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…
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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…
Anti-porn ‘shameware’ app being used to spy on alleged criminals’ families
A so-called ‘shameware’ anti-porn app has been used to survey phone use of family members of people on probation in the US,…
‘Irrevocable harm’: US bill would criminalize sharing non-consensual deepfake porn
Creating and sharing deepfake porn without the consent of the people depicted will become illegal in the US, if a bill proposed…
Lora DiCarlo goes ‘silent’, with former advisor making ‘bankruptcy’ claim
Sextech company Lora DiCarlo has reportedly ceased operations and communication, with a source close to the brand saying that it is set…
MindGeek bags $32 million and control of DaftSex domain in copyright win
MindGeek, the behemoth porn company that owns sites and studios including Pornhub, RedTube, YouPorn and Brazzers, has won a $32 million lawsuit…
‘Obscene, objectionable’: Two women given jail sentences for importing sextech products
Two women in Zimbabwe have received legal sentences for attempting to import sex toys in 2022, raising concerns about archaic rules about…
Germany moves closer to banning Pornhub and YouPorn
Germany has taken one step closer to implementing a ban on Pornhub, YouPorn and MyDirtyHobby, following a court ruling upholding that authorities…
MindGeek settles with 50 women suing over GirlsDoPorn and Pornhub
MindGeek has reached a legal settlement with 50 women who sued the company, which runs a multitude of porn sites including Pornhub,…
French court dismisses suit seeking to block Pornhub, YouPorn and Redtube
A French court has rejected a lawsuit filed by two child protection organizations, which were seeking to force telecommunications companies to block…
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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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