Instagram nudity blocker could mean an end to unsolicited dick pics (hopefully)
Instagram is working on a new feature that would block unsolicited nude photos sent via direct message on the app, in a move that could potentially…
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France and Germany are pushing ahead with porn crackdown over age verification measures
France and Germany’s crackdown on online porn intensified at the beginning of September 2022, with courts in the two countries pushing ahead with measures to implement…
‘Dating apps pretend they’re not about sex’: iPlaysafe is fighting to normalise STI status sharing
When it launched in late 2021 in the UK, the iPlaySafe app seemed like a mildly glamorous way to share your sexually transmitted infection status with…
Pornhub banned from Instagram, cutting off access to over 13 million followers
Pornhub’s Instagram account has been banned from the photo-sharing platform, where it had millions of followers, leading anti-Pornhub campaigners to claim a victory in their ongoing…
‘Impossible to comply’: California passes bill that could set adult content age verification precedent
California has passed a controversial age verification bill that could set a new precedent for online age verification processes, leading to fears that adult content sites…
Twitter scrapped OnlyFans-style porn subscription function over child exploitation fears
Twitter has scrapped plans to launch an OnlyFans-style adult content subscription function, that would have allowed creators to sell content on the social media platform, opening…
OnlyBans is a game that mimics OnlyFans to teach about the strict limitations for sex workers on social media
An online game that mimicks OnlyFans has launched, designed to guide sex workers through the potential safety and income limitation pitfalls of using content-hosting platforms. OnlyBans…
‘Collector culture’ exposed: Reddit is a rampant market for non-consensual nude photos
The rampant sharing and selling of explicit and sexually-charged photos of women, posted and traded without their consent via Reddit, has been highlighted by a new…
Lovehoney slams Google SafeSearch for ‘preventing sexual happiness’
Sextech retailer Lovehoney says that hundreds of thousands of people have been unable to find its website due to Google’s SafeSearch function blocking search results, a…
‘Why is this different to client work?’ Sex worker sparks LinkedIn debate
A Brooklyn-based sex worker has stirred debate about mainstream acceptance of the role, by posting on LinkedIn about her profession and the “exorbitant” amounts of money…
Mastercard and Visa cut ties with MindGeek’s massive ad network
Mastercard and Visa have pulled their payment services from the main advertising network used by MindGeek, owner of porn sites including Pornhub, RedTube and YouPorn, after…
Is Meta softening its view on adult creators? Horizon Worlds allowing ‘sexually suggestive’ (but not explicit) content
Meta is to officially allow “sexually suggestive” content in its Horizon Worlds metaverse platform, having introduced a new 18+ content rating function for users to flag…
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Coverage thread Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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