Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Regulations
Recent reporting, brand coverage, ongoing story threads, and source-backed context from SEXTECHGUIDE.
Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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News The great porn purge: eBay bans ‘sexually oriented materials’
eBay is shutting its Adult Only section from July 15, banning sexually oriented materials including porn, hentai, and adult games, while allowing sex toys via pre-approved sellers.
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News Holodexxx blocked: Steam’s adult content rules leave game studios confused
Holodexxx had three VR products blocked from Steam with minimal explanation, exposing how the platform's adult content rules leave studios guessing what actually crosses the line.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Mastercard’s changed its porn performer consent and verification rules
Mastercard introduced new rules requiring banks to ensure adult content sites verify performer ages, identities, and consent before processing payments, accelerating compliance pressure across the industry.
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News Launching a sugar dating site can get you arrested in Malaysia
Sugarbook founder Darren Chan faces trial in Malaysia for 'causing public alarm' after refusing government demands to identify high-profile members of the sugar dating platform.
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News ‘SAFE TECH’ internet bill branded unsafe for sex workers
Sex workers and advocates warn the SAFE TECH Act, a Section 230 reform bill proposed by three Democratic senators, would push platforms to remove paid adult content rather than risk lawsuits.
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Analysis In Age verification: decade of coverage What is SISEA? And why is it bad for sex workers and porn sites?
SISEA, a US Senate bill introduced December 2020, would require porn sites to verify uploaders' identities and consent, with industry critics warning it would harm sex workers and smaller platforms far more than it
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News VPN use rises 640% as Thailand bans Pornhub and other adult sites
Thailand banned 190 adult sites including Pornhub under the Computer Crime Act, triggering a 640% spike in VPN searches and street protests in Bangkok.
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News China has paid out $147K to citizens that reported online porn
China paid out over $147,000 in bounties to 140,000 citizen informants who reported pornographic and illegal sites to state censors, as the Great Firewall's content crackdown accelerates.
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News Utah insists porn must carry a health warning (but polygamy is still fine)
Utah passed a bill requiring health warnings on adult content sites, with a $2,500 fine for non-compliance, hours after decriminalizing consensual polygamy.
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News China cracks down on deepfake technology, driven by politics not porn
China's Cyberspace Administration set January 2020 as the enforcement date for new deepfake regulations, requiring labeled alterations and banning false information — driven more by political control than porn.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage UK’s controversial porn block plans could come into force sooner under no-deal Brexit
A no-deal Brexit could void the EU standstill period blocking the UK's age verification law, potentially bringing the porn block into force as early as November 2019.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage UK porn block will be unenforceable if browsers adopt DNS encryption, says government official
A UK government official admitted the porn block law, due July 15, can't be enforced against sites using DNS encryption, with GCHQ warning that Firefox and Chrome rolling out the technology by default could
