Utah bill that would require porn filters on phones by default could be the first step towards US-wide rollout
A bill that would require new smartphones to have a default porn filter enabled passed the State Senate in Utah on March…
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What is SISEA? And why is it bad for sex workers and porn sites?
On December 18, 2020 a bipartisan bill named the Stop Internet Sexual Exploitation Act (SISEA) was put forward in the US. If…
Section 230 law change could make adult sites responsible for all user content
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reform Section 230 of…
LG Poland apologizes for posting upskirt promo video to show off new camera tech
In these enlightened times, most civilized people agree that upskirting is very much a no-no, and depending on where you are reading…
China cracks down on deepfake technology, driven by politics not porn
China plans to enforce new deepfake regulations from January 2020.
Deepfake porn is growing in popularity, as lawmakers scramble to keep up
As many as 96 percent of deepfake videos online are pornographic, with 99 percent of the people featured being female actresses and…
UK to review laws around deepfake and revenge porn
The UK government’s Law Commission will soon begin reviewing the laws around the taking and sharing of “non-consensual intimate images” as part…
UK pulls U-turn on obscenity laws, but is pushing ahead with age verification
The UK government has changed its guidance on the legality of certain sexual acts depicted in adult material or in online live…
Upskirting’s finally illegal across the UK, but will that stop it?
Legislation has finally passed the House of Lords this week to make ‘upskirting’ a legal offence in England and Wales, punishable with…
Privacy-invading camera tech is a problem that authorities will always struggle to combat
I have a bit of a confession to make. Not a major one, not one that had any impact on anyone’s lives,…
UK’s age verification porn plans delayed until end of 2018
The UK government has been forced to admit that its controversial plans to enforce a mandated age-gate system on any website that…
xHamster and Enterprise battle porn cybersquatting cases, but only one won
xHamster and Enterprise have both been battling cybersquatters this week, but only one was victorious.
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Dating appdates (Apr’ 26): height verification, AI interventions, and Bumble’s big reinvention
Smaller US-based creators are taking the biggest hit as porn restrictions bite into independent incomes
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
