Sex robots should be designed to give consent, says law researcher
A Dutch legal researcher is proposing that AI-powered sex robots should be designed with explicit consent features—not because the robots need protection,…
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Clothoff deepfake app expands despite porn crackdown, whistleblower says
Clothoff, an AI ‘nudify’ app that uses deepfake technology to make fake nude images of people, is reportedly planning an aggressive global…
Denmark to use copyright law to fight nonconsensual deepfakes
Denmark is set to change its copyright laws to give people the legal rights to their facial and body features and voice,…
Australia seeks record fine in first deepfake porn case as global crackdown intensifies
Is the global crackdown on nonconsensual deepfake porn starting to properly bite? It seems so. Following tough new rules regarding creating and…
Navigating online erotic hypnosis safely and ethically
Once confined to obscure parts of the internet, erotic hypnosis has made its way into mainstream digital kink spaces. As a growing…
Rise of AI kissing apps creates tangle of ethics issues
A wave of generative AI ‘kissing apps’ has risen to prominence in the first few months of 2025, allowing you to make…
Deepfake porn guides easily accessible via search engines, despite crackdown
The efforts of some major search engines to crack down on nonconsensual deepfake porn have arguably been undermined by a news investigation…
Inclusive innovation: sex tech needs to better serve the visually impaired
The sex lives of people with disabilities, in particular for those who are visually impaired, are often misunderstood, and surrounded by harmful…
‘Digital condom’ app blocks your lover’s phone camera and mic
It's good to highlight (and reduce potential for) non-consensual recording, but questions remain about how widely it will be used.
Pornhub ‘Collaborators’ streamlines performer consent verification
Pornhub Collaborators is a new ‘tagging’ system that has been launched to allow porn performers to tag content on the site featuring…
Google’s anti-deepfake tools for Search are getting better at hiding results and removing images
Google has updated its core Search to make non-consensual deepfake porn more difficult to find, and expanded the effects of deepfake porn…
‘I’ve spotted something sus’: Calmara’s AI scans dick pics for signs of STIs
An AI-powered web app that scans photos of penises to detect signs of STIs and abnormal conditions has launched, claiming to be…
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How sextech can help you heal sexual trauma
10 votesTrigger Warning: Discussions of sexual assault and rape. When we think about sexual trauma, tech may not naturally come to mind for…
Pornhub ‘Collaborators’ streamlines performer consent verification
7 votesPornhub Collaborators is a new ‘tagging’ system that has been launched to allow porn performers to tag content on the site featuring…
What’s an online sex party really like? We attended 3 to find out
7 votesVirtual orgies seek to replicate some of the magic and excitement of real life sex parties, but how exactly do they work?…
Rise of AI kissing apps creates tangle of ethics issues
6 votesA wave of generative AI ‘kissing apps’ has risen to prominence in the first few months of 2025, allowing you to make…
‘Digital condom’ app blocks your lover’s phone camera and mic
6 votesIt's good to highlight (and reduce potential for) non-consensual recording, but questions remain about how widely it will be used.
Inclusive innovation: sex tech needs to better serve the visually impaired
5 votesThe sex lives of people with disabilities, in particular for those who are visually impaired, are often misunderstood, and surrounded by harmful…
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‘A positive step’: Pornhub’s ethical drive continues with revenge porn crackdown
Pornhub owner MindGeek acquired by ‘ethics-first’ investment firm
Campus Accountability Map lets you search college sexual assault stats, and promotes support
How sextech can help you heal sexual trauma
‘Collector culture’ exposed: Reddit is a rampant market for non-consensual nude photos
Makers of College Kings 2 explicit video game say it’s ’emotionally educational’
Sextech decoded: A deep dive into consent
Concerns over ‘one-click’ deepfake porn videos as extortion scams on the rise
What is SISEA? And why is it bad for sex workers and porn sites?
Do You’s gender-inclusive erotic storytelling app now available outside the US
What’s an online sex party really like? We attended 3 to find out
Sex robots: The next frontier of sexual pleasure, or damaging ‘rape simulators’?
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Long-running editorial threads we keep updating as new evidence lands.
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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 the DeepNude app's brief viral moment through the nudify industry's current expansion, mapping…
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