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Ohio enforces age verification for adult sites in Oct 2025, affecting 12M residents, sparking privacy concerns.

Texas criminalizes AI-generated child porn, closing loopholes to prosecute deepfake images of minors.

62% of firms faced deepfake attacks last year; AI apps and GenAI infrastructure also vulnerable.

“Digital harassment, sextortion, identity theft, and cyberbullying rise; protect via privacy, evidence, reporting.”

“Google will upgrade systems to block and remove non-consensual intimate images via hashing and better reporting.”

“Sri Lanka’s victims of non-consensual online imagery endure shattered lives amid weak laws and global demand.”

Snapchat launches “The Keys” safety course: 4 online risks for teens + how to protect themselves.

NY man arrested for AI deepfake intimate images made without consent, charged with obscenity & dissemination.

Denmark will extend copyright law to protect voices/faces from AI deepfakes, ban misuse, impose fines.

US Congress and states are cracking down on AI sexual deepfakes—Take It Down Act enacted; states propose strict penalties.

Northumbria saw a 16% rise in sexual offences (5,073→5,865), driven by revenge-porn law changes and better reporting.