovense's 1,450-strokes-per-minute Spinel.
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Roundup Dating appdates (May ‘26): ‘Pixel twins’, Tinder’s iris scans, and a gay hook-up gold rush
Match Group drops $100M into gay hook-up app Sniffies, Squirt lands on iOS, and Tinder partners with iris-scanning startup World as dating apps chase growth outside their declining core.
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News Kickstarter performs screeching U-turn on adult content rules after creator backlash
Kickstarter reversed its new adult content restrictions within a week of publishing them, after creators pushed back against rules written to align with Stripe's payment processing policies.
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News Kickstarter’s sweeping adult content ban has a sextech problem it hasn’t figured out yet
Kickstarter banned adult content citing Stripe pressure, but sextech products including The Handy 2 (over $1.5M pledged) remain live despite rules that clearly prohibit them.
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News Radiant Mobile wants to build a phone network ‘void of porn, LGBT, trans’
Radiant Mobile, backed by $17.5 million and an Nvidia VP investor, is launching a T-Mobile-based Christian carrier with non-bypassable network-level porn filtering and default blocking of LGBT content.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage EU’s ‘porn passport’ app shipped with unencrypted passport scans and bypassable biometrics
The EU's age verification app shipped with unencrypted passport scans and bypassable biometrics, exposing serious security flaws days after the European Commission declared it production-ready.
