Regulations

A new report finds AI models by OpenAI, Google and Anthropic powering children’s toys, despite age rules that are supposed to keep kids away from them.

Discord will require age verification for adult content from March 2026. Users cite privacy fears and the platform’s recent data breach as reasons to leave.

Aylo has blocked unverified UK users from Pornhub, RedTube and YouPorn, while Ofcom says more fines are on the way for non-compliant porn sites.

Tech watchdog found 100+ deepfake apps on Apple and Google stores with 705 million downloads. Both only removed apps after the investigation went public.

The DSA regulates risk, not legality. Here’s how the EU classifies adult platforms and what adult businesses need to do to stay compliant.

New rental platform FCKSPACE offers properties for porn shoots, targeting creators banned from Airbnb for their profession. Currently in beta with California focus.

Pornhub’s annual data dump reveals how age verification reshuffled traffic charts, why Coldplay drove a spike in “CEO” searches, and 2025’s top search terms.

UK regulator Ofcom has fined AVS Group Ltd £1 million for failing to implement age checks across 18 porn sites, its largest Online Safety Act penalty to date.

FoloToy’s Kumma teddy bear, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o, was withdrawn after researchers found it discussed kinks, sex positions, and bondage with children.

Character.AI is ending free-flowing chats for minors by November 25 while Microsoft rejects erotic AI. OpenAI and X’s Grok are heading the opposite way.

Pornhub’s parent company Aylo says UK traffic fell 77% after age verification launched in July 2025, with users migrating to sites that don’t comply.