Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online

Artificial intelligence apps generating fake nudes, amid other privacy concerns, make “sharenting” far riskier than it was just a few years ago.

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U.K. Forces Porn Sites to Get Serious on ‘Age-Gating’

The new measures have been widely embraced, but new age-verification methods have drawn some criticism because of privacy concerns.

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Supreme Court Upholds Texas Law Requiring Age Verification on Pornography Sites

The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are at least 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds.

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Melania Trump Joins President at White House to Sign Take It Down Act

The bill, known as the Take It Down Act, mandates social media platforms to remove sexually explicit images and videos of others.

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College Assistant Admissions Director Charged With Attempted Sex Trafficking

The authorities arrested Jacob Henriques, 29, after he had tried to solicit prospective and admitted students for sex, the Justice Department said. He worked for Emmanuel College in Boston.

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House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump

The Take It Down Act, which united a coalition of conservative and liberal lawmakers, criminalizes the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit images of others and requires companies to remove them.

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In Ukraine, Porn Is Illegal. So Why Are Its Creators Paying Taxes?

Ukraine makes tax revenue off the creators of pornographic content, but also threatens them with prosecution. A draft law aims to fix what many say is an unfair contradiction.

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Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Texas Law Limiting Access to Pornography

The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds.

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What Would the Founders Have Thought About TikTok and Online Porn?

The Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in First Amendment challenges to laws banning the app and shielding minors from sexual materials on the internet.

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Let’s Talk About Pornography. No, Seriously.

More adolescents than ever are watching it. What’s needed, researchers say, are frank conversations and “porn literacy.”

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