You’ll need government approval to access porn in France from September
France is set to become the first country in the world to introduce compulsory government-approved age verification to allow people in the country to access porn…
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Campus Accountability Map lets you search college sexual assault stats, and promotes support
A new school sexual assault “accountability” platform has launched in the US, allowing you to view higher education establishments ranked alongside each other by incidents of…
AI backlash begins: Porn AI community criticized, artists file lawsuit
While AI porn and wider artificial intelligence-based artwork and image generators hit headlines regularly in 2022. However, as 2023 has kicked off, there’s a growing backlash…
UK MPs want social media bosses to face prison if platforms fail to verify users’ ages
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a major rebellion over his government’s proposed Online Safety Bill, which looks set to toughen up laws around internet…
‘There will be consequences’: Controversial Louisiana age verification law kicks in
A controversial age verification for accessing pornographic adult content online has gone into effect in Louisiana, requiring people in the state accessing porn sites to use…
How sextech can help you heal sexual trauma
Trigger Warning: Discussions of sexual assault and rape. When we think about sexual trauma, tech may not naturally come to mind for many of us. There…
Pornhub accuses mainstream social media of ‘discriminating’ against sex workers following YouTube ban
Pornhub has accused social media companies of discriminating against the adult industry, and acting in a “dangerous and harmful” way towards sex workers, following Pornhub’s YouTube…
UK anti-revenge porn app launching March ’23, plus Bumble and TikTok sign-up to StopNCII
A new online anti-revenge porn app, funded by the UK’s Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), is set to launch in March 2023. Minerva,…
Sharing deepfake porn without consent will be illegal in UK
Sharing deepfake porn without the consent of those depicted in it will become illegal in England and Wales, as part of the British government’s proposed Online…
Iraq blocks ‘all’ porn sites after years of faltering censorship efforts
The Iraqi government has said it will block all porn sites in the country, expanding its existing limitations on viewing explicit adult material. Hiyam al-Yasiri, Iraq’s…
‘Obscene, objectionable’: Two women given jail sentences for importing sextech products
Two women in Zimbabwe have received legal sentences for attempting to import sex toys in 2022, raising concerns about archaic rules about sex and sextech the…
Singaporean man given 3 week prison sentence and a $2,000 fine for posting on OnlyFans
A man given a prison sentence in Singapore for using OnlyFans has said that he is prepared to be incarcerated, but that his impending loss of…
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Coverage thread Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Coverage thread Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
Eight years of coverage tracking image-based sexual abuse from DeepNude's brief viral run through today's nudify apps, following the law as it…
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