Dating appdates (Aug ’26): Overtone’s vague ‘elimination’ plan and chatfishing’s rise
Also this month: friends and family get a say on your Hinge profile, South Australia plans a nation-first dating app ban for…
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China bans AI companions that cultivate dependency, but sex robots seemingly sit outside the rules
Providers can no longer build AI companions designed to cultivate emotional dependence, under-18s are barred from virtual intimate relationships, and platforms have…
Australia’s eSafety commissioner says age assurance is working, and VPNs are next
The eSafety commissioner insists the top five porn sites haven't lost users to shadier rivals, but VPN downloads spiked anyway, and Utah's…
California and Colorado will require age verification at device setup for Windows, iOS, and macOS
Apple, Google, and Microsoft are being nudged toward becoming the internet's new age gatekeepers, starting with two states and a lot of…
DOJ seizes CFake.com and SOCFake.com in first site shutdowns under the Take It Down Act
Two longstanding fake-nude sites have been seized by the Justice Department following an arrest in France, as enforcement under last year's deepfake…
‘Crossing the Rubicon’: UK wants device-level age verification for sharing nudes
The government's three-month ultimatum leans on nudity-detection algorithms that have never reliably worked, while Aylo quietly stands to gain if the compliance…
Two men charged under Take It Down Act as US deepfake law finally bites
The Take It Down Act has its first defendants, but the same critics who warned about over-removal are watching to see whether…
Aylo’s Utah lawsuit could have huge implications for VPN porn workarounds
Aylo is suing Utah over a law that would make porn sites responsible for verifying the age of users who mask their…
EU bans AI nudify apps under amended AI Act, with December deadline
Most countries targeting deepfake non-consensual content go after individual images or videos. The EU's AI Act amendment goes after the apps themselves,…
Apple’s iOS age check gives Aylo the device-level win it lobbied for, but Ofcom isn’t convinced
Aylo is framing Apple's iOS 26.4 update as proof that device-level age verification works. Ofcom's response suggests it sees things differently, and…
Dating appdates (Apr’ 26): height verification, AI interventions, and Bumble’s big reinvention
From a tiny app verifying your height via LiDAR to Bumble leaning on an AI assistant to reverse its revenue slide, April…
Smaller US-based creators are taking the biggest hit as porn restrictions bite into independent incomes
SWR Data's 2025 survey of around 550 mostly US-based adult creators shows the income gap widening fastest for smaller earners. Creators making…
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UK to criminalize owning AI tools designed to make child sexual abuse material, amid wider AI crackdown
12 votesThe UK government has said that the country will become the first to criminalize owning, making or distributing AI tools that are…
‘Irrevocable harm’: US bill would criminalize sharing non-consensual deepfake porn
11 votesCreating and sharing deepfake porn without the consent of the people depicted will become illegal in the US, if a bill proposed…
US plans to introduce watermark rules for AI images and videos
10 votesThe US government has introduced new AI regulation that will give guidance on watermarking AI-generated content, that could theoretically lead to deepfake…
Major porn sites lose nearly half their UK traffic after new age verification laws (but smaller sites grow)
6 votesThe UK's new Online Safety Act has dramatically reshaped the digital landscape for adult content, with major porn platforms seeing their British…
Rise of AI kissing apps creates tangle of ethics issues
6 votesA wave of generative AI ‘kissing apps’ has risen to prominence in the first few months of 2025, allowing you to make…
UK court imposes first ban on using generative AI tools, in ‘landmark’ abuse case
6 votesA sex offender in the UK has been banned by a court from using or accessing “AI creating tools”, following his conviction…
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VPN workarounds for US porn age verification may be running out of road
Aylo blocks Australians from RedTube and YouPorn while calling age verification ‘harmful and ineffective’
Ofcom promises more fines as Pornhub blocks unverified UK users
The AI Act mostly ignores adult content. That’s not entirely good news
Apple and Google ignored own policies while nudify apps hit 700 million downloads
Safe, legal, and still a risk: How the DSA is policing pleasure
Pornhub 2025 Year In Review: Hentai, age verification and Coldplay
Aylo signs up for European Commission age verification app pilot despite recent site blockades
Porn company fined £1 million ($1.34M) by Ofcom for UK age verification breaches
OnlyFans introduces compulsory criminal record checks for US creators
UK issues first porn age verification fines, totaling just £75,000
Aylo lobbies Apple, Google and Microsoft for device-level porn age verification
Pornhub, Chaturbate and OnlyFans on Italy’s new porn age verification list
Pornhub says UK traffic dropped 77% after age verification laws as users flock to non-compliant sites
California’s AI chatbot law is ‘first-of-its-kind’ – will other states and countries follow?
Man hit with record AUD $343,000 fine for posting deepfake porn in Australia
Satisfyer Pro loses Australian patent case against Lelo in clit-sucker battle
Australia will require age checks for online porn from March 2026
UK watchdog investigates 22 porn sites over age verification failures
Sex robots should be designed to give consent, says law researcher
Roblox to introduce age estimation for anyone using its chat functions by end of 2025
Dating appdates (Aug ’25): ‘Male’ rival to Tea app, browser history dating, Grindr’s zionist issue, and more
Major porn sites lose nearly half their UK traffic after new age verification laws (but smaller sites grow)
Grok’s ‘spicy’ AI video tool is already controversial (obviously)
Bellesa blocks UK users, says age verification law threatens artistic expression and creator livelihoods
Adult and social platforms now require UK users to verify age using ID, bank or selfie videos to access explicit content under new law (and some users say it doesn’t work)
California bill would force AI companion chatbots to reduce addiction risk, disclose they’re bots, and provide suicide help—or face lawsuits
Clothoff deepfake app expands despite porn crackdown, whistleblower says
Bluesky and Reddit add ID and facial scans to verify age for UK porn access, X stays silent
The UK’s new age verification law for porn starts July 25, 2025: Here’s what it means for users
