age verification
Wyoming and South Dakota Age Verification Laws Could Include Huge Parts of the Internet
By omitting the "one-third" provision that most other states with age verification laws have adopted, Wyoming and South Dakota are placing the burden of verifying users' ages on all sorts of websites, far beyond porn.
party
You're Invited: 404 Media's Second Anniversary Party and LIVE PODCAST!
Come celebrate with us and catch a LIVE recording of the 404 Media podcast.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Speculation, Distraction, and Smart Glasses
This week, we discuss Wikipedia's ethos and zooming in on a lot of pictures of cops' glasses.
archiving
Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website
Part of Article I Section 8, and all of Sections 9 and 10, which address things like habeas corpus, nobility, and militias, are gone from Congress's website for the Constitution.
art
Watch This Guy’s Interactive Wooden Pixel Machine Make Art in Real Time
Kilopixel by Ben Holmen turns a CNC machine and a thousand wooden blocks into pixel art.
age verification
Florida Sues Huge Porn Sites Including XVideos and Bang Bros Over Age Verification Law
The lawsuit alleges XVideos, Bang Bros, XNXX, Girls Gone Wild and TrafficFactory are in violation of Florida's law that requires adult platforms to verify visitors are over 18.
Steam
The Anti-Porn Crusade That Censored Steam and Itch.io Started 30 Years Ago
Keywords and tags have never been a useful metric for distilling nuance. Pushing for regulations based on them is repeating a 30-year history of porn panic online.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Party Vibes and Spilling Tea
This week, we discuss meeting a bunch of you in LA, the ongoing Tea saga, and age verification sweeping the UK.
spotify
Spotify Is Forcing Users to Undergo Face Scanning to Access Explicit Content
Submit to biometric face scanning or risk your account being deleted, Spotify says, following the enactment of the UK's Online Safety Act.
Content Moderation
Former Moderator Sues Chaturbate for 'Psychological Trauma'
“Without these safeguards, Mr. Barber eventually developed full-blown PTSD, which he is currently still being treated for,” the former mod's lawyer said.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Don't Record Me, Bro
This week, we discuss smart glasses for frat bros, Amazon comms messiness, and more.
grindr
Grindr Won’t Let Users Say 'No Zionists'
An error message appears saying "The following are not allowed: no zionist, no zionists" when users try to add the phrase to their bios, but any number of other phrases about political and religious preferences are allowed.