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 Ex-OnlyFans CEO launches Vylit, a ‘topless-only’ adult content subscription platform
Former OnlyFans CEO Amrapali Gan has launched Vylit, a topless-only adult creator subscription platform pitching itself as a unified promotion and monetization space, taking a 20% cut like OnlyFans.
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Analysis Grok exposed porn performer Siri Dahl’s legal name and that’s a problem for everyone
Grok exposed performer Siri Dahl's legal name despite her paying thousands to scrub it from the web, then admitted AI training data makes removal services effectively meaningless.
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News Apple and Google ignored own policies while nudify apps hit 700 million downloads
Tech Transparency Project found 102 AI nudify apps across Apple and Google's stores with 705 million downloads and $117 million in revenue, exposing both platforms' failure to enforce their own policies.
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News OnlyFans creators aren’t happy, but they’re not leaving either
A survey of 550+ adult creators by SWR Data found 48% view OnlyFans negatively, while rival LoyalFans hit 76% creator approval as its user base tripled since 2022.
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News Hidden launches as TikTok-style ‘anti-OnlyFans’ platform run by sex workers
Hidden, a TikTok-style adult platform co-owned by performers Stella Barey and Lana Rhoades, launched with 115,000 users and an 18% revenue cut aimed squarely at OnlyFans creators.
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Roundup Dating appdates (Nov ’25): China removes gay apps, Tinder tests AI matchmaking, and dogs get profiles
Apple removed gay dating apps Blued and Finka from China's App Store at the government's request, while Tinder pilots AI matchmaking in Australia and a dog-profile dating app launches in the US.
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News Miss AI competition becomes AI Woman of the Year… then gets ditched
The World AI Creator Awards quietly shelved its AI Woman of the Year competition without explanation, pivoting instead to an AI music contest that primarily served as marketing for platform TwoShot Studio.
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News Meta retrains AI chatbots to prevent ‘sensual’ conversations with children
Meta is retraining its AI chatbots after an internal document revealed the company permitted romantic and sensual conversations between its AI and minors, including an eight-year-old.
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News In Image-based abuse: from revenge porn to deepfakes Grok’s ‘spicy’ AI video tool is already controversial (obviously)
xAI's Grok Imagine launched with a 'spicy' mode that can generate topless deepfakes of real people including Taylor Swift, raising immediate legal and consent concerns.
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News ‘Gross mistake’: Sex toy brand PinkPunch apologizes after employee sought partnership with a minor
PinkPunch fired an employee who knowingly pursued a brand partnership with a minor, issuing a public apology and pledging mandatory staff training and under-18 blocking.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Bellesa blocks UK users, says age verification law threatens artistic expression and creator livelihoods
Bellesa has blocked UK users rather than comply with the Online Safety Act's age verification rules effective July 25, 2025, offering a 95% discount to redirect subscribers to a separate domain instead.
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Adult and social platforms now require UK users to verify age using ID, bank or selfie videos to access explicit content under new law (and some users say it doesn’t work)
UK age verification rules under the Online Safety Act took effect July 25, 2025, forcing Pornhub, Reddit, Bluesky, and Grindr to deploy third-party ID checks — several of which failed on launch day.
