US and UK governments form online safety group to tackle generative AI risks
The US and UK governments are launching a joint online children’s safety working group, with the aims of protecting minors from —and…
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Sex-positive industry coalition calls out ‘critical gap’ in EU AI regulation
A coalition of sex and porn industry figures and advocates has released an open letter to EU regulators, calling for more sex-positive…
California AI replica bill shields adult performers from exploitation
A new law regarding use of digital replicas of online performers, including adult entertainment, is being implemented in California, and could have…
Watching deepfake porn will be illegal in South Korea, amid ‘digital sex crime epidemic’
Punishments for watching will be up to three years in jail, in addition to fines.
Microsoft hooks up with StopNCII to tackle non-consensual deepfakes on Bing
Microsoft is piloting the use of the anti-nonconsensual deepfake porn platform Stop Non-Consensual Intimate Image Abuse (StopNCII) on its search engine Bing,…
‘Pajaporte’: Spain’s ‘porn passport’ age verification app is launching this summer
Spain is set to roll out an app-based age verification process allowing adults to access porn in the country, as the authorities…
Pornhub will be blocked in over 25% of US states from July 1: Indiana, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky and Nebraska added to the growing list
Pornhub has announced that the site is set to be blocked in five further US states in summer 2024, due to new…
Google is cracking down on deepfake porn via Search throttling and advert bans
Google is banning Google Ads from promoting deepfake porn, and has decreased the visibility of deepfake porn content in Google searches, as…
Chaturbate’s Texas lawsuit payout shows US is serious about age verification
The owner of the adult camming site Chaturbate [very NSFW] has reached a $675,000 legal settlement with the State of Texas, over…
UK court imposes first ban on using generative AI tools, in ‘landmark’ abuse case
A sex offender in the UK has been banned by a court from using or accessing “AI creating tools”, following his conviction…
OpenAI’s Sora AI video model could allow nudity, the company says
It may have been reasonably assumed that OpenAI’s forthcoming AI text-to-video creation model Sora would be a sex and nudity-free zone. ChatGPT,…
Pornhub, Redtube, Brazzers and YouPorn are now all blocking US users in two more states
Pornhub has kicked off 2024 by blocking the site in Montana and North Carolina due to new age verification rules, following the…
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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
