Concerns over ‘one-click’ deepfake porn videos as extortion scams on the rise
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Deepfake porn fears: AI-generated faces as realistic as real faces, research finds
20 votesResearchers studying images of faces created by artificial intelligence (AI) have called for new guidelines in the face of the potential misuse…
16 AI porn generator sites sued in US ‘nudify’ lawsuit
17 votesA San Francisco City attorney has launched what he calls a “first-of-its-kind” lawsuit against 16 so-called ‘nudify’ websites and apps, that allegedly…
UK to criminalize owning AI tools designed to make child sexual abuse material, amid wider AI crackdown
12 votesThe UK government has said that the country will become the first to criminalize owning, making or distributing AI tools that are…
‘Irrevocable harm’: US bill would criminalize sharing non-consensual deepfake porn
11 votesCreating and sharing deepfake porn without the consent of the people depicted will become illegal in the US, if a bill proposed…
US plans to introduce watermark rules for AI images and videos
10 votesThe US government has introduced new AI regulation that will give guidance on watermarking AI-generated content, that could theoretically lead to deepfake…
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Australia’s eSafety commissioner says age assurance is working, and VPNs are next
The eSafety commissioner insists the top five porn sites haven't lost users to shadier rivals, but VPN downloads spiked anyway, and Utah's playbook on VPN liability…
California and Colorado will require age verification at device setup for Windows, iOS, and macOS
Apple, Google, and Microsoft are being nudged toward becoming the internet's new age gatekeepers, starting with two states and a lot of unanswered questions about how…
DOJ seizes CFake.com and SOCFake.com in first site shutdowns under the Take It Down Act
Two longstanding fake-nude sites have been seized by the Justice Department following an arrest in France, as enforcement under last year's deepfake law accelerates from individual…
‘Crossing the Rubicon’: UK wants device-level age verification for sharing nudes
The government's three-month ultimatum leans on nudity-detection algorithms that have never reliably worked, while Aylo quietly stands to gain if the compliance burden shifts from porn…
Two men charged under Take It Down Act as US deepfake law finally bites
The Take It Down Act has its first defendants, but the same critics who warned about over-removal are watching to see whether two arrests change anything…
Aylo’s Utah lawsuit could have huge implications for VPN porn workarounds
Aylo is suing Utah over a law that would make porn sites responsible for verifying the age of users who mask their location with a VPN….
EU bans AI nudify apps under amended AI Act, with December deadline
Most countries targeting deepfake non-consensual content go after individual images or videos. The EU's AI Act amendment goes after the apps themselves, which could matter a…
Apple’s iOS age check gives Aylo the device-level win it lobbied for, but Ofcom isn’t convinced
Aylo is framing Apple's iOS 26.4 update as proof that device-level age verification works. Ofcom's response suggests it sees things differently, and will be asking Aylo…
Radiant Mobile wants to build a phone network ‘void of porn, LGBT, trans’
Radiant Mobile is pitching itself as the first US carrier to use non-bypassable network-level porn filtering. It's also blocking LGBT content by default, backed by $17.5…
VPN workarounds for US porn age verification may be running out of road
VPN downloads spike every time a new porn age verification law lands. States like Utah and Ohio are now writing anti-VPN language directly into legislation, but…
OpenAI’s erotic chatbot is coming, but its age verification isn’t great, insiders say
OpenAI has confirmed its adult ChatGPT mode is text-only, erotic but not pornographic, and designed to nudge users toward real-world relationships. An internal firing and a…
Naughty teddy: Age-restricted AI chatbots are being used in children’s toys
The U.S. PIRG Education Fund built three AI-powered talking teddy bear chatbots in minutes — using the same models that their makers say aren't for children.
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