Recommended Reading: The failures of startup founders take over TVThe week's best long-form writing on technology and more. By B. Steele, 02.26.2022
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
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
Pornhub's first transparency report details how it addresses illegal contentIt said it deleted 653,465 pieces of content that violated its guidelines.By M. Moon, 04.03.2021
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
Visa will allow select payments from Pornhub owner MindgeekIts Pornhub ban, however, is still in place.By M. Moon, 12.24.2020
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
Mastercard and Visa cut off payments to PornhubThe company said it found illegal content on the site.By K. Bell, 12.10.2020
Pornhub's year in review defined by 'Fortnite' and Stormy DanielsMore women visited the site this year.By S. Shah, 12.11.2018
‘The Butterfly Effect’ explores tech’s impact on the porn industryThe seven-part podcast will surprise you.By A. Souppouris, 07.17.2018
Pornhub adds closed captions for viewers with hearing lossMore than 1,000 videos, across all genres, now come with subtitles.By D. Cooper, 06.27.2018
Pornhub made a VPNThe company says it'll protect you from snooping and censorship across the globe. By D. Cooper, 05.24.2018
Pornhub hasn't been actively enforcing its deepfake banA simple keyword search was all it took to find clips.By J. Fingas, 04.18.2018
UK delays mandatory age verification on porn sitesIt's now expected adult sites won't have to put up age gates until the end of the year. By J. Rigg, 03.12.2018
Pornhub's owner reveals its age verification tool for the UKAgeID could be the de facto gatekeeper for porn in the country.By J. Fingas, 03.03.2018
Pornhub says it will ban 'deepfake' AI-edited videosThe site wants nothing to do with nonconsensual porn.By J. Fingas, 02.07.2018
A million net neutrality comments used fake PornHub emailsThe FCC totally doesn't have a spam problem. Nothing to see here.By R. LeFebvre, 01.23.2018
Pornhub branches out into interactive sex toysThey sync up with the site's interactive vids to mimic onscreen movements.By S. Shah, 01.23.2018
US Senate and Navy computers tied to revenge porn siteUsers both shared and requested nude photos.By M. Locklear, 01.11.2018