Global Adult Industry Policy Watch

India's government met Meta executives to probe the temporary removal of PM Modi's Facebook post, its CSAM handling, and broader compliance gaps,...

The EU AI Act's Article 50 transparency rules took effect August 2, requiring clear user disclosures for AI interactions and machine-readable markings...

Pornhub argues Florida's age-verification law drives users to non-compliant sites, increasing risks for minors while rewarding evasion. The company...

EU and US regulators are converging on age verification for adult content despite privacy objections.

• CJEU ruling lets France mandate targeted age...

Mistral's open-weight Shieldstral model lets organizations set safety policies via plain-language questions at inference time, moving full governance...

A Botswana MP has tabled a motion to legalise prostitution, citing its potential to protect human rights, reduce gender-based violence, and improve...

Extortionists used automated accounts to post illegal pornographic content to Telegram groups, then reported the material to Apple to trigger the app's removal. The tactic exposes how easily reporting systems can be weaponized against platforms.

Pornhub argues age verification laws fail to protect minors, instead driving users to unregulated sites while collecting risky personal data from...

The SCREEN Act applies age verification to any site with even one piece of adult content, unlike narrower state laws.

• It bans simple age...

The Online Safety Act 2023 updated England's Sexual Offences Act to criminalize unsolicited genital images sent with intent to cause alarm, distress,...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Jon Villasurda Sr.'s guilty plea to transporting a person for prostitution in a major international...

PC Carl Edwards was convicted of three misconduct counts and two data protection offences after repeatedly propositioning sex workers while on duty...

The Home Office has granted positive conclusive grounds decisions to at least five Al Fayed abuse survivors through the National Referral Mechanism,...

Mainstream processors like Stripe, PayPal, and Square block explicit adult content outright, forcing businesses toward specialized high-risk...

Traditional processors classify businesses as high-risk due to regulatory requirements and industry reputation, creating financial infrastructure...

Supreme Court rulings push a rights-based framework recognizing sex workers' agency, consent, and constitutional protections rather than automatic...

Square revised its payment terms effective July 30, 2026, stating it is not a bank but partners with card networks and acquiring banks to process...

Two U.S. areas show demand-reduction policing targeting buyers while identifying minors among sellers.

• Berrien County conducted a Sex Trafficking...

Major platforms are disrupting adult-oriented creators through abrupt enforcement of sexual content rules, often without clear notice or appeal...

Virginia’s 2023 age verification law draws sharp criticism as performative and unenforceable, with no parents filing suits despite three years on the...