US plans to introduce watermark rules for AI images and videos
The US government has introduced new AI regulation that will give guidance on watermarking AI-generated content, that could theoretically lead to deepfake…
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Creating an eco-friendly sex tech industry: sustainable values or greenwashing tactics?
7 votes‘Providing ID for online porn every time is not a solution’: Pornhub disabled in Texas When you think of sustainability, the first…
Major porn sites lose nearly half their UK traffic after new age verification laws (but smaller sites grow)
6 votesThe UK's new Online Safety Act has dramatically reshaped the digital landscape for adult content, with major porn platforms seeing their British…
UK court imposes first ban on using generative AI tools, in ‘landmark’ abuse case
6 votesA sex offender in the UK has been banned by a court from using or accessing “AI creating tools”, following his conviction…
Iraq blocks ‘all’ porn sites after years of faltering censorship efforts
6 votesThe Iraqi government has said it will block all porn sites in the country, expanding its existing limitations on viewing explicit adult…
The AI Act mostly ignores adult content. That’s not entirely good news
5 votesThe EU's AI Act puts most adult industry AI — chatbots, deepfakes, content moderation — in its lowest risk categories. That means…
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Australia’s eSafety commissioner says age assurance is working, and VPNs are next
The eSafety commissioner insists the top five porn sites haven't lost users to shadier rivals, but VPN downloads spiked anyway, and Utah's playbook on VPN liability…
California and Colorado will require age verification at device setup for Windows, iOS, and macOS
Apple, Google, and Microsoft are being nudged toward becoming the internet's new age gatekeepers, starting with two states and a lot of unanswered questions about how…
DOJ seizes CFake.com and SOCFake.com in first site shutdowns under the Take It Down Act
Two longstanding fake-nude sites have been seized by the Justice Department following an arrest in France, as enforcement under last year's deepfake law accelerates from individual…
‘Crossing the Rubicon’: UK wants device-level age verification for sharing nudes
The government's three-month ultimatum leans on nudity-detection algorithms that have never reliably worked, while Aylo quietly stands to gain if the compliance burden shifts from porn…
Two men charged under Take It Down Act as US deepfake law finally bites
The Take It Down Act has its first defendants, but the same critics who warned about over-removal are watching to see whether two arrests change anything…
Aylo’s Utah lawsuit could have huge implications for VPN porn workarounds
Aylo is suing Utah over a law that would make porn sites responsible for verifying the age of users who mask their location with a VPN….
EU bans AI nudify apps under amended AI Act, with December deadline
Most countries targeting deepfake non-consensual content go after individual images or videos. The EU's AI Act amendment goes after the apps themselves, which could matter a…
Apple’s iOS age check gives Aylo the device-level win it lobbied for, but Ofcom isn’t convinced
Aylo is framing Apple's iOS 26.4 update as proof that device-level age verification works. Ofcom's response suggests it sees things differently, and will be asking Aylo…
Radiant Mobile wants to build a phone network ‘void of porn, LGBT, trans’
Radiant Mobile is pitching itself as the first US carrier to use non-bypassable network-level porn filtering. It's also blocking LGBT content by default, backed by $17.5…
VPN workarounds for US porn age verification may be running out of road
VPN downloads spike every time a new porn age verification law lands. States like Utah and Ohio are now writing anti-VPN language directly into legislation, but…
OpenAI’s erotic chatbot is coming, but its age verification isn’t great, insiders say
OpenAI has confirmed its adult ChatGPT mode is text-only, erotic but not pornographic, and designed to nudge users toward real-world relationships. An internal firing and a…
Aylo blocks Australians from RedTube and YouPorn while calling age verification ‘harmful and ineffective’
Aylo is restricting access to RedTube, YouPorn and Tube8 for unregistered Australian users, mirroring the approach it took in the UK — and Pornhub is expected…
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The Regulations category unravels the intricate web of laws shaping the sextech landscape. We dissect landmark legislation like FOSTA-SESTA, exploring its far-reaching impact on online platforms and sex workers. Our coverage delves into the nuances of the UK’s Age Verification laws and their implications for adult content providers and consumers alike.
We examine the legal battles that define the industry, from LELO’s patent war with Standard Innovation to the ongoing struggles of companies like Dame Products to advertise on social media platforms. The category also shines a light on the regulatory challenges faced by emerging technologies, such as the legal status of sex robots in various jurisdictions and the data protection concerns surrounding AI-powered sex toys.
From the EU’s GDPR and its effects on user data in dating apps to California’s CCPA and its implications for adult content platforms, we analyze how privacy laws are reshaping the sextech industry. We also explore the complex world of sex work legislation, comparing approaches from the Nordic model to full decriminalization and their impacts on sextech innovation.
Our goal is to demystify the legal complexities surrounding sextech, providing readers with a clear understanding of how regulations influence product development, market access, and user experiences in this rapidly evolving field.