Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Roundup Dating appdates (Apr’ 26): height verification, AI interventions, and Bumble’s big reinvention
A monthly roundup of April 2026 dating app news covering height verification via LiDAR on Tenr, Canadian research into AI-mediated social skills interventions for chronically single men, Bumble's AI-heavy relaunch, Tinder's expanded compulsory face
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News OnlyFans introduces compulsory criminal record checks for US creators
OnlyFans is mandating criminal record checks for new US creators through a partnership with background screening firm Checkr, adding to existing age and identity verification requirements. The move is framed as a community safety
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News Satisfyer Pro loses Australian patent case against Lelo in clit-sucker battle
EIS GmbH, maker of the Satisfyer Pro, lost its Australian patent infringement case against Lelo after a judge ruled the patent was vague, undefined, and amounted to an attempted monopoly on clit-sucking devices. This
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News Roblox to introduce age estimation for anyone using its chat functions by end of 2025
Roblox has announced it will implement age estimation technology for all users accessing its chat and communications features by the end of 2025, combining face scanning, ID verification, and parental consent mechanisms. The move
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News Meta sues over AI ‘nudify’ app adverts flooding Instagram
Meta has filed a lawsuit against Joy Timeline HK Limited, the Hong Kong-based company behind CrushAI nudify apps, seeking $289,200 in damages after CBS News exposed hundreds of nudify app adverts flooding Instagram, Facebook,
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Watching deepfake porn will be illegal in South Korea, amid ‘digital sex crime epidemic’
South Korea has passed legislation criminalizing the watching, buying, or possessing of sexually explicit deepfake content, with penalties of up to three years in jail and fines of $22,600. The law also increases penalties
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes 16 AI porn generator sites sued in US ‘nudify’ lawsuit
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu has filed a landmark lawsuit against 16 AI 'nudify' websites and apps for generating non-consensual deepfake pornographic content of real women and potentially children. The defendants are accused
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Chaturbate’s Texas lawsuit payout shows US is serious about age verification
Chaturbate's parent company Multi Media LLC settled a $675,000 lawsuit with the State of Texas over non-compliance with online pornography age verification laws. The settlement signals that US authorities are increasingly willing to enforce
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes ‘Sending a message’: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sues over deepfake porn
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is suing two men for defamation over deepfake porn videos featuring her likeness, seeking €100,000 in damages in a case that could set a legal precedent in Italy. The
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage ‘Providing ID for online porn every time is not a solution’: Pornhub disabled in Texas
Aylo has blocked access to Pornhub and its sister sites in Texas following the state's introduction of mandatory age verification laws for online porn, with Texas AG Ken Paxton filing a lawsuit against the
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News Aylo wins millions of dollars in copyright infringement case
Aylo (formerly MindGeek) has been awarded $2,157,000 in statutory damages plus legal fees in a California copyright infringement case against the operators of the pirate porn site Good Porn. The ruling is notable given
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Pornhub, Redtube, Brazzers and YouPorn are now all blocking US users in two more states
Aylo (formerly MindGeek) has blocked Pornhub, Redtube, Brazzers, and YouPorn in Montana and North Carolina following new state age verification laws, bringing the total number of blocked US states to six. The article covers
