Pornhub among porn sites investigated by EU authorities over age verification
The European Commission has launched an investigation into Pornhub and three other porn sites and platforms, with the organization suspecting that they…
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Sweden criminalizes paying for online sex acts, putting live cam and OnlyFans users at risk of prison
Sweden’s parliament has passed a law amendment criminalizing buying and commissioning sex acts remotely, raising the prospect of live porn cam and…
Undress.cc and US porn site investigated by Ofcom over new age verification rules
Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulation authority, is investigating a porn site company and a company behind AI ‘nudify’ web apps, that the…
Legal scholars advocate criminalizing VR ‘rape’
If you use a female-presenting avatar when entering a metaverse space, it’s usually not long before a penguin or elf or… whatever…
Huge deepfake porn site ‘Mr Deepfakes’ has shut down and ‘will not be relaunching’
Mr Deepfakes, believed to have been the world’s biggest site for deepfake porn and regularly accused of being a haven for nonconsensual…
‘Legs open’, case closed? Four arrested in Japan for selling AI-generated porn
Four people have been arrested in Japan on suspicion of selling obscene porn posters created by generative AI, in a move that…
UK regulator warns ‘hundreds’ of porn sites about looming age verification deadline
Ofcom says that sites providing porn in the UK must implement “highly effective” age verification processes by July 25, 2025, to ensure…
Sweden plans to criminalize paying for remote sex acts, sparking cam fears
Sweden’s government has asked the country’s Parliament to amend its laws regarding buying sexual services, so they include giving money to people…
Apple ‘deeply concerned’ about native iPhone porn app Hot Tub
Apple has said it is “deeply concerned” by the European release of what is believed to be the first porn app to…
The evolving aesthetics of AI-generated porn: Art, ethics, and a new erotic frontier
The landscape of erotic imagery is undergoing a seismic shift. Artificial intelligence (AI) has entered the bedroom, not as a robotic lover,…
US lawmaker wants to ban sex toys from non-sexually orientated stores
A lawmaker has proposed a bill in Texas that would ban the sale of sex toys in business establishments deemed not to…
Deepfake porn guides easily accessible via search engines, despite crackdown
The efforts of some major search engines to crack down on nonconsensual deepfake porn have arguably been undermined by a news investigation…
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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
Legal scholars advocate criminalizing VR ‘rape’
Huge deepfake porn site ‘Mr Deepfakes’ has shut down and ‘will not be relaunching’
‘Legs open’, case closed? Four arrested in Japan for selling AI-generated porn
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Long-running editorial threads we keep updating as new evidence lands.
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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 the DeepNude app's brief viral moment through the nudify industry's current expansion, mapping…
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