Porn ban

Pornhub and XVideos saw 47% traffic drops after UK age verification rules began July 25, while VPN downloads surged as users sought workarounds.

Bellesa blocks UK access to its porn site, calling the new age verification law flawed and unworkable. Offers workaround via BellesaPlus.

Steam has removed incest and slave-themed games after banning adult content that violates credit card company standards. Payment firms drive the new policy.

Search engines must verify users’ age in Australia by end of 2025 or face $32M fines, as part of a sweeping crackdown on youth access to online porn.

France’s porn age verification laws prompt Aylo to block Pornhub and other sites. VPN use surges as France defends the new rules amid circumvention risks.

EU Commission probes Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX & XVideos for inadequate age checks under DSA; non-compliance risks fines up to 6 % of turnover.

Ofcom says that any site that hosts pornography that’s accessible to UK users will need to implement “highly effective” age verification by July 25, 2025.

ChatGPT gets a little more grown-up! OpenAI relaxes rules, allowing erotica in specific contexts. Kissing is now OK, but porn is still off-limits.

Pornhub has blocked access to people in Virginia and Mississippi, taking the total number of US states in which it has suspended service to four.

Access to Pornhub has been blocked across the whole state of Utah, following a requirement to provide more stringent age verification to users of the site.

Imgur announces explicit content ban from May 15, 2023, amid new terms & conditions. Artistic nudity stays, but is this the end of Imgur porn as you know it?