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Omegle, the video chat site that connected people with random strangers, has closed down following a legal settlement agreement with one of its former users.

The US is planning to introduce new regulations that include the use of watermarks on AI images and videos, in a move to reduce potential misuse.

Aylo, the new name for the parent company of Pornhub, has been sued for alleged sex and human trafficking in relation to the now-defunct GirlsDoPorn site.

Australia has resisted moves to introduce stricter age verification measures for accessing online porn, saying that current proposals were insufficient.

The UK government is conducting a comprehensive online Pornography Review, which is expected to lead to mandatory age verification measures being introduced.

Pornhub has blocked access to people in Virginia and Mississippi, taking the total number of US states in which it has suspended service to four.

Sextech company Lora DiCarlo, accused of ripping off Womanizer designs, has lost a $2.2 million judgement in a patent infringement lawsuit.

An anti-porn app has been used by Courts in the United States to track alleged criminals and their families online activities, according to an investigation.

A new bill has been proposed in the US that would criminalize the sharing of non-consensual deepfake porn, citing its potential for “irrevocable harm”.

Access to Pornhub has been blocked across the whole state of Utah, following a requirement to provide more stringent age verification to users of the site.

Industry leaders have signed an open letter calling for a ‘pause’ to be put on AI development, but it’s going to be hard to put the genie back in the bottle.