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…
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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…
VPN workarounds for US porn age verification may be running out of road
VPN downloads spike every time a new porn age verification law lands. States like Utah and Ohio are now writing anti-VPN language…
Aylo blocks Australians from RedTube and YouPorn while calling age verification ‘harmful and ineffective’
Aylo is restricting access to RedTube, YouPorn and Tube8 for unregistered Australian users, mirroring the approach it took in the UK —…
Ofcom promises more fines as Pornhub blocks unverified UK users
Pornhub's parent company Aylo has cut off unverified UK users from its porn sites, while the UK regulator Ofcom warns it has…
The AI Act mostly ignores adult content. That’s not entirely good news
The EU's AI Act puts most adult industry AI — chatbots, deepfakes, content moderation — in its lowest risk categories. That means…
Apple and Google ignored own policies while nudify apps hit 700 million downloads
A new investigation reveals Apple and Google have been hosting over 100 AI apps capable of creating non-consensual nude deepfakes, despite policies…
Safe, legal, and still a risk: How the DSA is policing pleasure
The EU's Digital Services Act doesn't care whether your content is legal — it cares whether it's risky. Here's how the DSA…
Pornhub 2025 Year In Review: Hentai, age verification and Coldplay
The world's biggest porn site has released its annual data roundup, revealing how age verification laws have reshuffled the traffic charts, why…
Aylo signs up for European Commission age verification app pilot despite recent site blockades
The Pornhub owner will be among the first participants in the EU's age verification app pilot, despite recently blocking its sites in…
Porn company fined £1 million ($1.34M) by Ofcom for UK age verification breaches
Ofcom is ramping up enforcement of the UK's Online Safety Act porn age verification requirements, hitting AVS Group Ltd with a £1…
OnlyFans introduces compulsory criminal record checks for US creators
The platform is partnering with background screening company Checkr to run checks on new US creators, though OnlyFans hasn't specified which convictions…
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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
