Dating appdates (Sep ’26): Bumble lets men go first, Stud or Dud vets your dates, and TikTok hits pause
Also this month: TikTok's raunchy live dating test, Goose loses its famous face, Hinge turns real love stories into an audiobook, and…
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Ex-OnlyFans CEO launches Vylit, a ‘topless-only’ adult content subscription platform
Founded by former OnlyFans CEO Amrapali Gan, Vylit pitches itself as a unified promotion-and-monetization space for adult creators, but it stopping at…
Grok exposed porn performer Siri Dahl’s legal name and that’s a problem for everyone
Siri Dahl paid thousands to keep her legal name private. Grok surfaced it anyway, then admitted that if data was ever online,…
Apple and Google ignored own policies while nudify apps hit 700 million downloads
A new investigation reveals Apple and Google have been hosting over 100 AI apps capable of creating non-consensual nude deepfakes, despite policies…
OnlyFans creators aren’t happy, but they’re not leaving either
A survey of over 550 adult content creators reveals nearly half view OnlyFans negatively – even as they keep using it. Meanwhile,…
Hidden launches as TikTok-style ‘anti-OnlyFans’ platform run by sex workers
A new TikTok-style adult content platform called Hidden is positioning itself as the anti-OnlyFans, with porn creator Stella Barey at the helm…
Dating appdates (Nov ’25): China removes gay apps, Tinder tests AI matchmaking, and dogs get profiles
This month's dating app news brings a worrying crackdown on LGBTQ+ spaces in China, where Apple removed popular gay dating apps Blued…
Miss AI competition becomes AI Woman of the Year… then gets ditched
The Miss AI beauty pageant caused outrage in 2024 when over 2,000 AI-generated models competed for the title. Organizers announced it would…
Meta retrains AI chatbots to prevent ‘sensual’ conversations with children
Meta is training its AI assistant and chatbots to not have inappropriate conversations with children, following the exposure of an internal document…
Grok’s ‘spicy’ AI video tool is already controversial (obviously)
Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok Imagine now generates ‘spicy’ images and videos, raising alarms over deepfake abuse after tests showed it can…
‘Gross mistake’: Sex toy brand PinkPunch apologizes after employee sought partnership with a minor
PinkPunch, a sex toy brand known for its app-connected products, says a staffer "knowingly sought a partnership" with a minor. The company…
Bellesa blocks UK users, says age verification law threatens artistic expression and creator livelihoods
Porn site Bellesa has blocked access to UK users, saying it was “no longer possible” to comply with age verification laws in…
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Grok 3 ‘Sexy’ mode brings explicit AI chat to the mainstream
10 votesGrok 3, the new generative AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI company, has a “sexy” voice chat mode for highly explicit…
Bluesky adult content: Every feature that keeps your feed exactly how you want it
9 votesMillions of users have joined the social network in the past two weeks. That's what happens when you give users controls they…
Twitch switch makes sexual content rules less of a hitch
8 votesGood news for streamers who want to show off their breasts, ass and “pelvic region” this week, when the streaming platform Twitch…
Slinky Winky lets porn creators sell content to fans through Telegram
7 votesA new creator-to-fan sexting service using the messaging app Telegram has launched in an attempt to solve the problem of adult content…
Hidden launches as TikTok-style ‘anti-OnlyFans’ platform run by sex workers
6 votesA new TikTok-style adult content platform called Hidden is positioning itself as the anti-OnlyFans, with porn creator Stella Barey at the helm…
SEXTECHGUIDE vs. YouTube: Unpacking the double standards in adult content moderation
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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)
X expands its NSFW AI companions with ‘Valentine’, a male chatbot inspired by Twilight’s Edward and 50 Shades’ Christian Grey
Bluesky and Reddit add ID and facial scans to verify age for UK porn access, X stays silent
The UK’s new age verification law for porn starts July 25, 2025: Here’s what it means for users
Send nudes! Linq promises safer sexting via encrypted links and image controls
Social platforms face backlash over flawed AI adult content moderation
Meta sues over AI ‘nudify’ app adverts flooding Instagram
An $8 billion OnlyFans sale would prove the creator economy has beaten Big Media
Dating appdates (May ’25): AI meets human matchmaking, Grindr selling drugs, Hinge longform love stories, and more
YouTube experiments with blurring thumbnails of ‘mature’ videos
‘We will not be deterred’: UK adult content creator festival OnlyFest cancelled for 2025
Networking app Plaiir connects porn creators for sexy collabs
Grok 3 ‘Sexy’ mode brings explicit AI chat to the mainstream
Dating appdates (Feb ’25): Instagram is the new Tinder, ‘carouseling’ trend, and meatballs
Fears about Meta censoring women’s health content under Trump regime
Camming on the slide? New creator report offers snapshot of industry today
From VR passthrough to polar bears: 20 of 2024’s biggest sextech happenings
Bluesky adult content: Every feature that keeps your feed exactly how you want it
Etsy sex toy and porn purge: Marketplace wields sexual content axe, with changes coming into effect July 29
SEXTECHGUIDE vs. YouTube: Unpacking the double standards in adult content moderation
Twitter/X new porn rules: Explicit content is now only officially allowed if it’s flagged
4channers’ Duolicious dating app is as ballistic as you’d expect
X introduced porn and nudity content warnings (but it’s not really working)
Twitch switch makes sexual content rules less of a hitch
Pornhub’s righteous Terms of Service podcast has more moaning than meaning
TikTok’s reported LGBTQ+ Kenya censorship plan shows its hypocrisy
‘No results’: Threads is still blocking searches for sex, sexual health and porn
Dating appdate (July 2023): Raw photos, Bumble rival, and Musk’s ‘Twinder’?
‘Dolls doing your bidding’: NPC TikTok has camming crossover appeal
Reddit now ‘officially’ allows AI porn, but non-consensual deepfakes are still banned
