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Ofcom is investigating companies for inadequate age verification on porn sites under the UK’s Online Safety Act, set to enforce stricter rules by July 2025

Legal experts say virtual reality ‘rape’ should be a crime, sparking debate about the boundaries of law and technology.

Mr Deepfakes, believed to be one of the world’s largest deepfake porn sites, has shut down, and says that it will not be re-opening.

US Take It Down Act bans sharing non-consensual explicit or deepfake content, forces sites to remove flagged posts within 48h; violators face up to 3 yrs jail.

Four people have been arrested in Japan for selling what is alleged to be AI-generated images that break the country’s obscenity laws.

Ofcom says that any site that hosts pornography that’s accessible to UK users will need to implement “highly effective” age verification by July 25, 2025.

Sweden’s government proposes law changes to criminalize paying for remote sexual services, raising concerns among adult content creators and platforms.

Texas proposes Senate Bill 3003 to require age verification for online sales of sex toys, sparking debate on privacy, freedoms and penalties for non-compliance.

Independent adult websites risk shutdown under the UK’s Online Safety Act, threatening accessibility features and user inclusivity, says Girl on the Net

AI kissing apps are rising in popularity, generating realistic deepfake videos without consent, raising ethical concerns about misuse and consent issues.

A popular ‘nudifier’ app says that it is working with an organization that helps victims of AI-based abuse, but declined to show any proof of its activity.

Apple says it is “deeply concerned” by the European release of what is believed to be one of the first native porn apps to become available on the iPhone.