Most likely, we all went through the sensation of “butterflies in the stomach”, “singing of the soul”, and inexplicable emotions. This sensation is usually called falling in love, and sometimes you can hear people saying ‘Cupid’s arrow hit me!’.
Have you ever wondered who Cupid is and why this character is so closely related to Valentine’s Day?
Cupid is a small winged “troublemaker” with a quiver of arrows behind his back, striking right in the heart. His image is found on paintings of different eras, and the legend of the God of love comes from ancient mythology, and also, he is known as Amur or Eros (ancient Greek version).
One of the myths is relating to an emotional love story between an earth girl named Psyche and the god Cupid. Venus is said to have been Cupid’s mother and sent him to punish Psyche, just because she did not like her unearthly beauty. Later, Cupid fell in love with Psyche and became her husband. Legend says that humans could not look at the gods, so Psyche did not know what her lover looked like. It is believed that Cupid was a true “revelation” of love and tenderness, and the girl was truly happy. One day, her sisters advised her to “look” at her husband. Cupid was so angry, and he decided to take revenge for her disobeying, and once he left, all their magical gardens, a wonderful castle, and everything they had – disappeared. Psyche was left alone and because of feeling so desperate, she decided to seek help from Cupid’s mother, and she accepted the task Venus gave her.
Venus, as written above, did not love Psyche at all, and she planned to destroy her, by giving her tasks that were impossible to accomplish. However, nothing stopped Psyche, so she successfully overcame all difficulties, for the sake of her lover. Psyche’s last task was to deliver Pandora’s box containing the beauty of Pluto’s wife, the condition was not to open the box, despite difficulties!
Unfortunately, out of curiosity, Psyche looked into the box. Venus had foreseen this and hid a “dead dream” there, so this hit her.
Cupid, being so crazy in love, found Psyche lying on the ground, took away the spell and the effect of the dead sleep, and forgave her, making their love even stronger. The gods proclaimed Psyche a goddess, as they were delighted to see how powerful was her love for Cupid.
We hope that true love exists, so Valentine’s Day is a great time to celebrate love and feel Cupid’s presence, even if sometimes we open the “Pandora’s Box”…
Pornhub, OnlyFans and Major Cams Platforms Confront Italy’s New Age-Check Rules
Italy has formally named 45 porn and porn-adjacent websites that must introduce stricter age verification from November 12, 2025, as the country becomes the latest to tighten access to adult content.
The Italian communications regulator AGCOM has published a list of services it classifies as providing pornographic material in Italy. The roster includes Aylo-owned platforms Pornhub, Redtube, and YouPorn, along with xHamster, camming site Chaturbate, and subscription giant OnlyFans, among others.
Under the new framework, all sites on the list will be required to verify that users connecting from Italy are 18 or older through certified third-party providers. These verification partners may include dedicated age-check services, banks, or mobile operators that already hold verified customer data. Crucially, the process is expected to be repeated each time a user visits one of the listed platforms, rather than operating as a one-time verification per site, as is the case in some other markets, such as the UK.
Italy’s legal basis for porn age verification came into force in May, but platforms were granted a grace period until November 12. Only now has the full list of affected services been disclosed, and it features many of the industry’s largest brands. The move comes as critics of age verification argue that strict regimes tend to push traffic away from the biggest, more heavily scrutinized platforms and toward smaller sites that may be less compliant or less transparent.
In the UK, where tougher age checks for porn access were introduced in July, Pornhub has claimed that traffic from the country fell by 77 percent after the new rules took effect. According to parent company Aylo, users are not abandoning adult content altogether but are instead gravitating toward platforms that have not yet implemented – or are not yet being forced to implement – comparable verification systems.
Subsequent traffic data has indicated that, as visits to major porn brands decreased, some smaller adult sites experienced a corresponding rise in UK user numbers. At the same time, the UK regulator Ofcom has opened investigations into a range of pornography services, including lesser-known sites it alleges are not complying with the updated rules.
In Italy, platforms that appear on AGCOM’s list and fail to adopt compliant age verification procedures by November 12 risk facing penalties of up to 250,000 euros (around 290,000 US dollars). Observers expect that the regulator will add more services to the list over time as enforcement develops and new sites are identified.
Italy is also one of five EU member states that have piloted an age verification application developed by the European Commission. The tool is intended to provide a privacy-preserving way to prove that a user is over 18, with potential future use in porn age verification systems across the bloc.
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Go.cam Strengthens Defenses Against Video-Based Spoofing
Video spoofing is increasingly undermining digital age verification, with fraudsters using pre-recorded clips to bypass security checks. As regulators demand stronger compliance, providers are stepping up their defenses.
Go.cam introduced new measures designed to identify and block spoofed attempts more effectively. The platform leverages: • Fraud detection mechanisms that spot manipulated videos. • AI-powered liveness verification to counter evolving tactics. • Continuous updates that maintain compliance with global standards.
“By staying ahead of spoofing threats, we’re not just protecting platforms, we are safeguarding the confidence of every user who relies on us,” says Marco Forastieri, Marketing Director of Go.cam.
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