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ChatGPT Kills Its Adult Mode Indefinitely as Claude Gets Wired to Remote Sex Toys OpenAI has shelved its erotic chat mode indefinitely while an unofficial GitHub tool lets Claude control sex toys during conversation.

ChatGPT shelved adult chat indefinitely as Claude gets wired to vibrators

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Soulkyn Adds Lovense Integration, Letting AI Companions Control Connected Sex Toys Soulkyn now lets AI characters control Lovense toys in real time. The company answered data and safety questions directly, which is more than many would.

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Adult Creator Incomes Fell Fast in 2025 A new SWR Data survey found that 45% of adult creators in the US saw income fall in 2025, with age verification laws and social media censorship leading causes.

Smaller US-based creators are taking the biggest hit as porn restrictions bite into independent incomes

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ICYMI: OnlyFans after Radvinsky: a planned succession, an unfinished deal, and an open question for creators

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OnlyFans After Radvinsky: What Happens Next OnlyFans' owner Leonid Radvinsky set up a trust before he died. Now a $5.5 billion deal hangs on what his successors decide, and creators have no say in it.

OnlyFans after Radvinsky: a planned succession, an unfinished deal, and an open question for creators

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AI Companion Apps Left Intimate Chats Wide Open Oversecured audited 17 AI companion apps and found 14 critical flaws. Ten gave hackers a direct path to private erotic conversation histories.

AI companion apps with 150 million downloads shipped with security so bad hackers could read your sexts

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Incognito mode and VPNs won't save you: the honest guide to adult content privacy in 2026

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US Age Verification Laws Take Aim at VPNs Utah, Ohio, and Washington are moving to close the VPN loophole in porn age verification. The privacy tradeoffs are significant and enforcement is unproven.

VPN workarounds for US porn age verification may be running out of road

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SubscribeStar Adult Tightens Its NSFW Rules SubscribeStar Adult's new content restrictions confirm that card networks, not users, set the rules for adult platforms. Again.

'Individual websites will not save us': SubscribeStar Adult joins the list of NSFW platforms reshaped by financial pressure

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ChatGPT Adult Mode: Smut, Not Porn, and a 12% Problem OpenAI's adult ChatGPT mode will allow erotic text chat but cap it at 'smut,' while its age verification misclassifies children as adults 12% of the time.

OpenAI's erotic chatbot is coming, but its age verification isn't great, insiders say

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Ohdoki Offers $1,000 Reward After 619 Handy 2 Strokers Stolen From US Freight Train Ohdoki is offering $1,000 cash plus lifetime product access after 619 Handy 2 devices worth $250,000 were stolen from a US freight train.

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SubscribeStar Adult Tightens Its NSFW Rules SubscribeStar Adult's new content restrictions confirm that card networks, not users, set the rules for adult platforms. Again.

'Individual websites will not save us': SubscribeStar Adult joins the list of NSFW platforms reshaped by financial pressure

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Clip Sales Now Rival Fan Site Subscriptions as Burned-Out Creators Rethink the OnlyFans Hustle A survey of 550+ adult creators found clip sales nearly match subscriptions as a top revenue source, with many citing burnout and declining income.

Clip sales rival subscriptions as burned-out creators rethink the OnlyFans hustle

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Lovense OpenClaw AI: Vibrators Meet Automation Lovense is adding OpenClaw AI to its Remote app, bringing lifestyle automation and real-world activity syncing — including flight speed — to its sex toy control.

Lovense wants #OpenClaw #AI to sync your vibrator to your flight speed, and make its app your everyday assistant

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DSA Compliance for Adult Platforms: What You Need to Know The DSA regulates risk, not legality. Here's how the EU classifies adult platforms and what adult businesses need to do to stay compliant.

Safe, legal, and still a risk: How the DSA is policing pleasure

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AI Act Compliance for Adult Content: What You Need to Know The EU's AI Act classifies most adult AI as low-risk — less compliance, but fewer protections for performers and platforms. Here's what that means for you.

The AI Act mostly ignores adult content. That's not entirely good news

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We Don't Really Need the Christian View on Sex Robots, but We've Got It Anyway A theologian says sex robots are sinful and a rejection of God. We've got some thoughts on his thoughts – mainly that the robots aren't really here yet.

We didn’t really need the Christian view on sex robots, but we’ve got it anyway

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Handy 2 and Handy 2 Pro Get Full Release in February The Handy 2 and Handy 2 Pro strokers ship from February 2026 after Ohdoki's Kickstarter raised $1.5 million. Prices start at $239.

Handy 2 and Handy 2 Pro shipping in February, following $1.5M Kickstarter success

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Lovense Lush Anal Brings App-Controlled Vibrations to Back Door Beginners Lovense's new Lush Anal vibrator targets anal play newcomers with a finger-sized, app-controlled design that's quiet enough to wear under your clothes in public.

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We-Vibe Launches Pivot 2 and Verge 2 With Softer, More Flexible Silicone We-Vibe's Pivot 2 and Verge 2 cock rings feature softer, bendier silicone than their predecessors, plus app control, waterproofing and up to two-hour battery life.

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Morari Mor Launches: $299 Perineum Wearable for PE Treatment After years of development and FDA clearance hurdles, Morari's Mor perineum stimulator is finally on sale. The $299 app-controlled wearable treats PE too.

Morari's gooch-zapping premature ejaculation treatment finally launches after years of FDA battles

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Lovense Announces AI Sex Robot for 2027, Now Taking $200 Waitlist Deposits The vibrator giant is entering the sex robot market. Named Emily, the AI-powered humanoid integrates with Lovense toys and will cost between $4,000 and $8,000.

Lovense launching AI sex robot that can control sex toys remotely

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20 Things That Happened in Sextech in 2025 From AI sex robots getting chattier to deepfake crackdowns and Trump's tariff war, here's everything that mattered in sextech this year.

20 things that happened in sextech in 2025

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Grindr and Tinder Wrapped 2025: Twinks, Bears & AI Dating Grindr Unwrapped reveals Switzerland has the most twinks and Ireland the most bears. Plus Tinder's Year in Swipe shows 76% would use AI in their love lives.

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Aylo Joins EU Age Verification App Pilot Aylo will participate in the European Commission's age verification app pilot, a shift from its recent approach of blocking sites in France and US states.

Aylo signs up for European Commission age verification app pilot despite recent site blockades

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