Age verification
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Image-based sexual abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
44 entries in this thread.
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News iOS 10.3 update closes loophole scammers use to lock up Safari
Apple's iOS 10.3 update patched a long-standing Safari vulnerability that allowed scammers to lock browsers via malicious JavaScript pop-up loops and demand payment. The article explains how the exploit worked, confirms no actual malware
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News We-Vibe court case for snooping on vibrator usage ends in $3m settlement
Standard Innovation, maker of We-Vibe vibrators, settled a class action lawsuit for approximately $3 million USD after it was revealed their app secretly collected intimate usage data including session duration, temperature, and vibration patterns
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News Earn up to $25k by hacking YouPorn
YouPorn has launched a Bug Bounty Program in partnership with HackerOne, offering payouts of up to $25,000 to whitehat hackers who identify previously unknown security vulnerabilities. The program reflects a proactive approach to user
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News Pornhub’s getting into sex-ed. Seriously.
Pornhub has launched a 'Sexual Wellness Center' offering sex education content for young adult visitors, including anatomy guides, relationship advice, STI information, and weekly Q&A sessions with a clinical psychologist. The initiative lives on
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage xHamster’s encouraging UK visitors to sign petition to roll back Investigatory Powers Act
xHamster is encouraging UK visitors to sign a government petition against the Investigatory Powers Act, which would require registration to access adult content. The article highlights xHamster's release of traffic statistics from banned countries
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage New UK porn laws to ban ‘non-conventional’ sex videos as government continues crackdown on adult content
The UK government is proposing new rules that would block websites hosting 'non-conventional' pornography from UK users, while also requiring strict age verification on any site hosting adult content. The article highlights the vagueness
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News Court continues to rule sex toys illegal in US city, despite knowing decision is wrong
A federal appeals court in Georgia upheld a ban on the sale of sex toys in Sandy Springs, ruling it is not a constitutional right, while openly acknowledging the decision is legally flawed. The
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News FBI wants to inform 25 adult sites of ‘major hack’… but can’t find the owners
The FBI is attempting to notify 25 adult website owners that they have been hacked and had their content stolen and uploaded to torrent sites, but cannot locate the site owners due to their
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News Porn sites troll Republican delegates voting on new anti-porn rules
Republican delegates at the 2016 party convention voted to declare internet pornography a 'public health crisis,' prompting adult sites Kink.com and xHamster to respond with pointed trolling campaigns. Kink offered free memberships to all
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage The 8 ‘explicit’ posts cited in the lawsuit against Snapchat
A class action lawsuit against Snapchat alleges that its Discover tab exposes users to explicit content without warnings or age verification. The article lists the eight specific article titles cited in the filing as
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News This app lets you help combat sex trafficking by taking photos
The article covers TraffickCam, a crowdsourced mobile app by The Exchange Initiative that allows users to photograph hotel rooms to help investigators identify locations used in sex trafficking advertisements. It highlights the scale of
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News Australian faces 3 years in jail for sexual threats after seeing this woman’s Tinder profile
Australian man Zane Alchin pleaded guilty to making sexual threats and derogatory comments toward a woman whose Tinder profile was shared with him, facing up to three years in prison. The case, which began
