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Image-based sexual abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage New Mexico claims there’s 10x more ‘child exploitative content’ on Instagram and Facebook than Pornhub or OnlyFans
New Mexico's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging that Facebook and Instagram host over ten times more child exploitative content than Pornhub and OnlyFans. The suit claims Meta's platforms fail to
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News ‘No results’: Threads is still blocking searches for sex, sexual health and porn
Meta's Threads app continues to block searches for sex-related terms including 'sex', 'sexual health', 'porn', and 'nudity' more than a week after the company claimed such blocks would be temporary. The article examines how
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News ‘Like my bikini?’ Next wave of sexualized AI-generated influencers arrives
A new wave of highly-sexualized, fully AI-generated female influencers emerged on social media in spring 2023, accumulating thousands of followers while blurring the line between lifestyle influencer culture and adult content. Examples include Milla
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News Green screen ‘streaming undies’ let you watch video on your partner’s crotch, should you feel the need
Maison Pixel has released 'streaming undies' — green screen underwear that, when viewed through an Instagram AR filter, displays video on the garment's surface. Priced at $22, the briefs and g-strings are framed as
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News From 4nal to vulv4: anti-censorship ‘d1ck-tionary’ for iOS devices aimed at avoiding shadowbans
Dutch sex toy retailer Peech has launched S3xy Shortcuts, an iOS tool that automatically replaces sex-related words with algorithmically evasive alternatives (e.g., 'anal' becomes '4nal') to help sexfluencers and adult brands avoid shadowbanning on
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News Instagram to free (some) nipples, as board calls nudity policy ‘discriminatory’
Meta's independent Oversight Board has declared Instagram's female nipple ban 'discriminatory' and 'unworkable', recommending the policy be updated to be gender-inclusive, particularly for non-binary, intersex, and transgender users. The board gave Meta 60 days
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News Pornhub accuses mainstream social media of ‘discriminating’ against sex workers following YouTube ban
Pornhub's official YouTube channel was terminated in December 2022, completing a trio of major social media bans alongside TikTok and Instagram removals. Pornhub responded by framing the bans as industry-wide discrimination against sex workers,
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News Pornhub’s TikTok account removed, just months after being booted off Instagram
Pornhub's TikTok account was removed in December 2022, just weeks after launching under the username 'ph.world', following a similar ban from Instagram in September 2022 where it had 13.1 million followers. The article contextualizes
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News Instagram nudity blocker could mean an end to unsolicited dick pics (hopefully)
Instagram is developing a feature to automatically block unsolicited nude images sent via direct message, similar to its existing Hidden Words filter. Meta confirmed the feature is in development with privacy protections built in.
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News Pornhub banned from Instagram, cutting off access to over 13 million followers
Pornhub's Instagram account was banned in September 2022, removing access to 13.1 million followers, following pressure from anti-porn campaigners including Laila Mickelwait and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation. The ban is notable because
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Roundup Who’s who in sextech: 40 essential follows for your social feeds
SEXTECHGUIDE presents a curated list of 40 notable sextech industry figures worth following on social media, spanning categories from sex toy founders and ethical porn advocates to sex robot researchers and industry educators. The
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News Creator app Sunroom prioritizes safety and intimacy over explicit content
Sunroom is a new iOS creator app co-founded by executives from Bumble and Hinge that targets women and non-binary creators shut out by censorship on mainstream platforms. The app offers sex-positive content monetization through
