Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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News YouTube experiments with blurring thumbnails of ‘mature’ videos
YouTube is testing a feature that blurs thumbnail images for videos containing mature or sexually-themed content, allowing users to opt-in to view them. The experiment is aimed at preventing accidental exposure to sensitive content
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News Dame buys low-tech toy company Chakrubs, amid Trump sextech tariff chaos
Dame Products has acquired crystal-based sex toy company Chakrubs, its second acquisition since 2024 following its purchase of Emojibator. The deal is framed against the backdrop of Trump's 145% tariffs on Chinese imports, which
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News Dame adds $15 ‘Trump Tariff Surcharge’, Autoblow predicts further price chaos
US sextech company Dame has introduced a $15 'Trump Tariff Surcharge' on customer orders in response to the 125% US tariff on Chinese goods, while Autoblow warns sex toy prices could rise 2x-4x current
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News Rising popularity of VR headsets prompts inclusion in UK’s inflation calculation
The UK's Office for National Statistics has added VR headsets to its inflation-tracking 'basket' of goods for 2025, reflecting growing mainstream adoption. The article contextualizes this milestone within the broader VR industry, noting VR
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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
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News Love & Sex With Robots 2025: 10th edition of conference scheduled for August in Montreal
The 10th annual Love & Sex With Robots conference is scheduled for August 15-17, 2025 at Université du Québec in Montreal, with abstract submissions open until March 31. The event brings together scientists, academics,
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Analysis Driving social change: Brazilian football’s unlikely partnership with an escort platform
This article examines Fatal Model, a Brazilian escort platform, and its strategy of sponsoring football clubs to normalize and destigmatize sex work in a conservative society. It places this within a broader global trend
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Analysis Camming on the slide? New creator report offers snapshot of industry today
A new SWR Data report surveying over 400 adult content creators reveals that live camming participation has dropped roughly 15% since 2022, Twitter/X is losing ground as a promotional platform, and the average age
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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%
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Opinion The sex tech industry could better serve disabled people, and it must
This opinion piece examines how the sex tech industry has historically neglected the sexual needs of disabled people, who represent over a billion people globally with enormous collective spending power. It profiles smaller companies
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Opinion Ethical dilemmas of AI in sextech: Balancing technological advances and consent
This opinion piece examines the major ethical dilemmas posed by AI integration in the sextech industry, covering data security, consent, AI agency, social implications, and fraudulent health claims. It argues that the sextech industry
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News SxTech EU event returns May 2025, following fallow year
The SxTech EU conference is returning in May 2025 as the Sx Tech Festival and Conference in Berlin, after skipping 2024. The three-day event (May 4-6) will cover expo, presentations, and business networking, with
