Ohio man pleads guilty in first case under federal law banning AI deepfakes
Federal prosecutors apply the "Take It Down Act" for the first time
VPN downloads surge in Australia after age checks hit porn sites, online games, and social media
The new rules affect everything from GTA Online to Pornhub
Hackers have stolen Pornhub members' search and activity data
The group claims it accessed emails, locations, URLs, video names, and keywords
Pornhub calls on Apple and Google to build device-based age verification APIs
An anonymized age token offers stronger verification than online platforms that users can easily trick
Italy jumps on the age verification bandwagon, requiring adults to prove they are adults
Increasing censorship is fueling a VPN boom
Meta denies torrenting 2,400 porn movies for AI training – says they were for "personal use"
The company behind Vixen, Tushy, Blacked, and Deeper wants $359 million in damages
Michigan bill seeks total ban on porn – and VPNs along with it
WTF?! An increasing number of states and even countries are introducing age-verification systems to prevent minors from accessing adult websites. For adults unwilling to hand over personal details such as facial scans, VPNs have offered a workaround. But six Michigan Republican representatives have introduced a bill that would completely ban not only porn for everyone in the state but also VPNs. It also proposes placing porn distributors on the sex offenders registry and banning depictions of transgender people.
New infostealer malware snaps webcam photos when you watch porn
Another reason to cover your webcams
WTF?! It's an email scam as old as the Nigerian prince asking for money: someone claiming they hacked your webcam and have recorded you in an act of self-pleasure. Unless you pay up, the video will be sent to friends and family. The whole thing's a lie, of course, but a new type of malware has made this form of sextortion a reality.
HMD Fuse launches as the world's first "pornography incompatible" phone
Even the camera won't capture nudes
Hackers are hiding malware in SVG images via fake Facebook posts
The growth of age verification requirements is fueling the trend
Brits are circumventing UK age verification with VPNs and Death Stranding photos
Even Kojima didn't see this coming
Cutting corners: When the United Kingdom began strictly enforcing age verification rules on all adult websites, many predicted a spike in VPN usage – and provider Proton now has the data to prove it. But another unusual and amusing workaround has also emerged.
No porn for you, UK: Online Safety Act now requires age and ID checks on all adult sites
Bugger!
What just happened? Accessing adult material online in the UK changed dramatically today. The Online Safety Act's enforcement has expanded, introducing a broad range of rules that includes mandatory effective age-checking systems for pornography websites, which usually means handing over selfies or government IDs.
Reddit now requires UK users to upload a selfie or ID to access adult content
"UK users can no longer use the internet without having to provide their papers"
Pornhub withdraws from France as age verfication checks get too intrusive
Aylo says au revoir as French law kills the mood
Kansas woman sues porn sites after teenage son accessed adult content on old laptop
The sites are accused of violating a Kansas age-verification law
Inzoi is the hottest new life sim, and fans are already making it extra spicy with NSFW mods
Early access status isn't stopping the modding community
Google searches for "free VPN" skyrocket in Florida after porn ban goes live
As expected, the ban seems easy to bypass
South Korea is facing a digital sex crime epidemic, and Telegram is the accomplice
The dark side of AI and digital communication platforms
Proposed "No Fakes" Act will hold entities accountable for damages caused by deepfakes
People's voices and faces to get greater legal protection from AI impersonation
OpenAI considers letting users create AI-generated porn
Deepfakes would still be banned
Gamers are renting out GPU power for AI porn generation in return for Fortnite skins
It's like a GPU mining operation, except you get in-game content instead of cryptocurrency
Pornhub no longer accessible in Texas due to age verification laws
YouPorn and Brazzers are also blocked in the state
Pornhub parent company blocks access to its sites in Montana and North Carolina over age verification laws
There has been a surge in searches for VPNs within the states