TikTok: A boost for amateur content or the next platform to #cancelporn?
The #cancelporn hashtag on video-sharing platform TikTok has had 175.8m views at the time of writing. To get a sense of how popular that is, the…
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Australian bill proposes making people scan their face before accessing porn
As always though, creating a database of porn users is a really silly idea for privacy.
Utah bill that would require porn filters on phones by default could be the first step towards US-wide rollout
A bill that would require new smartphones to have a default porn filter enabled passed the State Senate in Utah on March 4, raising fears that…
What is SISEA? And why is it bad for sex workers and porn sites?
On December 18, 2020 a bipartisan bill named the Stop Internet Sexual Exploitation Act (SISEA) was put forward in the US. If implemented, the bill would…
Pornhub has banned unverified uploads, but do the policy changes go far enough?
Pornhub has banned unverified users posting content to its site in an effort to tackle mass non-consensual video uploads, and those related to child sex abuse…
VPN use rises 640% as Thailand bans Pornhub and other adult sites
This week, the Thai government banned 190 pornographic websites, including Pornhub, under the guise of a cybercrime law called the Computer Crime Act, on the assertion…
Sex ed chatbot rolling out to Brazil, India, Kenya and Nicaragua following successful Rwanda pilot
A sex ed chatbot aimed at helping at-risk young people looks set to be rolled out to other countries, following a successful trial in Rwanda. IrindeBot…
Roblox has some pretty NSFW content on its private servers – but what else can the company do?
Sandbox MMORPG Roblox is looking at new ways to wipe out the long-standing problem of virtual sex parties taking place on its platform. The game has…
Grindr teams up with URSafe to make hookups safer
Gay hookup app Grindr has announced its teaming up with safety experts to help protect its users. The URSafe app (available for Android and iOS) is…
Why sextech has embraced sex education
Far too many of us still associate sex education with putting condoms on bananas or watching a VHS of a couple running around their bedroom tickling…
E-viction is a self-destructing ‘live arthouse whore gallery’ to protest EARN-IT act
A group of sex workers are putting on a 12-hour virtual peepshow to protest the controversial US EARN-IT act. Veil Machine, an art collective of sex…
Section 230 law change could make adult sites responsible for all user content
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reform Section 230 of the Communications Act, following…
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Coverage thread Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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