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 Realbotix launching ‘next-generation’ AI humanoid robot in January 2025
Realbotix will unveil a next-generation AI humanoid robot at CES on January 7, 2025, signaling the company's public pivot away from sex robots following its acquisition by Tokens.com.
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Microsoft hooks up with StopNCII to tackle non-consensual deepfakes on Bing
Microsoft has joined the StopNCII hash-matching platform to detect and remove non-consensual deepfake images from Bing search results, joining TikTok, Pornhub, and Meta among its signed-up partners.
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News SexLikeReal is mulling a way to sync e-stim devices to VR cams and videos
SexLikeReal is exploring e-stim devices synced to VR scenes, targeting newcomers rather than the BDSM market, while its first interactive stroker slips to a 2025 launch.
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News Pornhub ‘Collaborators’ streamlines performer consent verification
Pornhub launched 'Collaborators', a tagging system letting verified performers confirm consent for co-uploaded content, though an auto-accept option raises questions about how meaningful that consent actually is.
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News Google reinstates Gemini’s human image AI generation with ‘no sexual scenes’ rule
Google has restored human image generation in Gemini via Imagen 3, with explicit bans on sexual content and identifiable real people, creating a theoretical double-lock against deepfake porn.
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes 16 AI porn generator sites sued in US ‘nudify’ lawsuit
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu has sued 16 'nudify' AI sites for generating non-consensual deepfake porn, seeking shutdowns, injunctions, and civil penalties.
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News SxTech EU event returns May 2025, following fallow year
SxTech EU returns as the Sx Tech Festival and Conference in Berlin, May 4-6, 2025, after skipping 2024, with early bird tickets at €90 until September 16.
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News STI status sharing service iPlaySafe rebrands as free app Zults
STI status-sharing app iPlaySafe has relaunched as Zults, a free app partnered with NHS provider Sexual Health London, after its paid testing kit model failed to compete with free government services.
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News Alleged BangBros leak contains 12M records, including geolocations and IP addresses
A 12-million-record Elasticsearch database allegedly from BangBros, including IP addresses, geolocations accurate to 11 meters, and performer data, was left publicly exposed due to a configuration error.
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Google’s anti-deepfake tools for Search are getting better at hiding results and removing images
Google updated Search to filter explicit deepfake results and remove duplicate images automatically when a removal request is granted, though promoted ads for AI 'undresser' apps still appeared post-launch.
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News SexLikeReal adds two-way interactive toy control in VR cam rooms
SexLikeReal launched Control My Sex Toy (CMST), a browser-based feature letting VR cam performers remotely control users' Bluetooth-connected sex toys, currently live with two performers.
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News Kiiroo adds ‘travel-friendly’ Pocket Stroker to popular Feel range
Kiiroo launches the Feel Pocket Stroker at $39.95, a 15cm compact version of its Feel masturbation sleeve designed for travel and compatible with the $69.95 PowerBlow suction device.
