Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Crowdfunding
Recent reporting, brand coverage, ongoing story threads, and source-backed context from SEXTECHGUIDE.
Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
45 entries in this thread.
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News Kickstarter performs screeching U-turn on adult content rules after creator backlash
Kickstarter rolled out restrictive new adult content rules aligned with payment processor Stripe's policies, then reversed them within a week following creator backlash, particularly from adult comic artists. The article details the apology from
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News Kickstarter’s sweeping adult content ban has a sextech problem it hasn’t figured out yet
Kickstarter has rolled out a sweeping adult content ban developed 'in partnership with Stripe,' explicitly citing payment processor pressure as the driver of policy change. The ban targets NSFW comic artists and pornographic content,
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News Vibrating version of ‘ball-dildo’ incoming, cunningly called the Viballdo
SEXTECHGUIDE reports on the Viballdo, a vibrating follow-up to the original Balldo 'ball-dildo' sex toy, which surpassed its Indiegogo crowdfunding goal of $10,000. The article contextualizes the launch against negative reviews of the original
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage What adult creators need to know about Patreon’s new age and consent verification rules
Patreon is introducing new age and consent verification requirements for adult content creators on its platform, driven by Mastercard's updated rules for sites handling explicit content. Creators must verify they are over 18 and
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News Solace launches Kickstarter for gender identity and expression self-discovery app Clarity
Solace has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund Clarity, a self-discovery app designed to help users explore gender identity, gender expression, and sexuality through guided tools and tracking features. The app distinguishes itself from
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News You’re getting banned… very, very banned: Patreon cracks down on erotic hypnotism
Patreon has been banning erotic hypnosis content creators, classifying the audio-based kink as 'coerced consent' and 'sexual violence' under vague community guidelines. The article examines how Patreon's subjective content policies disproportionately target queer and
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Opinion In Age verification: decade of coverage Hostile platforms: Is Big Tech turning its back on adult indie creators?
This article examines how major tech platforms — including Facebook, Patreon, Twitter, YouTube, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble — are increasingly hostile toward adult indie creators through policy changes, shadow banning, demonetization, and opaque
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News xHamster is helping crowdfund a device to stop you getting caught watching porn
xHamster is backing an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for 'minimeyes', a two-part device combining a motion sensor and Bluetooth door sensor designed to automatically mute and hide open windows when someone approaches. The device targets
