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 Chalovelo enters penis stroker market with warming and adjustable-fit MotoX1
Chalovelo enters the penis stroker market with the MotoX1 ($119.90), a heated masturbator with adjustable sleeve tightness, though no app control or waterproofing limits its competitive position.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage UK issues first porn age verification fines, totaling just £75,000
Ofcom issued its first fines under UK porn age verification rules, totaling just £75,000 across two targets: nudify app Undress.cc and 4chan, with the latter refusing to pay.
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News Lovense’s new massage gun-style sex toy hits 1,450 thrusts per minute
Lovense launched the Spinel, a massage gun-style thrusting sex toy hitting 1,450 strokes per minute at $198.99, with app control, heating, and interchangeable attachments.
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News AI teddy bear toy pulled from sale after giving advice on bondage and sex positions
FoloToy pulled its AI teddy bear Kumma from sale after researchers found it explaining bondage, sex positions, and restraint knots to child users despite running on OpenAI's GPT-4o.
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News Chinese humanoid robot has breasts so it can ‘be more intimate’ with humans
XPENG's Iron humanoid robot debuted with a female-form design, with CEO He Xiaopeng citing human intimacy and market scale rather than representation as the rationale.
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Pornhub says uploaded content isn’t used for training generative AI, despite terms seemingly allowing it
Pornhub told SEXTECHGUIDE it doesn't use uploaded content for generative AI training, despite terms of service wording that appears to permit exactly that.
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News Miss AI competition becomes AI Woman of the Year… then gets ditched
The World AI Creator Awards quietly shelved its AI Woman of the Year competition without explanation, pivoting instead to an AI music contest that primarily served as marketing for platform TwoShot Studio.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Pornhub, Chaturbate and OnlyFans on Italy’s new porn age verification list
Italy's AGCOM has listed 45 porn platforms, including Pornhub, OnlyFans, and Chaturbate, that must implement age verification by November 12 or face fines up to €250,000.
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News ‘We measure arousal’: AI vibrator learns your body in real-time, adapts using haptics and soundwaves
UK startup GetRude is developing an AI biofeedback vibrator that uses onboard sensors to track arousal in real-time and adapt haptic and soundwave stimulation accordingly, targeting a Christmas 2026 launch.
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News Autoblow launches ‘AI girlfriends’ that can control its toys, plus VacuGlide 2
Autoblow launched AI companion characters that control the Autoblow AI Ultra during erotic chat, with founder Brian Sloan reporting majority user adoption, plus a $999 VacuGlide 2 masturbator releasing November 15.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Pornhub says UK traffic dropped 77% after age verification laws as users flock to non-compliant sites
Pornhub's UK traffic fell 77% after age verification kicked in under the Online Safety Act in July 2025, with parent company Aylo telling regulators users migrated to non-compliant sites rather than stopping.
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News London Tech Abuse Conference 2026 to cover deepfakes, cyberstalking and online dating
UCL's Gender and Tech Research Lab is hosting a three-day Tech Abuse Conference in London in May 2026, covering deepfakes, cyberstalking, and online dating safety, with keynote speakers from Cornell Tech and Google.
