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 Autoblow AI Ultra blowjob machine syncs with (some) porn videos
Autoblow launched the AI Ultra masturbator at $299.95, adding video-syncing to a proprietary Pornhub creator library — useful, but narrower than competitors like Kiiroo's Keon or Lovense devices that sync to almost anything.
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News Kiiroo’s released a glow-in-the-dark penis stroker called FeelGlow
Kiiroo launched the FeelGlow, a $79 photoluminescent masturbator that glows turquoise in the dark and is compatible with the PowerBlow and Keon.
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News Pornhub owner Aylo sued for alleged sex and human trafficking weeks after ‘ethical’ rebrand
62 women have sued Aylo for sex and human trafficking over GirlsDoPorn content that remained on Pornhub after coerced filming, seeking $5 million each in damages.
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News Meta Quest 3 beats Apple Vision Pro to market as first mass-market mixed reality headset to go on sale, shipping from Oct 10
Meta Quest 3 launches October 10, 2023 at $499, beating Apple Vision Pro to market as the first mass-market mixed reality headset and opening new possibilities for adult VR platforms.
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News Womanizer awarded $12.8M in sextech copycat lawsuit
A jury awarded WOW Tech $12.8 million in a patent counterclaim against Satisfyer maker EIS Inc, ruling that the Satisfyer Pro 2 and Pro G-Spot Rabbit copied Novoluto's air-stimulation technology.
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News ‘No results’: Threads is still blocking searches for sex, sexual health and porn
Meta's Threads was still blocking searches for 'sex', 'sexual health', and 'porn' a week after the company described the restrictions as temporary, with no timeline for removal.
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News Dual-motor We-Vibe Rave 2 vibe adds ‘twist’ hinge for extra comfort and stimulation
We-Vibe launches the Rave 2, a dual-motor G-spot vibrator with a new adjustable hinge design, priced at $139 and available from September 18, 2023.
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes ‘A positive step’: Pornhub’s ethical drive continues with revenge porn crackdown
Aylo has partnered with StopNCII.org to flag and remove non-consensual intimate images from Pornhub, YouPorn, and RedTube using hash-matching technology previously deployed with Facebook and TikTok.
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News Fresh start or same problems? Pornhub owner MindGeek becomes Aylo
MindGeek rebranded as Aylo in August 2023 following its acquisition by Ethical Capital Partners, with the name change doing little to resolve the platform's ongoing safety and content controversies.
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News Womanizer wins $2.2 million patent infringement lawsuit against Lora DiCarlo
Novoluto, Womanizer's parent company, won a $2.2 million default judgment against Lora DiCarlo for patent infringement after the collapsed sextech brand stopped responding to the suit.
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News Porn subreddits ‘go dark’ in protest of incoming third-party porn ban (and other changes)
Thousands of Reddit subreddits, including major adult communities, went private for 48 hours to protest new API pricing and a July 5 ban on explicit content in third-party apps.
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News ‘Airbnb for sex dungeons’ KinkBNB relaunches as decentralized app with crypto payments
KinkBNB, a kink-venue rental platform with ~600 pre-pandemic listings, relaunches as a decentralized app requiring crypto payments via its own $1-pegged KinkToken.
