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Pornhub and XVideos will be subject to the same strict EU rules as social media sites
The European Commission has designated Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat as 'very large online platforms.' The porn sites are now subject to the same strict rules as the likes of Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok.
Louisiana residents will now need a government ID to access porn online
A new state law went into effect on January 1st, requiring websites containing "a substantial portion" of "material harmful to minors" to ask users to prove that they're 18 or older.
UK aims to ban non-consensual deepfake porn in Online Safety Bill
Although the Online Safety Bill would ban unsolicited nudes and non-consensual deepfake porn, critics say other aspects of the proposed legislation threaten privacy and security.
Stable Diffusion update removes ability to copy artist styles or make NSFW works
AI artwork generator Stable Diffusion has been updated with a bunch of new features -- but many users aren't happy.
Tumblr will review its moderation algorithms after a porn ban-related settlement
NYC's human rights commission said the ban disproportionately affected LGBTQ+ users.
Recommended Reading: Speaking Simlish
Recommended Reading highlights the week's best long-form writing on technology and more.
Roku will effectively ban porn channels on March 1st, 2022
Roku is effectively banning porn channels by limiting their scope starting on March 1st, 2022.
OnlyFans’ policy switch is the latest victory in Big Banking’s war on sex
But it's a story we've seen play out several times before.
PornHub used AI to remaster the oldest erotic films in 4K
A machine learning system taught an algorithm to colorize skin flicks from as far back as 1896.
Utah considers bill that would install anti-porn filters on new phones
Utah's Republican governor has until March 25th to veto or sign a bill requiring phones and tablets sold in the state to automatically block pornography.
Pornhub will use a third-party firm to verify IDs on uploaded content
The website is getting the services of a third-party firm called Yoti to verify the identities of users uploading content.
Pornhub removes all unverified videos from its platform
Last week, infamous porn-hosting site Pornhub made a big change by cutting off “unverified” uploads. Overnight, Pornhub has removed millions of uploaded videos — and, according to Vice, the site will start reviewing and verifying that those videos meet its “trust and safety policy.” This comes after a New York Times report last week highlighted how the site’s lax enforcement of its policies was leading to child exploitation.
Porn cam network leaked sensitive data for thousands of models
Data leaks by their nature subject people to some kind of unnecessary risk, but this latest could be genuinely dangerous. Researchers at vpnMentor have discovered that a porn cam affiliate network, PussyCash, left nearly 20GB of models' extremely sensitive data exposed in an Amazon S3 bucket. The repository included not only 875,000 keys for different file types (such as photos and videos), but personal info for over 4,000 models worldwide that includes their names, ID photos, passport/ID numbers, release forms and driver's license images. Some of the data could be up to 20 years old, but other info is just weeks old -- there's a very real chance stalkers, extortionists and others could have used this to threaten many of the models.
Australia wants to verify porn users by scanning their faces
Australia has proposed another in a series of zany attempts to control the internet. This time, the government wants to do facial scans to confirm a user's age before they can watch porn or gamble online, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Then, the government would verify the user's identity using another proposed scheme called the "Face Verification Service."
UK finally abandons its unworkable ‘porn block’ plan
The UK has conceded that its regularly-delayed proposal to create a nationwide adult content firewall will not go ahead.
California cracks down on political and pornographic deepfakes
Deepfake videos can be fun, but not when it comes to politcs and pornography. Now, the state of California is doing something about it with two new bills signed into law last week by Governor Gavin Newsom. The first makes it illegal to post any manipulated videos that could, for instance, replace a candidate's face or speech in order to discredit them, within 60 days of an election. The other will allow residents of the state to sue anyone who puts their image into a pornographic video using deepfake technology.
Hackers made a Detroit interstate billboard play a porn scene
Drivers in Auburn Hills, Michigan, got a heck of a surprise last Saturday night when an electronic billboard starting playing porn. The billboard, located alongside I-75 North between University Drive and highway M-59 in Auburn Hills, began playing the X-rated movie not long before midnight. It was shut down after 20 minutes, when police made contact with the sign's owner, Triple Communications.
Porn bots are now storming Twitter's trending topics
Instagram isn't the only social media app being invaded by porn bots. Now they're on Twitter, too. For the past few days, as I was scrolling through Twitter's trending section, I noticed a number of accounts showing similar behavior as the bots that have taken over Instagram comments. But, whereas on Instagram they're leaving messages like "We gonna ignore the fact that I've GOT A HUGE BOOTY?" or "DON'T LOOK at my STORY, if you don't want to M A S T U R B A T E !" on Twitter the spam also includes pictures of women in bikinis and a bunch of words relevant to topics currently trending on Twitter. And they're even more brazen in their attempts to lure in gullible readers, with messages like "I moan very much during sex, if this does not scare you, call me on whatsapp."
Ninja calls out Twitch after his dormant channel highlights porn (updated)
Ninja (aka Tyler Blevins) has largely avoided any bad blood between him and Twitch following his jump to Mixer, but that apparently didn't last long. The well-known streamer has posted a video chastising Twitch for not only using his dormant channel to promote other streamers, but to let porn find its way into those recommendations. As esports consultant Rod Breslau observed, the number one stream on Twitch the morning of August 11th was a bootleg porn broadcast that lasted for more than two hours -- imagine someone looking for Fortnite gameplay only to find X-rated material.
Instagram’s 'huge booty' problem keeps getting worse
There isn't a day when I don't come across comments from bots on Instagram. They're all over the place. But there's nothing they love more than to spam high-profile pages with millions of followers. Whether it's LeBron James, Kim Kardashian, ESPN or Ariana Grande, their posts are often the target of comments such as "We gonna ignore the fact that I've GOT A HUGE BOOTY?" or "DON'T LOOK at my STORY, if you don't want to M A S T U R B A T E !" Behind these, are fake accounts featuring pictures and videos of naked and half-naked women, whose primary goal is to get people to sign up for shady porn sites. This has become a serious problem for Instagram, one that seems to be getting worse by the day and that the company needs to get a handle on, before it gets more out of control.
