Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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Analysis In Age verification: decade of coverage ‘Crossing the Rubicon’: UK wants device-level age verification for sharing nudes
The UK government has given tech companies like Apple and Google until September 2026 to introduce device-level age verification and nudity-detection algorithms that block genital images on unverified devices, threatening legislation and even criminal
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Two men charged under Take It Down Act as US deepfake law finally bites
Two men have been charged in the US under the 2025 Take It Down Act, marking the first prosecutions for creating and sharing non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes. The article examines whether these arrests represent
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Analysis In Age verification: decade of coverage Aylo’s Utah lawsuit could have huge implications for VPN porn workarounds
Aylo has sued Utah over a law that holds porn sites responsible for age-verifying users who access their platforms via VPNs from outside the state, arguing it amounts to an unconstitutional global mandate. The
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News EU bans AI nudify apps under amended AI Act, with December deadline
The EU has agreed to ban AI nudification apps under an amendment to the AI Act, with the prohibition taking effect December 2, 2026. The ban targets the software itself rather than individual deepfake
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Apple’s iOS age check gives Aylo the device-level win it lobbied for, but Ofcom isn’t convinced
Aylo has partially lifted its UK Pornhub block for iOS users verified as adults through Apple's new iOS 26.4 device-level age verification feature, framing it as a vindication of its lobbying campaign for device-level
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Analysis In Age verification: decade of coverage VPN workarounds for US porn age verification may be running out of road
This article examines how US states like Utah and Ohio are writing anti-VPN language into porn age verification legislation, closing a widely-used loophole that allowed users to bypass state-level ID requirements. It explores the
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Aylo blocks Australians from RedTube and YouPorn while calling age verification ‘harmful and ineffective’
Aylo has begun blocking unregistered Australian users from RedTube, YouPorn, and Tube8 ahead of Australia's March 9, 2026 age verification deadline, mirroring its approach in the UK. The company publicly criticizes the legislation as
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Porn company fined £1 million ($1.34M) by Ofcom for UK age verification breaches
Ofcom has fined AVS Group Ltd £1 million for failing to implement age verification on 18 porn sites, marking the largest penalty yet under the UK's Online Safety Act. The fine is over thirteen
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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 In Age verification: decade of coverage UK issues first porn age verification fines, totaling just £75,000
The UK's Ofcom has issued its first enforcement fines under the Online Safety Act's porn age verification rules, totaling just £75,000 against Itai Tech Ltd (Undress.cc) and 4Chan. The article examines whether these relatively
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Aylo lobbies Apple, Google and Microsoft for device-level porn age verification
Aylo has written to Apple, Google, and Microsoft urging them to implement age verification at the device level rather than the site level. The company argues that site-based age verification is fundamentally flawed, citing
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Pornhub, Chaturbate and OnlyFans on Italy’s new porn age verification list
Italy's communications regulator AGCOM has published a list of 45 porn sites, including Pornhub, OnlyFans, and Chaturbate, that must implement robust age verification by November 12, 2025, with fines up to €250,000 for non-compliance.
