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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News ‘Real amateur homemade’: Pornhub’s 2022 year in review
Pornhub's 2022 year-in-review data reveals a sharp rise in demand for reality and amateur homemade porn, with searches for 'real amateur homemade' up 310% in the US. The data also highlights continued growth in
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News Pornhub’s TikTok account removed, just months after being booted off Instagram
Pornhub's TikTok account was removed in December 2022, just weeks after launching under the username 'ph.world', following a similar ban from Instagram in September 2022 where it had 13.1 million followers. The article contextualizes
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News MindGeek bags $32 million and control of DaftSex domain in copyright win
MindGeek won a $32 million default judgment against pirate site DaftSex and its alleged operator Vasily Kharchenko for uploading 2,143 copyrighted videos, with the court also ordering transfer of DaftSex's domains to MindGeek. The
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes India blocks Pornhub and Brazzers in ‘obscene material’ crackdown
India's Ministry of Electronics and IT blocked 67 adult websites including Pornhub, Brazzers, BangBros, AdultFriendFinder, and Chaturbate in September 2022, citing 'obscene material' that tarnishes women's modesty. The move brings India's total banned porn
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage France and Germany are pushing ahead with porn crackdown over age verification measures
France and Germany are escalating efforts to block major porn sites over failure to implement age verification measures, with French courts weighing jurisdiction over sites including Pornhub, xHamster, XNXX, and XVideos, while Germany's Higher
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News Pornhub banned from Instagram, cutting off access to over 13 million followers
Pornhub's Instagram account was banned in September 2022, removing access to 13.1 million followers, following pressure from anti-porn campaigners including Laila Mickelwait and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation. The ban is notable because
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News Mastercard and Visa cut ties with MindGeek’s massive ad network
Mastercard and Visa have severed payment services from TrafficJunky, MindGeek's advertising network, following a judge's refusal to drop Visa as a defendant in a sexual abuse case involving a minor's video uploaded to Pornhub.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage xHamster blocked in Germany, stoking fears of further porn censorship
xHamster has been blocked in Germany by major ISPs after the country's Commission for Youth Media Protection ruled the site violated the Youth Media Protection State Treaty by lacking mandatory age verification. The block
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News Ukrainian and Russian creators turn to Pornhub to spread uncensored war info
Ukrainian and Russian porn creators are using Pornhub as an uncensored platform to spread anti-war messages and document the realities of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, circumventing heavy censorship and social media restrictions. The article
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Age verification crackdown continues: France joins Germany in threatening to block porn sites
France's Higher Audiovisual Council threatened to block Pornhub, xHamster, Xvideos, XNXX, and TuKif unless they implemented age verification by December 28, 2021, following a similar crackdown in Germany. The article covers the escalating European
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News Hentai and trans porn among most popular searches of 2021 on Pornhub
Pornhub's 2021 year-in-review data reveals hentai as the top search term, a 141% surge in 'trans' searches, and growing interest in sex education queries like 'how to'. The data also highlights shifting user demographics
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Germany moves closer to banning Pornhub and YouPorn
A German court ruled that authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia are justified in banning Pornhub, YouPorn, and MyDirtyHobby for failing to comply with age verification requirements, rejecting MindGeek's argument that German law didn't apply to
