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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News Legal scholars advocate criminalizing VR ‘rape’
Legal scholars Clare McGlynn and Carlotta Rigotti have published a paper in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies arguing that non-consensual sexual behavior in metaverse spaces should be criminalized and reframed as 'meta-rape' rather
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Huge deepfake porn site ‘Mr Deepfakes’ has shut down and ‘will not be relaunching’
Mr Deepfakes, widely considered the world's largest nonconsensual deepfake porn site with 13 million monthly visitors, has shut down citing a critical service provider termination and data loss. The closure coincides with the passage
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News ‘Legs open’, case closed? Four arrested in Japan for selling AI-generated porn
Four people in Japan were arrested in April 2025 for selling AI-generated porn posters that violated the country's censorship laws by depicting uncensored genitals, marking the first such arrests related to AI-created obscene images
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage UK regulator warns ‘hundreds’ of porn sites about looming age verification deadline
Ofcom has sent warning letters to 'hundreds' of porn sites about a July 25, 2025 deadline for implementing 'highly effective' age verification under the UK's Online Safety Act. Non-compliant sites face fines of up
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News Sweden plans to criminalize paying for remote sex acts, sparking cam fears
Sweden's government has proposed expanding its existing ban on purchasing sexual services to include remote transactions, such as paying cam performers or buying custom adult content online. The move would effectively criminalize watching live
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News Apple ‘deeply concerned’ about native iPhone porn app Hot Tub
Apple has expressed strong opposition to Hot Tub, believed to be the first native porn app for iPhone, which became available via AltStore PAL in the EU. The app is legal under the EU's
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Analysis The evolving aesthetics of AI-generated porn: Art, ethics, and a new erotic frontier
This article examines the rapid growth of AI-generated pornography, exploring its technological foundations, artistic merit, and the ethical and legal challenges it presents. It covers the tension between AI's potential to democratize and diversify
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News US lawmaker wants to ban sex toys from non-sexually orientated stores
A Texas Republican lawmaker has proposed HB 1549, which would ban the sale of sex toys in non-sexually-oriented businesses like Walmart, Target, and pharmacies, with fines up to $5,000. The bill is considered unlikely
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Deepfake porn guides easily accessible via search engines, despite crackdown
An investigation by Glamour Magazine found that major search engines including Google, Bing, and Yahoo continue to surface tutorials, guides, and tools for creating deepfake porn despite stated crackdowns on nonconsensual intimate imagery. The
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Analysis Why sex workers and advocates want to be part of AI regulation talks
This article examines why sex workers, erotica creators, and sex-positive advocates are demanding a seat at the table in AI regulation discussions, particularly around the EU AI Act and deepfake porn laws. It explores
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage US and UK governments form online safety group to tackle generative AI risks
The US and UK governments are forming a joint working group to address online children's safety, with a particular focus on generative AI risks including deepfake pornography and sexual abuse content. The initiative coincides
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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
