Lawmakers propose anti-nonconsensual AI porn bill after Taylor Swift controversy

US lawmakers have proposed letting people sue over faked pornographic images of themselves, following the spread of AI-generated explicit photographs of Taylor Swift. The Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE) Act would add a civil right of action for intimate “digital forgeries” depicting an identifiable person without their consent, letting victims collect financial … Read more

‘Big Brother’ Star Christmas Abbott’s Baby Daddy Arrested For Revenge Porn

Christmas Abbott’s baby daddy was arrested in North Carolina … for allegedly sharing explicit images of Christmas without her permission. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ … Benjamin Bunn, who shares five-year-old son Loyal with Abbott, was arrested back in October and charged with three counts of disclosure of private images. He was later … Read more

Taylor Swift AI Porn Is “Alarming”

The Taylor Swift AI porn debacle seems to be snowballing into a full-blown national emergency and now the White House is involved. Yes, our nation’s executive branch weighed in on Taylor’s fake nudes on Friday, with the top WH spokesperson claiming that the government is concerned about the whole thing but isn’t quite sure what … Read more

If Taylor Swift Can’t Defeat Deepfake Porn, No One Can

If anyone can rally up a base, it’s Taylor Swift. When sexually explicit, likely AI-generated images of Swift circulated on social media this week, it galvanized her fans. Swifties found phrases and hashtags related to the images and flooded them with videos and photos of Swift performing. “Protect Taylor Swift” went viral, trending as Swifties … Read more

Taylor Swift AI Porn Is Driving Fans Ballistic

Photo: ako photography / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock) A series of AI-generated images of Taylor Swift in suggestive and pornographic situations are causing an uproar on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Though some of the images have been taken down, others remain on the platform. Swift’s army of fans have embarked on a campaign to … Read more

Dan Benson Suspects He Wasn’t Asked Back for ‘Wizards’ Because of Porn

Play video content TMZ.com “Wizards of Waverly Place” alum Dan Benson knows he’s being cut out of the Disney Channel show’s upcoming reboot and says it’s upsetting, but not shocking … due to to his very adult career choices. Dan tells TMZ … he’s disappointed over being unable to reprise the role of Zeke Beakerman, … Read more

EU names three porn sites subject to its strictest online content rules

Age verification tech could be headed to adult content sites Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos after the three were added to a list of platforms subject to the strictest level of regulation under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA). Back in April, the EU announced an initial list of 17 so called very large online … Read more

Should you use a VPN to watch porn?

Privacy seems elusive in today’s world, especially pertaining to our most sensitive information. If you watch porn, you probably want to shield yourself from prying eyes of advertisers, your internet service provider — or even just your roommate. A VPN, or virtual private network, appears to be a simple solution. VPNs mask your current location, … Read more

Tisha Campbell Finds Late Dad’s Porn Collection in Hilarious Video

Play video content Tisha Campbell made a pretty hilarious discovery in cleaning out her late father’s home following his death … coming across a seemingly endless collection of porn DVDs. Tisha’s dad, Clifton Campbell, died Nov. 1, but the actress and her family were able to enjoy some comedic relief as they found the X-rated … Read more

Hackers leak more 23andMe data, X cracks down on porn and Andreessen writes a manifesto

Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that highlights notable tech industry happenings over the past few days. Life moves pretty fast, as a young Matthew Broderick once said — we empathize. Fortunately, there’s WiR to get you caught up to speed. In this edition of WiR, we cover a hacker leaking … Read more