US and UK governments form online safety group to tackle generative AI risks
The US and UK governments are launching a joint online children’s safety working group, with the aims of protecting minors from —and…
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16 AI porn generator sites sued in US ‘nudify’ lawsuit
A San Francisco City attorney has launched what he calls a “first-of-its-kind” lawsuit against 16 so-called ‘nudify’ websites and apps, that allegedly…
‘Pajaporte’: Spain’s ‘porn passport’ age verification app is launching this summer
Spain is set to roll out an app-based age verification process allowing adults to access porn in the country, as the authorities…
Google is cracking down on deepfake porn via Search throttling and advert bans
Google is banning Google Ads from promoting deepfake porn, and has decreased the visibility of deepfake porn content in Google searches, as…
India’s sextech revolution is breaking taboos and empowering intimacy
For a long time in India, talking openly about sex was seen as shameful, says Shweta Sangtani, the co-founder of Sangya Project…
OpenAI’s Sora AI video model could allow nudity, the company says
It may have been reasonably assumed that OpenAI’s forthcoming AI text-to-video creation model Sora would be a sex and nudity-free zone. ChatGPT,…
‘Providing ID for online porn every time is not a solution’: Pornhub disabled in Texas
Aylo has disabled access to all its porn sites, which include Pornhub, RedTube and YouPorn, in Texas, due to the state’s introduction…
Aylo wins millions of dollars in copyright infringement case
Aylo, the owner of Pornhub and a firm accused in its previous guise MindGeek of building its success in part on copyright…
Aylo to pay millions of dollars in yet another Pornhub legal case
Pornhub’s owner Aylo has agreed to pay the US government $1.8 million, plus payments to women harmed by trafficking, after admitting to…
New Mexico claims there’s 10x more ‘child exploitative content’ on Instagram and Facebook than Pornhub or OnlyFans
The state of New Mexico’s attorney general has claimed in a lawsuit against Meta that Facebook and Instagram feature more “certain child…
‘Like destroying the universe because it contains evil’: Video chat site Omegle shut down
Omegle, the social video site that paired you for chats with a random stranger ala Chatroulette-style, has been shut down following the…
Womanizer awarded $12.8M in sextech copycat lawsuit
The WOW Tech group, makers of the Womanizer sextech device range, has won a $12.8 million counterclaim lawsuit against EIS Inc, makers…
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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
UK regulator warns ‘hundreds’ of porn sites about looming age verification deadline
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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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