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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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Pornhub says UK traffic dropped 77% after age verification laws as users flock to non-compliant sites
Pornhub's parent company Aylo reports a 77% drop in UK traffic following age verification requirements under the Online Safety Act, effective July 2025. Rather than reducing porn consumption, users have migrated to smaller, non-compliant
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Man hit with record AUD $343,000 fine for posting deepfake porn in Australia
Australian man Anthony Rotondo has been fined AUD $343,000 by the Federal Court for posting deepfake intimate images of prominent women on MrDeepFakes without consent, marking Australia's first major penalty under the Online 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 In Age verification: decade of coverage UK watchdog investigates 22 porn sites over age verification failures
UK regulator Ofcom has launched age verification investigations into 22 porn sites with over eight million combined monthly UK visitors, targeting platforms that saw traffic spikes after the July 25, 2025 age verification deadline.
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News Sex robots should be designed to give consent, says law researcher
Dutch legal researcher Carlotta Rigotti has proposed that sex robots be designed to explicitly communicate consent, arguing that humanoid AI systems lacking consent features could reinforce harmful attitudes toward women. Her proposal suggests the
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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 In Age verification: decade of coverage Major porn sites lose nearly half their UK traffic after new age verification laws (but smaller sites grow)
Major porn platforms including Pornhub, XVideos, and xHamster lost nearly half their UK traffic within two weeks of the UK's Online Safety Act age verification requirements taking effect on July 25, 2025. The drop
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News ‘Gross mistake’: Sex toy brand PinkPunch apologizes after employee sought partnership with a minor
Sex toy brand PinkPunch has publicly apologized after an employee knowingly pursued a brand partnership with a minor on social media, subsequently firing the staffer and announcing mandatory internal training and age-verification reforms. The
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News California bill would force AI companion chatbots to reduce addiction risk, disclose they’re bots, and provide suicide help—or face lawsuits
California's SB-243 bill proposes sweeping regulations on AI companion chatbots, requiring companies to disclose bot status, implement anti-addiction measures, and provide suicide prevention resources. The legislation follows high-profile incidents including a teenager's suicide allegedly
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Clothoff deepfake app expands despite porn crackdown, whistleblower says
A whistleblower investigation by Der Spiegel reveals that Clothoff, a major AI nudify/deepfake app linked to a UK-registered company, is aggressively expanding into European markets and targeting young men despite a global crackdown on
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Bluesky and Reddit add ID and facial scans to verify age for UK porn access, X stays silent
Bluesky and Reddit have announced age verification measures for UK users accessing explicit content, using facial scans, ID uploads, or payment card data to comply with the UK Online Safety Act's July 2025 deadline.
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Analysis In Age verification: decade of coverage The UK’s new age verification law for porn starts July 25, 2025: Here’s what it means for users
This article examines the UK's Online Safety Act age verification requirements taking effect July 25, 2025, which will compel porn sites and social media platforms to implement robust ID, facial scanning, or bank card
