Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
95 entries in this thread.
Topic
data
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.
-
Analysis In Age verification: decade of coverage The UK’s new age verification law for porn starts July 25, 2025: Here’s what it means for users
This article examines the UK's Online Safety Act age verification requirements taking effect July 25, 2025, which will compel porn sites and social media platforms to implement robust ID, facial scanning, or bank card
-
Roundup Dating appdates (May ’25): AI meets human matchmaking, Grindr selling drugs, Hinge longform love stories, and more
A monthly roundup covering major dating app developments in May 2025, including Grindr's telehealth ED drug service, Hinge's longform storytelling marketing push, Match Group's significant layoffs, a security breach at Raw, and the emergence
-
Analysis VRPorn.com trend report: Hentai and CGI top VR popularity, but what people really want is immersion
VRPorn.com's 2024 trend report reveals that hentai and CGI are among the top content categories on the platform, challenging assumptions that realism is the primary driver of VR porn consumption. The data suggests immersion—not
-
News Pornhub 2024 in Review: Female users up, animated porn dominates, and an increase in ‘mormon’ searches
Pornhub's 2024 Year in Review data reveals that female users grew to 38% of the site's audience, hentai topped searches for the fourth consecutive year, and animated content continued its dominance with a 28%
-
News ‘Big Tech does not care’: SceneLocker’s data storage for adult content launches in beta
SceneLocker, a new cloud storage service designed specifically for adult content creators, has launched in closed beta after its founders identified a gap in the market caused by mainstream platforms like Google Drive banning
-
News ‘Stress-test for the clit’: Clitique is an app-connected wearable that measures arousal
MyFemmeTech, a subsidiary of FirmTech, is developing the Clitique, an app-connected wearable that measures clitoral arousal, nocturnal clitoral erections, and orgasm data via sensors. The device is currently at prototype stage and was showcased
-
Analysis Pornhub Insights 2023: Rise of the sex machines (and visitors)
Pornhub's annual Insights data report for 2023 reveals a dramatic surge in searches for robot, android, and sex machine content, alongside steady growth in site traffic despite significant legal and PR challenges. The article
-
News Lioness Data Wrapped: Vibrator-assisted orgasms take 4 minutes, and last 24 seconds on average
Lioness released aggregate data from nearly 30,000 vibrator sessions, revealing that users take an average of 4 minutes 19 seconds to orgasm, with orgasms lasting 24 seconds on average. The 'Pleasure Wrapped' report, inspired
-
News Apple responds to concerns that automated photo scanner is ‘spyware’ in disguise
Apple responded to widespread criticism that its new iCloud photo-scanning feature for detecting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) constitutes government spyware. Critics including cryptography experts and tech executives argue the system undermines user privacy
-
News Security flaw in male chastity device could leave your pickle in a pickle
A smart chastity cage called Cellmate by Qiui was found to have serious security vulnerabilities that could allow anyone to remotely lock all devices simultaneously, trapping users. The flaws, discovered by white hat security
-
News Leaky bucket exposes dodgy dating app data
A 882GB unsecured Elasticsearch database operated by Cyprus-based marketing company Mailfire exposed personal data from approximately 70 dating apps, including names, dates of birth, locations, contact details, and private messages. The breach was discovered
-
Opinion US and EU still duking it out over Privacy Shield – that’s worrying for everyone
The article examines the collapse of the US-EU Privacy Shield framework following a July 2020 European Court of Justice ruling, and what that means for ordinary users and adult industry workers. With no replacement
