Image-based sexual abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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California's AB-2602 law, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, renders unenforceable any contracts that strip performers of rights to their digital replicas, requiring explicit consent for AI-generated likenesses. The law, effective January 1, 2025, has
South Korea has passed legislation criminalizing the watching, buying, or possessing of sexually explicit deepfake content, with penalties of up to three years in jail and fines of $22,600. The law also increases penalties
Microsoft has partnered with StopNCII to integrate its hash-matching system into Bing, allowing non-consensual deepfake images to be identified and removed from search results. The article examines how this fits into a broader industry
This opinion piece examines the major ethical dilemmas posed by AI integration in the sextech industry, covering data security, consent, AI agency, social implications, and fraudulent health claims. It argues that the sextech industry
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu has filed a landmark lawsuit against 16 AI 'nudify' websites and apps for generating non-consensual deepfake pornographic content of real women and potentially children. The defendants are accused
This guide explores how technology intersects with BDSM and kink practices, covering AI chatbots, app-based communities, remote-controlled toys, electro-stimulation, and fucking machines. It examines both the safety benefits and risks these technologies introduce, including
Spain is launching a digital 'porn passport' app called Pajaporte this summer, requiring users to verify their age via a government-issued ID through a Beta Digital Wallet app to access adult content. The initiative
Etsy is banning the sale of genital-contact sex toys and pornographic content from its US marketplace effective July 29, 2024, citing user safety and evolving industry standards. The policy update prohibits vibrators, anal plugs,
Pornhub's parent company Aylo will block access to its sites in five additional US states (Indiana, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, and Nebraska) from July 1, 2024, due to new age verification laws, bringing the total
Google has implemented two key measures to combat deepfake porn: throttling its visibility in search results and banning ads that promote synthetic sexually explicit content via a policy effective May 30, 2024. The article
Chaturbate's parent company Multi Media LLC settled a $675,000 lawsuit with the State of Texas over non-compliance with online pornography age verification laws. The settlement signals that US authorities are increasingly willing to enforce
A UK court has issued what is believed to be the first ban on generative AI tool usage against a sex offender convicted of creating over 1,000 illegal images of children, with Stable Diffusion