Pornhub, Redtube, Brazzers and YouPorn are now all blocking US users in two more states
Pornhub has kicked off 2024 by blocking the site in Montana and North Carolina due to new age verification rules, following the…
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Age verification process for watching porn in the UK could include being forced to let AI scan your face to assess your age
Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulatory authority, is considering using AI facial age assessments as part of verification processes to access online porn…
New Mexico claims there’s 10x more ‘child exploitative content’ on Instagram and Facebook than Pornhub or OnlyFans
The state of New Mexico’s attorney general has claimed in a lawsuit against Meta that Facebook and Instagram feature more “certain child…
European porn crackdown: Italian phones registered to minors have default content blocker enabled from today
Italy is set to begin enforcing a new rule compelling all phone providers in the country to install porn-blocking filters on phones…
Australia rejects stricter age verification rules for access to porn, shunning global trends
In the US, UK and across Europe rules around age verification to access porn sites are tightening. But the Australian government has…
Pornhub blocked in Virginia and Mississippi over age verification
Pornhub has taken the decision to block access to its site for people in Virginia and Mississippi, after blocking two other states…
Roblox’s 17+ category now allows ‘romantic’ content
Roblox, the hugely popular online game platform, is set to allow more “romantic” content to be hosted on it, as part of…
UK Prime Minister defends controversial Online Safety Bill
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended his government’s controversial Online Safety Bill, which has been criticized by free speech campaigners and…
Europe’s porn restrictions escalate: xHamster order to remove videos in Netherlands ‘ongoing’
Europe’s porn crackdown has continued apace with news that a Netherlands court has ruled that porn site xHamster must remove all its…
Pornhub owner MindGeek acquired by ‘ethics-first’ investment firm
MindGeek, the Canada-based company that owns Pornhub and various other porn sites and studios, has been acquired by a private equity firm…
You’ll need government approval to access porn in France from September
France is set to become the first country in the world to introduce compulsory government-approved age verification to allow people in the…
UK MPs want social media bosses to face prison if platforms fail to verify users’ ages
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a major rebellion over his government’s proposed Online Safety Bill, which looks set to toughen…
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20 things that happened in sextech in 2025
Aylo signs up for European Commission age verification app pilot despite recent site blockades
Porn company fined £1 million ($1.34M) by Ofcom for UK age verification breaches
OnlyFans introduces compulsory criminal record checks for US creators
UK issues first porn age verification fines, totaling just £75,000
Aylo lobbies Apple, Google and Microsoft for device-level porn age verification
Pornhub, Chaturbate and OnlyFans on Italy’s new porn age verification list
Character.AI bans open-ended chats for under-18s as tech giants split on erotic AI
Pornhub says UK traffic dropped 77% after age verification laws as users flock to non-compliant sites
Inevitable? Discord data breach exposes 70,000 government IDs through age verification hack
ChatGPT will guess your age to block sexual content and ‘flirtatious talk’
Australia will require age checks for online porn from March 2026
UK watchdog investigates 22 porn sites over age verification failures
Roblox to introduce age estimation for anyone using its chat functions by end of 2025
Dating appdates (Aug ’25): ‘Male’ rival to Tea app, browser history dating, Grindr’s zionist issue, and more
Major porn sites lose nearly half their UK traffic after new age verification laws (but smaller sites grow)
Bellesa blocks UK users, says age verification law threatens artistic expression and creator livelihoods
Adult and social platforms now require UK users to verify age using ID, bank or selfie videos to access explicit content under new law (and some users say it doesn’t work)
Bluesky and Reddit add ID and facial scans to verify age for UK porn access, X stays silent
The UK’s new age verification law for porn starts July 25, 2025: Here’s what it means for users
Australia introducing search engine age verification as part of porn crackdown
‘Ofcom’s model is robust’: Pornhub launching tougher age verification for UK users
Pornhub-owner Aylo calls for ‘global’ device-level age verification for porn, after unblocking French access
Ofcom targets ‘smaller’ porn sites in UK age check crackdown
Pornhub blocks France: ‘There will always be a way’ around blocks, Minister admits
Pornhub among porn sites investigated by EU authorities over age verification
Undress.cc and US porn site investigated by Ofcom over new age verification rules
UK regulator warns ‘hundreds’ of porn sites about looming age verification deadline
Texas lawmaker proposes age verification for people buying ‘obscene’ sextech products online
The UK’s Online Safety Act could kill independent adult sites—and accessibility along with them
