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A Scottish government-backed app intended to support sex workers, funded by £1 million in 'tampon tax' proceeds and built by charity Sacro, has drawn fierce criticism from sex worker communities who fear it is
The UK government's mandatory age verification scheme for pornographic websites has been delayed indefinitely after failing to notify the European Commission as legally required. This marks at least the third major delay to the
Patreon has been banning erotic hypnosis content creators, classifying the audio-based kink as 'coerced consent' and 'sexual violence' under vague community guidelines. The article examines how Patreon's subjective content policies disproportionately target queer and
The UK's DCMS announced that the government's age verification 'porn block' will go into effect on July 15, 2019, requiring all pornographic websites serving UK users to implement BBFC-accredited age verification systems. The article
The UK government has reversed its stance on prosecuting certain consensual sexual acts depicted in adult content, including BDSM, fisting, and female ejaculation, following pressure from free speech advocates. However, the government is simultaneously
Planned Parenthood has launched Roo, a free AI chatbot designed to give US teenagers anonymous, stigma-free access to sex education and sexual health information. Built by digital agency Work & Co in collaboration with
Canadian internet filtering company Netsweeper removed its 'Alternative Lifestyles' content blocking category following pressure from LGBTQ+ activists and a Citizen Lab report exposing how the tool was being used to censor LGBTQ+ content, civil
This article covers the passage of UK legislation criminalizing upskirting in England and Wales, following an 18-month campaign by activist Gina Martin. While welcoming the new law, the piece questions its practical effectiveness given
Smooci is a UK-based escort booking platform that operates on a freemium model in four Asian cities, with a European launch planned. The article examines its technology features, safety mechanisms for escorts, and its
This article examines how major tech platforms — including Facebook, Patreon, Twitter, YouTube, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble — are increasingly hostile toward adult indie creators through policy changes, shadow banning, demonetization, and opaque
Reddit shut down several sex work-related subreddits and updated its terms of service immediately after the US Senate passed FOSTA (Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act), which amends Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Tumblr has refused to comply with South Korea's Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) request to block or regulate adult content for Korean users, citing its status as a US-based company subject only to US