‘Pajaporte’: Spain’s ‘porn passport’ age verification app is launching this summer
Spain is set to roll out an app-based age verification process allowing adults to access porn in the country, as the authorities prepare for an EU…
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Etsy sex toy and porn purge: Marketplace wields sexual content axe, with changes coming into effect July 29
Etsy is banning the sale of genital-contact sex toys on its US e-commerce site, as well as banning porn and other highly-explicit visual content. The company…
Pornhub will be blocked in over 25% of US states from July 1: Indiana, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky and Nebraska added to the growing list
Pornhub has announced that the site is set to be blocked in five further US states in summer 2024, due to new age verification rules, having…
Google is cracking down on deepfake porn via Search throttling and advert bans
Google is banning Google Ads from promoting deepfake porn, and has decreased the visibility of deepfake porn content in Google searches, as companies, organizations and governments…
Chaturbate’s Texas lawsuit payout shows US is serious about age verification
The owner of the adult camming site Chaturbate [very NSFW] has reached a $675,000 legal settlement with the State of Texas, over the site’s alleged lack…
UK court imposes first ban on using generative AI tools, in ‘landmark’ abuse case
A sex offender in the UK has been banned by a court from using or accessing “AI creating tools”, following his conviction for making over 1,000…
Creating non-consensual deepfakes to be made illegal in England and Wales, but there are still gray areas
Creating deepfake porn content without the consent of those depicted in it is set to become illegal in England and Wales, following an amendment to the…
‘Sending a message’: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sues over deepfake porn
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has sued two men for defamation following deepfake porn videos featuring her image being posted online, in a civil case that…
Creating an eco-friendly sex tech industry: sustainable values or greenwashing tactics?
‘Providing ID for online porn every time is not a solution’: Pornhub disabled in Texas When you think of sustainability, the first thought to enter your…
‘Providing ID for online porn every time is not a solution’: Pornhub disabled in Texas
Aylo has disabled access to all its porn sites, which include Pornhub, RedTube and YouPorn, in Texas, due to the state’s introduction of age verification rules…
A nuanced look at pornography: Challenging misconceptions, embracing complexity and recognizing innovation
A nuanced look at pornography Challenging misconceptions, embracing complexity and recognizing innovation In the ongoing debate surrounding pornography, voices from various corners of society often converge…
Bad kitty: USB vibrator found to contain crypto-mining malware
Sextech, like any other category of technology, will always be a potential attack vector for actors with nefarious intentions, and this has played out most recently…
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Coverage thread Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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