Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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News ‘A new kind of power’: HTC teases new mixed reality Vive Focus headset
HTC teased a new mixed reality headset via a cryptic video, with leaked specs pointing to a Vive Focus 3 successor built around the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 1 chipset and aimed at enterprise buyers.
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News Lelo Enigma Double Sonic stimulates the clit and A-spot (which may not exist for all women)
Lelo's Enigma Double Sonic ($199) targets the A-spot alongside the clitoris using sonic wave stimulation, while the brand's campaign for a sex toy emoji has attracted just 36 signatures.
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News MysteryVibe Remote can control three devices at once
MysteryVibe's $39 Remote lets users control up to three devices simultaneously via Bluetooth, something the brand's own app still can't do.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage ‘Pajaporte’: Spain’s ‘porn passport’ age verification app is launching this summer
Spain plans to launch a voluntary app-based age verification system for porn access by late summer 2024, ahead of an EU mandate taking effect in 2027.
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News Etsy sex toy and porn purge: Marketplace wields sexual content axe, with changes coming into effect July 29
Etsy is banning genital-contact sex toys and explicit adult content from its platform effective July 29, 2024, citing user safety and evolving industry standards.
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News Smiles better: Humanoid robot skin is becoming more realistic
University of Tokyo and Harvard researchers developed a V-shaped anchor system for attaching synthetic skin to robots, with clear implications for more realistic sex robots.
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News Chinese company promises ‘next generation’ sex robot with AI and sensor-based responses
Starpery Technology's CEO announced a next-generation sex robot prototype expected by August 2024, combining AI language models and body sensors for reactive speech and movement.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Pornhub will be blocked in over 25% of US states from July 1: Indiana, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky and Nebraska added to the growing list
Aylo will block Pornhub in Indiana, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, and Nebraska from July 1, 2024, bringing the total of blocked US states to 13 as the company resists implementing platform-level age verification.
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News ‘Stress-test for the clit’: Clitique is an app-connected wearable that measures arousal
MyFemmeTech's Clitique, a prototype app-connected wearable that measures clitoral blood flow, nocturnal erections, and orgasm contractions, was showcased at a women's health conference in London in June 2024.
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News Twitter/X new porn rules: Explicit content is now only officially allowed if it’s flagged
X formally acknowledged its adult content policy for the first time, requiring creators to flag explicit posts with content warnings or face automatic restrictions.
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News ‘Warm your loneliness’: You want a polar bear soft toy with a retractable heated, vibrating, thrusting vibrator penis, right?
Lurevibe is selling stuffed animal sex toys with retractable heated thrusting dildos for $489, with Buttplug.io reportedly adding Bluetooth support for the range.
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Google is cracking down on deepfake porn via Search throttling and advert bans
Google banned Google Ads from promoting deepfake porn and throttled its search visibility, with two major deepfake porn sites seeing up to 25% less search traffic in early May 2024.
