Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Ofcom targets ‘smaller’ porn sites in UK age check crackdown
Ofcom has launched investigations into two niche porn sites, FTVGirls and FTVMilfs, alongside seven file-sharing services and 4chan, signaling that the UK regulator's Online Safety Act enforcement extends beyond major platforms. The investigations send
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Pornhub blocks France: ‘There will always be a way’ around blocks, Minister admits
Aylo blocked access to Pornhub and its other porn sites in France on June 4, 2025, in protest of new laws requiring per-session age verification via official ID or credit cards. France's digital minister
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Pornhub among porn sites investigated by EU authorities over age verification
The European Commission has launched formal investigations into Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos for suspected non-compliance with age verification requirements under the Digital Services Act. The probe could result in fines of up to
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Take It Down Act: Sharing non-consensual deepfake porn to become illegal in the US
The Take It Down Act was passed by US Congress on April 28, 2025, criminalizing the sharing of non-consensual explicit content including AI-generated deepfakes, with prison sentences up to two years for adults and
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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 Texas lawmaker proposes age verification for people buying ‘obscene’ sextech products online
Texas Republican Senator Angela Paxton has filed Senate Bill 3003, which would require online retailers to verify customer ages before selling products legally defined as 'obscene devices,' including most vibrators and penis strokers. If
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Deepfake porn app claims to work with AI abuse victim organization, provides no evidence
An investigation by Bellingcat reveals that deepfake nudification app ClothOff claims to donate to and collaborate with an AI victim support organization called ASU Label, which shows multiple signs of being illegitimate or fabricated.
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes UK deepfake law proposes up to two years in prison for porn creators
The UK government has announced plans to criminalize the creation of non-consensual deepfake porn as part of its Crime and Policing Bill, with offenders facing up to two years in prison. The legislation expands
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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 Sex-positive industry coalition calls out ‘critical gap’ in EU AI regulation
A coalition of 50 sex and porn industry organizations, the Digital Intimacy Coalition, has published an open letter urging EU regulators to include sex-positive voices in AI policy discussions, warning of a critical gap
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News California AI replica bill shields adult performers from exploitation
California's AB-2602 law, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, renders unenforceable any contracts that strip performers of rights to their digital replicas, requiring explicit consent for AI-generated likenesses. The law, effective January 1, 2025, has
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Watching deepfake porn will be illegal in South Korea, amid ‘digital sex crime epidemic’
South Korea has passed legislation criminalizing the watching, buying, or possessing of sexually explicit deepfake content, with penalties of up to three years in jail and fines of $22,600. The law also increases penalties
