Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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TikTok is reportedly negotiating an LGBTQ+ content censorship plan with Kenyan authorities, a move that exposes the platform's pattern of accommodating authoritarian governments at the expense of vulnerable communities.
Meta's Threads was still blocking searches for 'sex', 'sexual health', and 'porn' a week after the company described the restrictions as temporary, with no timeline for removal.
A July 2023 roundup covers five dating app developments: Raw's daily selfie format, Flure's female-first invite model, Wink's teen safety failures, Musk floating a Twitter dating feature, and AI chatbots powering scam profiles.
NPC TikTok streaming, led by Montreal-based Pinkydoll earning up to $3,000 per session, is drawing comparisons to camming and sparking debate about sex work stigma.
Reddit officially permits AI-generated porn featuring fictional characters, lifting its blanket ban while maintaining prohibitions on non-consensual deepfakes, with no clear verification mechanism for claimed consent.
A new wave of sexualized, fully AI-generated female influencers appeared on social media from spring 2023, some linked to an agency called Rebel Runway, targeting male followers with bikini photos and paid adult content.
Thousands of Reddit subreddits, including major adult communities, went private for 48 hours to protest new API pricing and a July 5 ban on explicit content in third-party apps.
Maison Pixel's $22 green-screen underwear uses an Instagram filter to project video onto the wearer's crotch, a gimmick the brand frames as commentary on phone obsession.
Twitter opened its Subscriptions paywall to all users, giving adult creators a direct monetization route on the platform for the first time, though iOS and Android app store cuts leave creators with 70 percent
Imgur will purge sexually explicit content under new terms effective May 15, 2023, ending a policy that had made it one of the few mainstream platforms still tolerating porn.
Playboy is launching a digital magazine tied to a rebrand of its OnlyFans rival Centerfold, blurring the line between editorial content and its adult creator subscription platform.
Slinky Winky launches a Telegram-based platform letting adult creators charge fans for sexts, voice calls, and video, taking a 30% cut while sidestepping Apple's App Store restrictions on adult content.