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…
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SEXTECHGUIDE vs. YouTube: Unpacking the double standards in adult content moderation
This is a bit of an unusual post on SEXTECHGUIDE, as we normally focus on news, reviews and everything else in the…
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…
Mainstream platforms still aren’t sure how to deal with sex: Baldur’s Gate 3 players booted off Xbox network for nudity clips
What, pray tell us, does Microsoft have against loving, consensual sex between a magical bear and a pointy-eared humanoid? While we weren’t…
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…
Porn subreddits ‘go dark’ in protest of incoming third-party porn ban (and other changes)
A slew of adult content subreddits have recently “gone dark” on Reddit in a coordinated effort to protest the platform’s new policies…
Utah Pornhub block leaves fans scrambling for VPNs
The porn star at the heart of Pornhub’s content block in Utah has called for minors to be given phones and computers…
Imgur says goodbye to sexually explicit content (unless it’s arty)
US image sharing and hosting site Imgur has announced that it’ll purge porn and other sexually explicit content from the platform, as…
Iraq blocks ‘all’ porn sites after years of faltering censorship efforts
The Iraqi government has said it will block all porn sites in the country, expanding its existing limitations on viewing explicit adult…
‘Obscene, objectionable’: Two women given jail sentences for importing sextech products
Two women in Zimbabwe have received legal sentences for attempting to import sex toys in 2022, raising concerns about archaic rules about…
Nintendo reportedly bans ‘uncensored boobs’ on all its consoles
Nintendo has reportedly put a ‘boob ban’ in place across all games on its consoles, meaning that Nintendo Switch experiences are likely…
India blocks Pornhub and Brazzers in ‘obscene material’ crackdown
India has blocked a slew of porn sites including Pornhub, Brazzers and BangBros in the government’s latest round of website bans. The…
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Etsy sex toy and porn purge: Marketplace wields sexual content axe, with changes coming into effect July 29
SEXTECHGUIDE vs. YouTube: Unpacking the double standards in adult content moderation
Google is cracking down on deepfake porn via Search throttling and advert bans
Mainstream platforms still aren’t sure how to deal with sex: Baldur’s Gate 3 players booted off Xbox network for nudity clips
Pornhub blocked in Virginia and Mississippi over age verification
Porn subreddits ‘go dark’ in protest of incoming third-party porn ban (and other changes)
Utah Pornhub block leaves fans scrambling for VPNs
Imgur says goodbye to sexually explicit content (unless it’s arty)
Iraq blocks ‘all’ porn sites after years of faltering censorship efforts
‘Obscene, objectionable’: Two women given jail sentences for importing sextech products
Nintendo reportedly bans ‘uncensored boobs’ on all its consoles
India blocks Pornhub and Brazzers in ‘obscene material’ crackdown
France and Germany are pushing ahead with porn crackdown over age verification measures
Pornhub banned from Instagram, cutting off access to over 13 million followers
‘I’m used to this’: Twitch and Fortnite bans add to sex worker stigma debate
OnlyFans blocks Russia-based creators (over payment problems, rather than morals)
‘You need us more than we need you’: Creators’ trust in OnlyFans eroded
Explicit content creators planning next move following OnlyFans ban
Pornhub responds to petition calling for its closure
UK’s impending porn verification rules will make things worse, not better
‘Go meet someone IRL’: Russia blocks two of world’s largest porn sites
Court continues to rule sex toys illegal in US city, despite knowing decision is wrong
xHamster bans simulated rape and other non-consensual sex videos
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Coverage thread Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
SEXTECHGUIDE has tracked age verification as a live policy battleground since 2016, from the UK's Digital Economy Act delays and eventual collapse…
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Coverage thread Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
Eight years of coverage tracking image-based sexual abuse from DeepNude's brief viral run through today's nudify apps, following the law as it…
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Coverage thread Payment Processors vs Adult Games
What started in 2021 as isolated confusion over Steam's adult content rules, with studios like Holodexxx and Super Seducer 3 forced onto…
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