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 Motorbunny launches ‘Fluffer’ smart cock ring that syncs with games and other devices
Motorbunny's $99 Fluffer Rock Hard Power Ring syncs with games, music, and other devices via the new Fluffer app, signaling a broader push into app-controlled, multi-device ecosystems beyond its flagship rideable machines.
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News App-controlled prosthetic penis finally set for 2025 launch after years of development
SkiiMoo Tech's app-controlled prosthetic penis, the VDOM 3.0, opens pre-orders September 9 at $675, marking the device's first public release after five years of development and testing.
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News Lovense’s new Lush Mini brings LED lights and app control to first-time users
Lovense launched the Lush Mini, a smaller 31mm insertable G-spot vibrator priced at $129, targeting beginners while retaining LED lights and app control from the Lush 4.
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News 16K VR porn coming ‘very soon’ for high-end headsets
SexLikeReal and VRBangers are both preparing to release 16K VR porn, shot on $30,000 Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive cameras, targeting high-end headsets like the Apple Vision Pro.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Major porn sites lose nearly half their UK traffic after new age verification laws (but smaller sites grow)
Pornhub and XVideos each lost 47% of UK daily traffic in two weeks after the Online Safety Act's age verification rules took effect July 25, while smaller, less-regulated sites grew.
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News Games platform GOG says it’s fighting the ‘quiet erasure’ of legal NSFW games
GOG launched a protest campaign and briefly gave away 13 adult games via a new microsite, pushing back against Steam and Itch.io delisting NSFW titles under credit card company pressure.
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News Itch.io temporarily removes all NSFW adult games, as credit card rules bite
Itch.io deindexed all adult games after payment processor pressure, restoring free titles but blocking paid content pending compliance reviews from Stripe and PayPal.
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News Lovense security flaws allowed user email leaks and account takeovers
Security researcher BobDaHacker exposed Lovense flaws letting anyone extract user email addresses from usernames and take over accounts, with over 11 million accounts at risk and a fix delayed up to 14 months.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Adult and social platforms now require UK users to verify age using ID, bank or selfie videos to access explicit content under new law (and some users say it doesn’t work)
UK age verification rules under the Online Safety Act took effect July 25, 2025, forcing Pornhub, Reddit, Bluesky, and Grindr to deploy third-party ID checks — several of which failed on launch day.
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Clothoff deepfake app expands despite porn crackdown, whistleblower says
Whistleblower tells Der Spiegel that AI nudify app Clothoff owns at least ten deepfake platforms and is pushing a $3.5 million expansion into Europe, targeting men aged 16–35 via Telegram, Reddit, and 4chan.
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News Steam quietly bans adult content that violates credit card company rules
Steam banned adult games violating payment processor rules, removing incest and slave-themed content under pressure from credit card networks rather than its own policy.
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News X expands its NSFW AI companions with ‘Valentine’, a male chatbot inspired by Twilight’s Edward and 50 Shades’ Christian Grey
X launched a male AI companion chatbot named Valentine, inspired by Edward Cullen and Christian Grey, following the platform's debut of Ani, an anime avatar capable of explicit sex chat.
