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Image-based sexual abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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Analysis In Age verification: decade of coverage Aylo’s Utah lawsuit could have huge implications for VPN porn workarounds
Aylo has sued Utah over a law that holds porn sites responsible for age-verifying users who access their platforms via VPNs from outside the state, arguing it amounts to an unconstitutional global mandate. The
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News EU bans AI nudify apps under amended AI Act, with December deadline
The EU has agreed to ban AI nudification apps under an amendment to the AI Act, with the prohibition taking effect December 2, 2026. The ban targets the software itself rather than individual deepfake
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Apple’s iOS age check gives Aylo the device-level win it lobbied for, but Ofcom isn’t convinced
Aylo has partially lifted its UK Pornhub block for iOS users verified as adults through Apple's new iOS 26.4 device-level age verification feature, framing it as a vindication of its lobbying campaign for device-level
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News Radiant Mobile wants to build a phone network ‘void of porn, LGBT, trans’
Radiant Mobile is launching a Christian mobile carrier in the US using non-bypassable network-level porn filtering powered by Israeli cybersecurity firm Allot, with LGBT and trans content also blocked by default. The network is
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Analysis In Age verification: decade of coverage VPN workarounds for US porn age verification may be running out of road
This article examines how US states like Utah and Ohio are writing anti-VPN language into porn age verification legislation, closing a widely-used loophole that allowed users to bypass state-level ID requirements. It explores the
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News OpenAI’s erotic chatbot is coming, but its age verification isn’t great, insiders say
OpenAI's forthcoming adult ChatGPT mode will offer text-only erotic content described as 'smut rather than pornography', with a design philosophy aimed at nudging users toward real-world relationships. The rollout is complicated by an internal
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News Naughty teddy: Age-restricted AI chatbots are being used in children’s toys
A U.S. PIRG Education Fund report reveals that major AI companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are allowing third-party developers to embed age-restricted AI models into children's toys, despite nominal policies banning minors from
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Aylo blocks Australians from RedTube and YouPorn while calling age verification ‘harmful and ineffective’
Aylo has begun blocking unregistered Australian users from RedTube, YouPorn, and Tube8 ahead of Australia's March 9, 2026 age verification deadline, mirroring its approach in the UK. The company publicly criticizes the legislation as
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage ‘We’ve made mistakes’: Discord delays age verification rollout following backlash
Discord has delayed its global age verification rollout from March to the second half of 2026 after user backlash over privacy concerns, including a data breach affecting 70,000 users. The platform's CTO admitted 'mistakes'
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Ofcom promises more fines as Pornhub blocks unverified UK users
Aylo has blocked unverified UK users from its porn sites including Pornhub, RedTube, and YouPorn effective February 2, 2026, in response to tougher UK age verification requirements. The move is widely seen as a
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Analysis The AI Act mostly ignores adult content. That’s not entirely good news
This article analyzes how the EU AI Act applies to the adult industry, finding that most adult AI use cases — chatbots, deepfakes, content moderation — fall into low-risk categories with lighter compliance obligations.
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News Apple and Google ignored own policies while nudify apps hit 700 million downloads
An investigation by Tech Transparency Project found over 100 AI 'nudify' apps on Apple's App Store and Google Play that generate non-consensual sexual deepfakes, collectively amassing 705 million downloads and $117 million in revenue.
