Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Opinion Pornhub’s righteous Terms of Service podcast has more moaning than meaning
A critical review of Pornhub's new podcast 'Terms of Service', hosted by Asa Akira and Pornhub's head of community Alexzandra Kekisi, which ostensibly aims to address censorship and sex worker issues but devolves into
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes US plans to introduce watermark rules for AI images and videos
The article covers President Biden's executive order on AI regulation, focusing on proposed watermarking standards for AI-generated content that could help identify deepfake images and videos, including deepfake porn. It contextualizes the policy within
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News Pornhub owner Aylo sued for alleged sex and human trafficking weeks after ‘ethical’ rebrand
Aylo, formerly MindGeek, faces a lawsuit from 62 women claiming the company knowingly profited from GirlsDoPorn content created through sex trafficking and fraud, failing to remove videos despite repeated requests. The suit, filed weeks
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Australia rejects stricter age verification rules for access to porn, shunning global trends
Australia's government has declined to mandate age verification for pornography websites, citing privacy concerns and the ease of circumventing such measures via VPNs. Instead, it will pursue an industry code focused on parental education
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage UK ‘Pornography Review’ expected to lead to stricter online porn rules
The UK government has announced a comprehensive Pornography Review launched in July 2023, expected to take one year, aimed at updating and unifying online pornography laws. Running alongside the forthcoming Online Safety Bill, which
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Pornhub blocked in Virginia and Mississippi over age verification
Pornhub has blocked access to its platform in Virginia and Mississippi following the implementation of state-level age verification laws, adding to earlier blocks in Utah and Louisiana in 2023. The company argues these laws
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes ‘Irrevocable harm’: US bill would criminalize sharing non-consensual deepfake porn
A US bill introduced by Congressman Joe Morelle in May 2023 would criminalize the creation and sharing of non-consensual deepfake pornography, enabling both criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits against offenders while protecting victim anonymity.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Utah Pornhub block leaves fans scrambling for VPNs
Pornhub blocked access to its content in Utah following the state's new age verification law (S.B. 287), triggering a spike in VPN searches. Porn performer Cherie DeVille, featured in Pornhub's explanatory block page, argues
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage UK Prime Minister defends controversial Online Safety Bill
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended the Online Safety Bill, which aims to restrict harmful online content including explicit material accessible to minors. The bill has drawn criticism from free speech advocates and
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Europe’s porn restrictions escalate: xHamster order to remove videos in Netherlands ‘ongoing’
A Dutch court ruled that xHamster must remove amateur porn videos it cannot prove consent for from its Netherlands-accessible platform, or face fines of up to €30,000 per video. The case, brought by Dutch
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage UK MPs want social media bosses to face prison if platforms fail to verify users’ ages
UK MPs are pushing to amend the Online Safety Bill to make social media executives personally liable, with potential prison sentences of up to two years, if their platforms fail to implement age verification
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage ‘There will be consequences’: Controversial Louisiana age verification law kicks in
Louisiana's HB142 age verification law took effect January 1, 2023, requiring porn sites with 33.3% or more adult content to verify users' ages via the LA Wallet digital driver's license app. The article covers
