Sex Gone Viral 8: This Week’s Salacious Stories

Here's another weekly round-up of news stories we thought worth mentioning with this passing brush across the end of the week...

Section 230 Challenges

Just last week a 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled that a lower court should not have dismissed a case against TikTok. What prompted this latest suit and reporting over TikTok was a child trying to perform a “Blackout Challenge” via a video the youngster found on the TikTok’s “For You,” page that they died from. The first ruling here said the social media platform was protected under the Free Speech law section 230 but Judge Patty Shwartz ruled that in exploring TikTok’s algorithmic language there are “editorial judgments about compiling the third-party speech,” and because of this, the social media giant is not protected by Section 230.

An uptick in Haptic

The SexLikeReal site has released data that shows an uptick in their visitors using Haptic technology when visiting their VR porn rooms. Haptic Technology can, according to its Wiki definition create, “an experience of touch by applying forces, vibrations, or motions to the user,” with a user controlling devices in virtual space.

For those not using their hands in the usual way when viewing porn (wink wink), Haptic technology use has doubled since last year on SexLikeReal.

More AI

According to the adult-sector market research firm SWR Data’s 2024 State of the Creator report, almost 2/3rds of adult content creators are presently using AI in some fashion in conjunction with running their adult content businesses.

What we are watching

On Thursday massive porn site Adult Time revealed its list of the Top 10 scenes that had the greatest impact on subscriber satisfaction for September 2024.

“We wanted to begin publishing our data for fans and creators alike, to transparently share what has the greatest impact on subscriber enjoyment as a metric we can all rally around,” said Bree Mills, Adult Time’s Chief Creative Officer.  

Payment

A major hindrance for sex workers and adult content creators has always been how they get paid. But this week the Financial Conduct Authority, a UK financial services industry regulator put out a press release encouraging banks and lenders to do more to provide access to adult providers, as well as UK charities and even pawnbrokers.

These businesses have been noted for their good prices and access to their products.

So money has been well spent in a good way.