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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Takes Action Against Another AI “Nudify” Service

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has begun enforcement action against another major AI-powered “nudify” service for allegedly failing to protect Australian children from exposure to sexually explicit deepfake content. According to eSafety, the service allows users to upload images of real people and generate sexually explicit deepfake content on demand. eSafety issued a formal Direction to Comply to the service, giving it 14 days to implement stronger protections to prevent children from accessing the service. The action is significant because it shows that Australia’s online safety regulator is moving quickly against AI services that create or facilitate sexualized deepfake content, particularly where children may be able to access the service. It also shows that regulators are increasingly treating “nudify,” deepfake, and AI-generated sexual-content tools as child-safety, image-based-abuse, and platform-governance issues, not merely as content-moderation issues. What eSafety Did On May 20, 2026, eSafety announced that it had issued a Direction to Comply to one of the most popular nudify services accessed in Australia. eSafety said the service received tens of thousands of Australian visits per month and, as of March 2026, was attracting nearly 40,000 Australian visits per month. The Direction to Comply requires the service to implement stronger safeguards within 14…

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FTC Sends Warning Letters Over Take It Down Act Compliance

The Federal Trade Commission has begun enforcing the federal TAKE IT DOWN Act and has already sent warning letters to companies that the FTC believes may be out of compliance. The first wave of letters targeted websites offering so-called “nudify” tools, which can be used to create nonconsensual, sexualized images from clothed images. The FTC’s action is an important signal for platforms that host, publish, transmit, curate, or otherwise make available user-generated content, intimate content, AI-generated content, digitally altered images, messaging content, livestreams, comments, or other media. Covered platforms are now expected to have a clear process for receiving and acting on takedown requests involving nonconsensual intimate images. What the FTC Warning Letter Says The FTC’s warning-letter template provides a clearer picture of how the agency is framing TAKE IT DOWN Act enforcement. First, the FTC states that it enforces Section 3 of the TAKE IT DOWN Act and treats violations of TIDA as violations of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice under Section 18 of the FTC Act. That matters because it gives the FTC a civil-penalty hook for covered-platform violations. Second, the letter quotes the statutory definition of a “covered platform.” A covered platform…

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FTC Warns Platforms: Take It Down Act Compliance Deadline Is May 19

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a clear warning to online platforms: comply with the Take It Down Act by May 19, 2026, or risk enforcement. On May 11, 2026, FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced that the agency sent letters to more than a dozen major technology companies, including Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Automattic, Bumble, Discord, Match Group, Meta, Microsoft, Pinterest, Reddit, Snapchat, TikTok, and X, reminding them of their obligations under the Take It Down Act. The FTC stated that it is prepared to “monitor compliance, investigate violations, and enforce” the law. Although the FTC’s letters targeted major technology companies, the law is not limited to Big Tech. Many smaller platforms, apps, subscription sites, creator platforms, messaging services, image and video sharing services, gaming platforms, dating platforms, forums, and adult-content businesses may also be covered. What the Take It Down Act Requires The Take It Down Act requires covered platforms to create a process for victims to request removal of intimate photos or videos shared without consent. The law applies to both real intimate images and “digital forgeries,” including AI-generated or AI-altered intimate images. Covered platforms must: provide clear and conspicuous notice of the removal process; make it easy…

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Not so Sweet Alabama – How the State Became One of the Most Hostile Jurisdictions for the Adult Industry

Over the past two years, Alabama has quietly — but aggressively — transformed itself into one of the most restrictive and unfriendly jurisdictions in the United States for the adult entertainment industry. Through the enactment of House Bill 164 and related enforcement mechanisms, the state has layered taxation, compliance burdens, and content restrictions in a way that goes far beyond traditional regulation. Featured In The May 2026 Edition Of XBIZ World Taken together, these measures — most notably a 10% tax on adult-content revenue, mandatory age verification requirements, and a notarization mandate for performer consent documents — have created a legal environment that many industry participants view as not merely regulatory, but prohibitive. While Alabama has framed these laws as necessary to protect minors and promote public health, the structure, scope, and real-world impact of the legislation suggest a broader objective: to make participation in the adult industry so burdensome that companies and creators simply withdraw from the state altogether. A Targeted 10% Tax on Adult Content Revenue At the center of Alabama’s regulatory framework is a 10% tax on gross receipts derived from adult content. Unlike general sales taxes that apply neutrally across industries, this levy specifically targets material…

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UK Expands Criminal Prohibitions on Certain Pornographic Content

The United Kingdom continues to significantly expand its regulatory framework governing online adult content through amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill, with important implications for platforms, producers, and distributors operating globally. Key Developments Recent legislative amendments will criminalize the possession and publication of certain categories of pornographic content, including: Depictions of strangulation or suffocation (“choking”) in a sexual context; and Content involving adults portraying children, including “age-play” or “barely legal” themed material. These measures build on a broader policy initiative aimed at addressing online harms, violence against women and girls, and child protection concerns. Criminalization of “Choking” Content What Constitutes “Strangulation” or “Suffocation”? At present, the legislation does not rely on a narrow or purely technical definition. Instead, UK criminal law and prior “extreme pornography” jurisprudence suggest a broad, effects-based interpretation. Content is likely to fall within scope where it depicts: Pressure applied to the neck (hands, limbs, ligatures, or objects) that restricts breathing or blood flow; Obstruction of the mouth or nose (e.g., smothering) in a way that impedes normal respiration; Any act that a reasonable viewer would understand as restricting air supply or causing asphyxiation, even if simulated; or Scenes framed as producing loss of control, distress,…

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Garnishing The Wages Of Sin

In the crowded field of Florida’s 2026 gubernatorial race, Republican candidate James Fishback has managed to generate national headlines with a proposal that blends culture-war rhetoric with fiscal policy: a 50 percent “sin tax” on income earned by Florida-based OnlyFans creators. Featured In The April 2026 Edition Of XBIZ World Don’t Worry: This Law Is Going Nowhere The idea, which Fishback frames as both a moral corrective and a revenue-raising tool, has drawn sharp reactions from across the political spectrum. Supporters characterize it as a bold stand against what they view as the social harms of online adult content. Critics argue it represents the latest chapter in a long pattern of conservative political efforts aimed at restricting or stigmatizing the adult entertainment industry. Whether seen as principled or punitive, the proposal is almost certain to face insurmountable legal and constitutional barriers. But beyond its legislative viability, the debate surrounding it highlights deeper tensions about digital labor, morality in public policy, and the evolving role of adult content in the American economy. Who Is James Fishback? James Thomas Fishback is a Florida-born hedge fund manager and the founder and CEO of Azoria Partners. Born in 1995, he has positioned himself as…

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SCOTUS Rules ISPs Not Liable for Piracy in Music Rights Case

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously last week against music industry record labels in a high-profile content piracy case brought against the country’s third-largest internet service provider (ISP). The ruling has implications that impact content piracy mitigation efforts in creative industries across the board, including adult entertainment. One of the core sentiments in the Supreme Court's ruling is that an ISP cannot be held liable for the actions of a third party. In 2018, rights holders, including Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music, sued Cox Communications. A lower court handed the music industry a verdict of about $1 billion a year later. But Cox was able to bring the case on appeal all the way to the high court. There, the bench ruled, 9-0, in favor of the ISP because, per Justice Clarence Thomas writing for the court, "a company is not liable as a copyright infringer for merely providing a service to the general public with knowledge that it will be used by some to infringe copyrights." The case was appealed to SCOTUS from the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled in 2024 that the $1 billion verdict was not justified and…

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Attorney Corey D. Silverstein to host new Legal Impact Webinar on the new North Carolina Age Verification Law

Cyberspace (February 4, 2026) - Corey D. Silverstein, the driving force behind MyAdultAttorney.com and Adult.Law, is pleased to announce that he will be hosting his latest Legal Impact Webinar entitled "North Carolina AV Law - Content Creation Issues" on February 26th at 4:00 PM EST. This session, sponsored by Pig Machine, with exclusive media sponsor XBIZ, will be moderated by ClaraKitty and feature special guests Siouxsie Q and attorney Lawrence Walters. The North Carolina law has created major confusion for the adult community, its access to adult websites, and their ability to create, upload and view adult content. This webinar has been put together to help the adult community understand the impact of this law and help you figure out your next steps as a creator, performer, or platform. “”Havoc” is the best word that I can use to describe what North Carolina’s law has caused the adult entertainment industry.” said Corey D. Silverstein. “The topic of this webinar was chosen because of the substantial community outreach that I received following numerous platforms and content creators abandoning all activities with North Carolina.” Silverstein continued. “The revocation of consent component of North Carolina’s law has been especially destructive for the industry.”…

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Nine Large Banks Flagged for “Debanking” Policies That Hit Adult Businesses — and Why the Problem Isn’t Going Away

In December 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released preliminary findings from a supervisory review of “debanking” at the nine largest national banks it oversees. The OCC’s headline conclusion was blunt: across 2020–2023, these banks maintained policies that made “inappropriate distinctions” among customers based on lawful business activity — often through blanket sector restrictions or heightened internal barriers that functioned like denials of service. Featured In The February 2026 Edition Of XBIZ World For the adult industry, the report mattered for a simple reason: it put a federal banking regulator on record acknowledging what performers, creators, producers, and adjacent lawful businesses have said for years — access to basic financial services is routinely curtailed not because a customer is inherently higher-risk, but because a category of lawful work is treated as presumptively unacceptable. What the OCC said about adult entertainment restrictions The OCC’s preliminary findings document identifies “adult entertainment” as one of the industry sectors impacted by bank policies. It describes internal practices where lines of business at some banks either strictly restricted access to certain products/services or required escalated review for customers connected to “adult media and non-media” (including “products and services of a sexual…

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It’s Time to Take the DSA and GDPR Seriously

Adult platforms have never been more visible to regulators than they are right now. The Digital Services Act (DSA) is fully in force across the EU, GDPR enforcement keeps accelerating, and parallel “online safety” regimes in the UK and U.S. are converging on the same targets: pornography sites, creator platforms, cam networks, and tube-style aggregators. If you operate an adult website and you’re still treating DSA and GDPR compliance as a “nice-to-have,” you’re sitting on a landmine. It’s time to get serious, and enforcement against adult operators has ramped up. Featured In The January 2026 Edition Of XBIZ World The enforcement era for adult sites has arrived For years, adult platforms lived in a gray zone: enormous traffic, massive data volumes, and historically minimal oversight. That’s over. Under the DSA, porn platforms are now a named priority The European Commission has formally targeted major porn services as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs), putting them under direct EU supervision and heightened obligations — especially around systemic risk, minor protection, and transparency. In May 2025, the Commission opened coordinated DSA investigations into Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos, explicitly focusing on failures to keep minors off-platform and on insufficient risk mitigation. These investigations…

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