Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Age Verification
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Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage New Mexico claims there’s 10x more ‘child exploitative content’ on Instagram and Facebook than Pornhub or OnlyFans
New Mexico's attorney general sued Meta, claiming child exploitative content appears ten times more frequently on Facebook and Instagram than on Pornhub or OnlyFans.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage European porn crackdown: Italian phones registered to minors have default content blocker enabled from today
Italy's AGCOM began requiring mobile providers to activate default porn-blocking filters on SIM cards registered to under-18s on November 21, 2023, with VPNs also subject to blocking.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Australia rejects stricter age verification rules for access to porn, shunning global trends
Australia's government declined to mandate porn site age verification, citing privacy concerns and circumvention risks, opting instead for a parental education code overseen by the eSafety Commissioner.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Pornhub blocked in Virginia and Mississippi over age verification
Pornhub blocked users in Virginia and Mississippi on June 30 over new state age verification laws, its third and fourth state blocks in 2023 following Utah and Louisiana.
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News Roblox’s 17+ category now allows ‘romantic’ content
Roblox launched a 17+ content category allowing mature themes including violence and 'romantic' content, behind age verification, while still banning nudity and sexual activity.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage UK Prime Minister defends controversial Online Safety Bill
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended the Online Safety Bill as WhatsApp warned it would break end-to-end encryption and enable mass surveillance of private messages.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Europe’s porn restrictions escalate: xHamster order to remove videos in Netherlands ‘ongoing’
A Dutch court ordered xHamster to remove amateur videos lacking verified consent or face fines up to €30,000 per video, with xHamster citing "ongoing legal proceedings" when asked if it had complied.
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News Pornhub owner MindGeek acquired by ‘ethics-first’ investment firm
Private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners acquired MindGeek on March 16, 2023, pledging ethics-first oversight of Pornhub while declining to acknowledge any past wrongdoing.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage You’ll need government approval to access porn in France from September
France plans to require government-approved age verification apps for all porn sites from September, making it the first country to mandate such a system under threat of blocking.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage UK MPs want social media bosses to face prison if platforms fail to verify users’ ages
36 Conservative MPs are pushing to amend the UK's Online Safety Bill so social media executives face up to two years in prison for failing to implement age verification and child safety measures.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage ‘There will be consequences’: Controversial Louisiana age verification law kicks in
Louisiana's HB142 age verification law took effect January 1, 2023, requiring porn sites to verify users via a digital driver's license app, with Pornhub already prompting Louisiana visitors to comply.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage France and Germany are pushing ahead with porn crackdown over age verification measures
French and German courts advanced porn-blocking measures in September 2022, with Arcom targeting Tukif, xHamster, XNXX, XVideos, and Pornhub over failure to implement age verification.
