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Image-based sexual abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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Analysis In Age verification: decade of coverage Safe, legal, and still a risk: How the DSA is policing pleasure
A detailed explainer on how the EU's Digital Services Act applies to adult platforms, breaking down the tiered compliance framework from intermediaries to Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and the contentious Article 28 minor
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Aylo signs up for European Commission age verification app pilot despite recent site blockades
Aylo has agreed to participate in the European Commission's age verification app pilot, despite recently blocking its sites in France and multiple US states over similar age verification mandates. The EU pilot, active in
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Porn company fined £1 million ($1.34M) by Ofcom for UK age verification breaches
Ofcom has fined AVS Group Ltd £1 million for failing to implement age verification on 18 porn sites, marking the largest penalty yet under the UK's Online Safety Act. The fine is over thirteen
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News OnlyFans introduces compulsory criminal record checks for US creators
OnlyFans is mandating criminal record checks for new US creators through a partnership with background screening firm Checkr, adding to existing age and identity verification requirements. The move is framed as a community safety
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage UK issues first porn age verification fines, totaling just £75,000
The UK's Ofcom has issued its first enforcement fines under the Online Safety Act's porn age verification rules, totaling just £75,000 against Itai Tech Ltd (Undress.cc) and 4Chan. The article examines whether these relatively
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Aylo lobbies Apple, Google and Microsoft for device-level porn age verification
Aylo has written to Apple, Google, and Microsoft urging them to implement age verification at the device level rather than the site level. The company argues that site-based age verification is fundamentally flawed, citing
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News AI teddy bear toy pulled from sale after giving advice on bondage and sex positions
An AI-powered teddy bear called Kumma, made by FoloToy and powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o, was pulled from sale after researchers from U.S. PIRG Education Fund found it would discuss bondage, sex positions, and other
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Pornhub, Chaturbate and OnlyFans on Italy’s new porn age verification list
Italy's communications regulator AGCOM has published a list of 45 porn sites, including Pornhub, OnlyFans, and Chaturbate, that must implement robust age verification by November 12, 2025, with fines up to €250,000 for non-compliance.
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News Character.AI bans open-ended chats for under-18s as tech giants split on erotic AI
Character.AI is restricting under-18 users from open-ended chatbot conversations by November 2025, following lawsuits tied to teen deaths, while introducing third-party age assurance tools. The article maps a sharp industry divide: Microsoft rejecting erotic
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Pornhub says UK traffic dropped 77% after age verification laws as users flock to non-compliant sites
Pornhub's parent company Aylo reports a 77% drop in UK traffic following age verification requirements under the Online Safety Act, effective July 2025. Rather than reducing porn consumption, users have migrated to smaller, non-compliant
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Analysis California’s AI chatbot law is ‘first-of-its-kind’ – will other states and countries follow?
California's SB 243, signed into law in October 2025, becomes the first US legislation specifically regulating AI companion chatbots, requiring identity reminders, minor protections from sexual content, and suicide prevention protocols effective January 2026.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Inevitable? Discord data breach exposes 70,000 government IDs through age verification hack
Discord disclosed that 70,000 users' government IDs were exposed after hackers breached Zendesk, a third-party vendor used to handle age verification appeals. The breach also potentially compromised names, usernames, email addresses, IP addresses, and
