Pornhub and XVideos will be subject to the same strict EU rules as social media sitesThree porn sites have been designated as 'very large online platforms' under the Digital Services Act.By K. Holt, 12.20.2023
Louisiana residents will now need a government ID to access porn onlinePornhub is already asking visitors to verify their ages using their drivers licenses.By M. Moon, 01.04.2023
UK aims to ban non-consensual deepfake porn in Online Safety BillBut critics say other aspects of the proposed legislation pose dangers to privacy and security.By K. Holt, 11.25.2022
Stable Diffusion update removes ability to copy artist styles or make NSFW worksIt also includes an upscaler, creates depth maps and more.By S. Dent, 11.25.2022
Tumblr will review its moderation algorithms after a porn ban-related settlementNYC's human rights commission said the ban disproportionately affected LGBTQ+ users.By K. Holt, 02.25.2022
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Roku will effectively ban porn channels on March 1st, 2022The company was accused of ignoring private channels in the past.By J. Fingas, 11.02.2021
OnlyFans’ policy switch is the latest victory in Big Banking’s war on sexIt’s the same story we saw when Patreon dumped sex workers in 2017.By D. Cooper, 08.20.2021
PornHub used AI to remaster the oldest erotic films in 4KA machine learning system taught an algorithm to colorize skin flicks from as far back as 1896.By K. Holt, 05.19.2021
Utah considers bill that would install anti-porn filters on new phonesThe restriction is part of a long-running campaign against pornography by Utah's conservative lawmakers.By S. Shah, 03.17.2021
Pornhub will use a third-party firm to verify IDs on uploaded contentThe website has listed the steps it has taken since it was accused of hosting illegal content.By M. Moon, 02.04.2021
Pornhub removes all unverified videos from its platformEverything uploaded to the site is now from a verified user or content partner.By N. Ingraham, 12.14.2020
Porn cam network leaked sensitive data for thousands of modelsAbout 20GB of data included names, addresses and more.By J. Fingas, 01.16.2020
Australia wants to verify porn users by scanning their facesThe UK has shown that might be difficult to implement. By S. Dent, 10.30.2019
UK finally abandons its unworkable ‘porn block’ planInstead, it will focus on implementing a wider regime to tackle 'online harms.'By D. Cooper, 10.16.2019
California cracks down on political and pornographic deepfakesResidents can now sue anyone who puts their image in porn without consent. By S. Dent, 10.07.2019
Hackers made a Detroit interstate billboard play a porn sceneNobody was injured during the incident.By R. England, 10.01.2019
Porn bots are now storming Twitter's trending topics“...if this does not scare you, call me on whatsapp”By E. Alvarez, 08.21.2019
Ninja calls out Twitch after his dormant channel highlights porn (updated)He said it damages his brand.By J. Fingas, 08.11.2019
Instagram’s 'huge booty' problem keeps getting worseSpam accounts promoting porn are still invading people’s comments.By E. Alvarez, 08.06.2019