‘Crossing the Rubicon’: UK wants device-level age verification for sharing nudes
The government's three-month ultimatum leans on nudity-detection algorithms that have never reliably worked, while Aylo quietly stands to gain if the compliance…
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Apple’s iOS age check gives Aylo the device-level win it lobbied for, but Ofcom isn’t convinced
Aylo is framing Apple's iOS 26.4 update as proof that device-level age verification works. Ofcom's response suggests it sees things differently, and…
Ofcom promises more fines as Pornhub blocks unverified UK users
Pornhub's parent company Aylo has cut off unverified UK users from its porn sites, while the UK regulator Ofcom warns it has…
Pornhub 2025 Year In Review: Hentai, age verification and Coldplay
The world's biggest porn site has released its annual data roundup, revealing how age verification laws have reshuffled the traffic charts, why…
Porn company fined £1 million ($1.34M) by Ofcom for UK age verification breaches
Ofcom is ramping up enforcement of the UK's Online Safety Act porn age verification requirements, hitting AVS Group Ltd with a £1…
UK issues first porn age verification fines, totaling just £75,000
The UK has issued its first enforcement actions under new porn age verification rules, but the £75,000 in total fines may not…
Aylo lobbies Apple, Google and Microsoft for device-level porn age verification
The company behind Pornhub has written to the world's biggest tech companies asking them to implement age verification at the device level….
Pornhub says UK traffic dropped 77% after age verification laws as users flock to non-compliant sites
Pornhub has seen its UK traffic plummet by 77 percent since age verification requirements took effect in July 2025 under the Online…
London Tech Abuse Conference 2026 to cover deepfakes, cyberstalking and online dating
University College London will bring together researchers, frontline workers and people with lived experience of technology-facilitated abuse at a three-day conference in…
UK watchdog investigates 22 porn sites over age verification failures
The UK’s communications regulation authority has launched age verification investigations into 22 porn sites, that collectively have over eight million unique monthly…
Major porn sites lose nearly half their UK traffic after new age verification laws (but smaller sites grow)
The UK's new Online Safety Act has dramatically reshaped the digital landscape for adult content, with major porn platforms seeing their British…
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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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)
5 votesPorn sites and platforms allowing the sharing of porn have launched tougher age verification processes for UK users, to comply with new…
The UK’s Online Safety Act could kill independent adult sites—and accessibility along with them
5 votesLast week, I deliberately broke my website to remove accessibility features for UK users. I had been recording audio of erotic stories…
UK deepfake law proposes up to two years in prison for porn creators
5 votesThe UK government is set to make creating non-consensual deepfake porn, and preparing technology elements to create such content, criminal offences. On…
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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)
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
‘Ofcom’s model is robust’: Pornhub launching tougher age verification for UK users
Ofcom targets ‘smaller’ porn sites in UK age check crackdown
Undress.cc and US porn site investigated by Ofcom over new age verification rules
The UK’s Online Safety Act could kill independent adult sites—and accessibility along with them
UK to criminalize owning AI tools designed to make child sexual abuse material, amid wider AI crackdown
UK deepfake law proposes up to two years in prison for porn creators
US and UK governments form online safety group to tackle generative AI risks
UK court imposes first ban on using generative AI tools, in ‘landmark’ abuse case
Age verification process for watching porn in the UK could include being forced to let AI scan your face to assess your age
UK MPs want social media bosses to face prison if platforms fail to verify users’ ages
Age Verification: UK government takes aim at social media platforms hosting porn
UK drops beleaguered porn block, but hints at ‘chilling’ potential future plans
UK’s controversial porn block plans could come into force sooner under no-deal Brexit
UK to review laws around deepfake and revenge porn
UK age verification hasn’t been delayed again: A date for the ‘porn ban’ is due this week
As 2019 approaches, there’s still no answer to who will be in charge of UK’s porn database
Smooci is a UK-based escort platform that’s not available in the UK
‘Porn warps culture’ is not an argument that justifies erosion of privacy
UN expert says UK’s porn plans may break human rights law
xHamster’s encouraging UK visitors to sign petition to roll back Investigatory Powers Act
New UK porn laws to ban ‘non-conventional’ sex videos as government continues crackdown on adult content
Tinder’s 30-minute ‘Boost’ feature is now in the UK (but it won’t make you more interesting)
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Coverage thread Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
SEXTECHGUIDE has tracked age verification as a live policy battleground since 2016, from the UK's Digital Economy Act delays and eventual collapse…
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Coverage thread Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
Eight years of coverage tracking image-based sexual abuse from the DeepNude app's brief viral moment through the nudify industry's current expansion, mapping…
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