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Pornhub to block itself for new users following tough rules in the UK

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:42:01 +0000

Pornhub announced that it will become inaccessible to most UK users in response to the Online Safety Act. Read more...

Pornhub records big drop in UK traffic thanks to Online Safety Act

Paul Hill — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:04:01 +0000

The UK's new Online Safety Act, designed to make porn harder to access for kids, has led to a big drop in traffic from the UK to a leading porn site. Read more...

UK enforces strict new online age checks today

Paul Hill — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:30:01 +0000

Websites in the UK hosting pornographic or other harmful content must have age checks in place from today or face the wrath of Ofcom. Read more...

Your favorite adult sites might soon ask for a selfie and ID, thanks to UK's digital rules

Paul Hill — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:12:02 +0000

UK residents looking to access porn will be in for a little bit of a shock from July 2025 as Ofcom says many providers implementing age-check systems. Read more...

Adult websites in the UK will have age assurance checks by July

Paul Hill — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:26:01 +0000

Ofcom, the UK's digital regulator, has said adult websites or platforms hosting adult content will have to put age checks in place by July, at the latest. Read more...

Porn videos show up in search results for some artists on Spotify

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:04:01 +0000

Some Spotify users have spotted a troubling issue of porn videos showing up on search results for some popular artists on the platform. Read more...

Data shows British men use generative AI more than women

Paul Hill — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:46:01 +0000

A new report from Ofcom has looked at how people use online services based on their gender. It found that women were less likely to use generative AI and dating websites. Read more...

Online exploitation and abuse targeted in a new UK investigation

Paul Hill — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 19:34:02 +0000

The UK government is going to conduct a review to ensure existing legislation appropriately tackles exploitative and abusive online content. This review is separate from the Online Safety Bill. Read more...

Chinese government flooding Twitter with porn and gambling tweets to censor protest

Justin Luna — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:02:01 +0000

Twitter is currently experiencing a wave of pornographic and gambling content. This is reportedly a move by the Chinese government to censor news about demonstrations happening in various cities. Read more...

Send nudes, now on Tumblr, as long as it isn't porn

Steve Bennett — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 19:26:01 +0000

In a partial U-turn on its policies that were implemented in 2018, Tumblr has now updated its Community Guidelines so that nudity is once again allowed, however, porn remains off limits. Read more...

Porn websites aren't doing enough to protect the children, says Ofcom

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:48:01 +0000

Ofcom has warned that some websites are not doing enough to tackle adult video content on their platforms. Its concerns fell mainly on smaller websites, which could be hurt by the measures. Read more...

UK porn age check law comes to parliament for first reading

Paul Hill — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:52:01 +0000

The UK government is introducing its Online Safety Bill before parliament today for its first reading. MPs will be able to debate on the wide-ranging legislation that could bring age checks for porn. Read more...

Safer Internet Day: UK passes bill to protect children from accessing porn online

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:46:01 +0000

The United Kingdom is passing Online Safety Bill that will require porn websites to prevent underage access by putting in place an age verification system that will confirm they are over 18 years. Read more...

Adult content found on the UK's Department for Transport (DfT) website before being deleted

Sayan Sen — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 16:06:01 +0000

The Charts section of the UK's Department for Transport (DfT) website was found serving NSFW pornographic content yesterday. The problem has since been fixed by deleting the address. Read more...

UK decides to give up on age checks for online porn

Paul Hill — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:32:01 +0000

The UK government has shelved plans to introduce age checks for those wanting to view porn online. Instead, a regulator will ensure porn sites deliver a duty of care to improve online safety. Read more...

UK delays introduction of on-by-default porn blocker, again

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:52:01 +0000

The UK government has announced yet another delay on its mandatory age checks for pornography websites. It announced the delay was bureaucratic in nature as it failed to inform the EU. Read more...

Adult websites will soon have mandatory age checks in the UK [Update]

Usama Jawad — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:46:01 +0000

Authorities in the UK have announced a new law, making age checks mandatory for pornographic websites. Adult companies will be responsible for implementing these systems provided by AgeID. Read more...

UK's porn age verification plans have been pushed back

Paul Hill — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:48:01 +0000

The UK government has postponed the rollout of its planned age verification rules for pornography websites. Open Rights Group cheered the decision saying more safeguards are needed. Read more...

Naughty America is building an AR app, but it's not what you think

Rich Woods — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:12:01 +0000

At CES last week, Naughty America showed off a new augmented reality app that it's working on for mobile devices. The app is completely safe for work, as it has to be able to get into the App Store. Read more...

Malware disguised as games shows porn ads; Google removes 60 from Play Store

John Keefer — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:28:01 +0000

Malware is never fun, but even more frustrating when it targets software aimed at kids. Such is the case with Adult Swine, an app that targets games and then installs pornographic ads in them. Read more...

Facebook teams up with Australian Government to fight revenge porn

Justin Luna — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:44:01 +0000

Facebook has partnered with the Australian eSafety office to help prevent intimate images from being uploaded if it is non-consensual. It will utilize digital fingerprinting to identify these photos. Read more...

Scotland: Internet porn blamed for the rise in under-18s sex crimes

Paul Hill — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 04:56:01 +0000

Scotland is due to hold a summit later this week in order to work out how it can tackle the amount of under-18s committing sexual crimes. Experts are blaming online porn for the sharp rise. Read more...

Nearly 300 years worth of porn was recorded to test Amazon's unlimited cloud storage offer

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 17:00:01 +0000

1.8 petabytes of live stream webcam pornography was recorded by a man who was obviously doing it just to test Amazon's unlimited cloud storage offer. His efforts have led others to do the same. Read more...

7 Days: A week of the Speakerhat, Microsoft money, and Windows 10's Fall

Andy Weir — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 13:00:10 +0000

From nine-one-OnePlus and Android Wear wah-wah-waaahhh, to proof for porn, a new Glass, Qualcomm vs the world, and Windows 10 turning up the heat, it's our handy roundup of the week's top tech news. Read more...

UK online porn viewers will have to verify their age starting from next year

Paul Hill — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 12:30:01 +0000

The UK government is expecting to introduce age verification measures for those wishing to access porn websites in the country. The move is meant to protect children but privacy is a glaring issue. Read more...

Study finds one in six respondents watch pornography on public Wi-Fi networks

Dreyer Smit — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:00:01 +0000

The chances of the average consumer using public Wi-Fi to watch pornography are around one in six globally, according to a recent study by one of the largest online security firms, Symantec. Read more...

YouPorn, Pornhub harden security by defaulting to HTTPS encryption

Gurkaran Singh — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 17:06:01 +0000

The porn sites have now defaulted to HTTPS encryption following the US Congress' vote to overturn the previous privacy rule that prohibited Internet Service Providers from selling users' information. Read more...

Porn site Brazzers has been banned in Russia for 'damaging the human psyche'

Justin Luna — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 11:52:01 +0000

Adult video website Brazzers has now been banned in Russia, after a recent decision by a district court. The porn site was found to have a 'negative influence on the human psyche.' Read more...

Porn producers are streaming on YouTube via hosting loophole

Justin Luna — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:54:01 +0000

Adult streaming sites are exploiting a loophole in Google's video hosting services, utilizing YouTube's private video publishing feature as a backdoor for storing their content. Read more...

Pornhub: Windows users biggest desktop visitors in 2016, while mobile traffic rose

Justin Luna — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 12:20:01 +0000

Pornhub has released its yearly report regarding usage statistics for the past year. Mobile streaming and interest in VR is rising, while Windows users continue to dominate desktop usage. Read more...

South Carolina wants to block porn on all new computers, charge punters a $20 'unblock fee'

Michael Firth — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:52:01 +0000

South Carolina lawmakers have tabled a draft amendment that would see new computers blocked from accessing pornography. But there's a caveat; you'll be able pay $20 to unblock the whole filthy web. Read more...

Porn site xHamster apparently hacked, leaks over 380,000 accounts to the public

Justin Luna — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:12:02 +0000

Hackers have reportedly compromised adult website xHamster, leaking almost half a million accounts to the public. The data was being traded publicly at the time a vulnerability was found on the site. Read more...

7 Days: A week of Windows 10 delights, Android updates, and unconventional porn

Andy Weir — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 19:00:25 +0000

From Mario on Xbox and Cortana on Android, to cryogenics, super-batteries, Black Friday bargains, and Apple's unexpected shutdowns, it's our regular roundup of the week's top tech news. Read more...

UK will censor online porn that depicts 'non-conventional' sex acts

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:36:01 +0000

The UK crusade against online porn has been taken to another level as the country's rules now require online videos to fall under the same censorship rules as published DVDs. Read more...

UK government to build 'age verification systems' for adult content, sparks privacy concerns

Adrian Potoroaca — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:36:01 +0000

If you are among those who think that Brexit is a bad idea, you might want to see what the UK government has in mind when it comes to the adult content that Britons are consuming online. Read more...

Microsoft Bing shows My Little Pony porn gif as top result in Apple's new Messages

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 10:42:01 +0000

Apple's new Messages comes with support for animated gifs, bringing the service in line with its competitors. But on some searches, the service - powered by Bing - returns some rather racy results. Read more...

Free web browsing pulled from New York City kiosks after complaints of public masturbation

Andy Weir — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 06:40:01 +0000

New York City began replacing its pay phones in January with kiosks that include free web browsing. But that feature has been removed, after complaints that people have been using them to watch porn. Read more...

Almost 800,000 accounts from porn site Brazzers have been leaked to the public

Justin Luna — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 07:18:01 +0000

Porn site Brazzers has suffered a data leak, with almost 800,000 accounts being compromised and made available to the public. The issue reportedly happened because of a vulnerability in its forums. Read more...

Buyer claims new OnePlus 3 handset came pre-loaded with porn

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 06:52:01 +0000

A OnePlus customers claims his new OnePlus 3 flagship phone was filled with miscellaneous files and NSFW images and video pre-loaded on the device. The worst part? It wasn't even HD content. Read more...

UK Government is gearing up to implement much stricter age checks for pornography

Chris Dupres — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:08:01 +0000

The Conservative UK government has published its public consultation on their plans to improve age verification for Internet pornography and is currently requesting public input on the proposal. Read more...