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COMMENT: As the number of visits to adult sites halves in just a fortnight following the introduction of age verification, is it time to thank the women behind the Online Safety Act who helped them kick their dirty habit, asks Claire Cohen

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Children’s exposure to porn higher than before 2023 Online Safety Act, poll finds

Children’s exposure to porn higher than before 2023 Online Safety Act, poll finds

Children’s commissioner for England says findings show little had improved despite new law and tech firms’ promises

The Guardian - UK

UK traffic to popular porn sites slumps after age checks introduced

UK traffic to popular porn sites slumps after age checks introduced

Figures from digital data company show effect of strict rules brought in last month under Online Safety Act

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OPINION - Young men are turning off porn. Think that's a good thing? You're wrong

It’s 2012. I’m with a group of school friends in someone’s bedroom and someone is passing around a laptop, which is blaring something disgusting (and probably illegal) on Pornhub. Several people in the room have not yet had sex, yet everyone has seen sex — just online.

Evening Standard

Surge in VPN use as new age verification laws come into force

Proton VPN has recorded a surge in sign ups

Evening Standard

Sudden spike in VPN interest as people bypass new age checks for porn sites

UK visitors to PornHub and other sites are now required to verify their age, but people are finding an easy way around the rules

The Independent UK

Websites operating in the UK with pornographic content must now age-check users

People in the UK now face new checks to verify their age when trying to access porn sites

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Steam's got a new rule that puts the kibosh on 'certain kinds of adult only content' that make Visa and Mastercard sad

Steam's got a new rule that puts the kibosh on 'certain kinds of adult only content' that make Visa and Mastercard sad

The new rule seemingly coincided with a large number of adult games being delisted from the platform.

Steam now prohibits games that violate the "rules and standards" of payment processors, banks, and more, and users are worried it might affect more than just "certain kinds of adult-only content"

Steam now prohibits games that violate the "rules and standards" of payment processors, banks, and more, and users are worried it might affect more than just "certain kinds of adult-only content"

Many adult games have been removed from Steam in the last day

Reddit, PornHub Set UK Age Restriction: How Will This Affect Your Browsing?

Reddit, PornHub Set UK Age Restriction: How Will This Affect Your Browsing?

From July 25, UK users must verify their age to access adult content on Reddit and PornHub, raising privacy concerns and changing online browsing habits.

International Business Times UK

AI companies start winning the copyright fight

AI companies start winning the copyright fight

Tech firms notch victories in battle over copyrighted text, Trump’s gold phone, and online age checks

The Guardian - US

Texas can require porn websites to verify users’ ages, Supreme Court rules

The case involves a 2023 state law requiring adult websites to verify users’ ages, but the ruling is expected to have broader implications for free speech law.

The Texas Tribune

US supreme court backs age checks for pornography sites to exclude children

US supreme court backs age checks for pornography sites to exclude children

Court’s conservative justices said Texas law requiring online age verification didn’t violate free expression. PornHub had gone dark in Texas in protest of the law

The Guardian - US

Porn sites to use ‘highly effective’ age checks next month to protect children

Porn sites to use ‘highly effective’ age checks next month to protect children

Major providers including Pornhub, Stripchat and Jerkmate have agreed to the stronger measures as part of the Online Safety Act.

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The Independent UK

Porn sites to have strict access checks added for all UK users from next month

Checks can include credit cards, banking or facial age estimation to verify

The Guardian - US

Tech in the Iran-Israel conflict: internet blackout, crypto burning and home camera spying

Iran, clearly fearful of an online Israeli incursion, imposed a near-total internet blackout early last week

'Takes away our safest option’: Adult creators react to law banning online sex purchases in Sweden

Adult content creators in Sweden are pushing back against new legislation that makes it illegal to buy online adult content.

Pornhub owner suspends access in France in protest over age verification law

Adult content giant Aylo, which owns Pornhub and RedTube, announced the move after criticising new French child protection measures.

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Porn sites go dark in France over new age verification rules

Pornhub, RedTube and YouPorn have started blocking French users in protest against a new law requiring adult websites to verify the age of their visitors.

The Guardian - US

Pornhub owner to suspend site in France in protest at new verification law

Parent company Aylo criticizes requirement that adult website visitors must confirm age with credit card or ID document

International Business Times UK

EU Targets Pornhub and Other Porn Sites After Failing to Stop Minors From Accessing Their Content

The EU has launched a formal investigation into Pornhub, XVideos, XNXX and Stripchat over child safety violations, demanding stricter age verification under the Digital Services Act.

The Guardian - UK

Pornhub and three other adult websites face EU child safety investigation

European Commission alleges age verification systems are ineffective in preventing under-18s from watching

International Business Times UK

OnlyFans Up for Sale: Why the Porn Giant Can't Find a Buyer Despite Eye-Watering Profits

OnlyFans, despite its immense profitability that boosted owner Radvinsky's net worth into the billions, is reportedly struggling to find a buyer.

The Guardian - UK

Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp review – a TikTok Stepford Wives for the Pornhub era

This startling debut follows a young woman on a surreal and bluntly graphic quest to be the perfect girlfriend

The Independent UK

France to introduce strict age verification on porn sites

Similar rules will come into effect in the UK this summer

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