Google

Tech watchdog found 100+ deepfake apps on Apple and Google stores with 705 million downloads. Both only removed apps after the investigation went public.

Pornhub owner Aylo is urging Apple, Google and Microsoft to implement device-level age verification, arguing site-based systems are “flawed and counterproductive”.

Despite efforts to curb nonconsensual deepfake porn, search engines still link to guides and tutorials, raising concerns about accessibility and regulation.

Google has updated its Search product to make it harder to find deepfake porn content, and easier for victims of malicious deepfakes to submit removal requests.

Google is banning ads that promote deepfake pornography, as well as lowering the rank of such pages in its organic search results, as part of new measures.

Turkish startup Halalz has launched what it claims to give a “100% halal” web browsing experience, though when we tested it was a bit hit and miss.

Explicit images, as well as violent imagery, will be blurred on Google’s search results page by default, requiring users to fully opt-out of the setting.

Lelo is the latest company to complain about the way in which the current dominating technology platforms discriminate against pleasure and sextech.

Sex toy retailer Lovehoney says that incorrectly applied Google SafeSearch settings are preventing hundreds of thousands of people from finding its website.

From September 1, Google Play will no longer allow users to download apps that focus on providing a 'Sugar Dating' experience, and won't approve new ones.

The founders of polyamorous dating app #open have accused Google of trying to suppress “unconventional thoughts”, after Google Play removed it from its app store.