Roblox to introduce age estimation for anyone using its chat functions by end of 2025
Roblox has announced that it will introduce age estimation for anyone who uses the games platform’s communications features by the end of…
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Major porn sites lose nearly half their UK traffic after new age verification laws (but smaller sites grow)
The UK's new Online Safety Act has dramatically reshaped the digital landscape for adult content, with major porn platforms seeing their British…
‘Gross mistake’: Sex toy brand PinkPunch apologizes after employee sought partnership with a minor
PinkPunch, a sex toy brand known for its app-connected products, says a staffer "knowingly sought a partnership" with a minor. The company…
California bill would force AI companion chatbots to reduce addiction risk, disclose they’re bots, and provide suicide help—or face lawsuits
An AI companion chatbot bill has been proposed in California, which would force companies to take anti-user addiction measures, and for chatbots…
Clothoff deepfake app expands despite porn crackdown, whistleblower says
Clothoff, an AI ‘nudify’ app that uses deepfake technology to make fake nude images of people, is reportedly planning an aggressive global…
Bluesky and Reddit add ID and facial scans to verify age for UK porn access, X stays silent
Bluesky and Reddit are set to introduce age verification for UK users attempting to access explicit content on the platforms, in order…
The UK’s new age verification law for porn starts July 25, 2025: Here’s what it means for users
From July 25, accessing porn in the UK will no longer be as simple as ticking a box. Sites will require robust…
Australia introducing search engine age verification as part of porn crackdown
Search engines operating in Australia must introduce age verification processes for users in the country by the end of 2025, to comply…
Denmark to use copyright law to fight nonconsensual deepfakes
Denmark is set to change its copyright laws to give people the legal rights to their facial and body features and voice,…
‘Ofcom’s model is robust’: Pornhub launching tougher age verification for UK users
Aylo has said that its porn sites will introduce more robust age verification checks in the UK, to ensure that its sites’…
Pornhub-owner Aylo calls for ‘global’ device-level age verification for porn, after unblocking French access
Pornhub’s parent company Aylo has called for device-level age verification for accessing online porn to be implemented on a “global level”, after…
Ofcom targets ‘smaller’ porn sites in UK age check crackdown
UK regulator warns even niche adult sites must comply with age verification law.
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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’
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
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
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
Major porn sites lose nearly half their UK traffic after new age verification laws (but smaller sites grow)
‘Gross mistake’: Sex toy brand PinkPunch apologizes after employee sought partnership with a minor
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
Australia introducing search engine age verification as part of porn crackdown
Denmark to use copyright law to fight nonconsensual deepfakes
‘Ofcom’s model is robust’: Pornhub launching tougher age verification for UK users
Pornhub-owner Aylo calls for ‘global’ device-level age verification for porn, after unblocking French access
Ofcom targets ‘smaller’ porn sites in UK age check crackdown
Meta sues over AI ‘nudify’ app adverts flooding Instagram
Pornhub blocks France: ‘There will always be a way’ around blocks, Minister admits
Australia seeks record fine in first deepfake porn case as global crackdown intensifies
Pornhub among porn sites investigated by EU authorities over age verification
Sweden criminalizes paying for online sex acts, putting live cam and OnlyFans users at risk of prison
Undress.cc and US porn site investigated by Ofcom over new age verification rules
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Coverage thread Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
SEXTECHGUIDE has tracked age verification as a live policy battleground since 2016, from the UK's Digital Economy Act delays and eventual collapse…
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Coverage thread Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
Eight years of coverage tracking image-based sexual abuse from DeepNude's brief viral run through today's nudify apps, following the law as it…
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