Imgur is getting ready to eradicate a great deal of erotica from the web. Reddit’s go-to site for sharing pornography will be automatically deleting all adult material.
On May 15, 2023, Imgur, an image-hosting website known for hosting much of the adult content posted to Reddit, intends to prohibit any nudity or sexually explicit material. In the Terms of Service statement banning adult content, the website stated that users must download/save any images they wish to keep if they no longer abide by these Terms. Most prominently, this would involve explicit/pornographic content. To further this, Imgur will be using automated tools and human moderators to purge the site of adult content. The company noted that automated detection software would be used to identify explicit content; though, it is aware of the limitations and issues with relying solely on automated detection, so human moderators will also be utilized.
Most people associate Imgur with Reddit, as it is where many Reddit users host images. These can range from memes to DIY projects and a great many pornographic images and gifs in the myriad of Reddit’s adult communities catering to a variety of interests. The policy change brings Imgur’s Terms of Service in line with its Community Guidelines. Back in 2019, Imgur stopped supporting NSFW subreddits and age-gated adult content and made it “hidden,” but it did not remove any adult content or prevent people from posting it.
The new Terms of Service explain what is no longer allowed on Reddit, and it appears to be tight compared to other online platforms, especially Imgur’s previously lenient policy. Starting May 15, Imgur will no longer permit the gratuitous or explicit display of breasts, buttocks, and sexual organs meant to stimulate erotic feelings, comprehensive or partial nudity, any depiction of sexual activity, explicit or implied, any image taken from or of someone without their knowledge or consent for the purpose of sexualization, solicitation (the unwelcome request of sexual content from another person, or selling/offering explicit content and/or adult services).
Adult content communities on Reddit can easily transfer to other image-hosting sites from this point onwards (RedGifs.com is a popular service in those communities already), but the Imgur policy change should, in theory, erase years of adult content from the web. Much of that content is stolen from adult entertainers but also consists of images and gifs posted by creators to promote their OnlyFans, ManyVids, and other monetizable channels.
Imgur referred to porn as bad for business in its announcement of the change. “Explicit and illegal content have historically posed a risk to Imgur’s community and its business. Disallowing explicit content will allow Imgur to address these risks and protect the future of the Imgur community,” it specified.
“We recognize that these transformations may be disruptive to Imgurians who have used Imgur to store their pictures and artwork,” Imgur said. “These alterations are a significant move in Imgur’s continued attempts to remain a secure and enjoyable space on the internet.”
Cloudflare: Google Cloud Outage Disrupts Spotify, Discord, and Chaturbate for Thousands
June 12, 2025 – Thousands of users across Spotify, Discord, Google Cloud, and several adult camming platforms experienced service disruptions Thursday, as Cloudflare confirmed a third-party issue caused by a Google Cloud outage.
The incident, monitored by Downdetector, peaked with outage reports from 46,000 Spotify users, 14,000 Google Cloud users, and 11,000 Discord users. Additionally, services such as Snapchat, Character.ai, and major adult streaming platforms, including Chaturbate, Stripchat, and CamSoda, also saw widespread downtime.
A Cloudflare representative clarified that their core services were not impacted, but that “a limited number of services at Cloudflare use Google Cloud and were affected.” One of the affected components was Cloudflare Workers KV, a backend data storage tool that temporarily went offline.
Google Cloud, which accounts for 12% of the global cloud services market, acknowledged the problem, stating: “We are currently investigating a service disruption.” Users were referred to the public Google Cloud status dashboard for ongoing updates.
By Thursday afternoon, recovery began across several platforms. Cloudflare confirmed progress on their status page, and Spotify redirected users to Google’s dashboard for context. Similar recovery signals were noted across impacted camming sites, which rely on Google Cloud and Cloudflare infrastructure to deliver low-latency, high-reliability streaming.
This outage highlights the broad dependence on cloud giants like Google, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure. Past incidents — including an AWS outage in 2021 and a Cloudflare disruption in 2020 — have shown how interconnected platforms, including those in the adult entertainment industry, are equally exposed to upstream failures.
The incident serves as a reminder that platform resilience and service redundancy remain crucial in today’s cloud-powered digital ecosystem.
Pornhub Exits France Over New Age Verification Law
Aylo, the operator behind major adult platforms including Pornhub, announced it is halting operations in France starting this Wednesday. The decision comes in response to a newly enforced French law requiring pornographic sites to implement enhanced age verification measures for their users.
An Aylo spokesperson described the legal requirements as posing a significant privacy risk, suggesting that age verification should be conducted at the device level rather than through invasive personal data collection.
Pornhub, the world’s most visited adult site, counts France as its second-largest market after the United States. The regulatory pressures facing Aylo and similar companies continue to grow globally, with the European Union now investigating whether platforms like Pornhub are sufficiently safeguarding minors.
Aylo has also withdrawn services from several U.S. states for similar reasons related to age verification mandates. In the UK, upcoming legislation will soon enforce stricter “age assurance” standards for all adult content providers.
The company, formerly known as Mindgeek and now owned by Canadian private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners, operates other well-known sites such as YouPorn and RedTube, which will likewise become inaccessible to French users.
Solomon Friedman, vice president of compliance at Aylo, criticized the French law as “dangerous,” “potentially privacy-infringing,” and “ineffective.” He argued that major tech companies like Google, Apple, and Microsoft already have the capability to verify user age at the device or operating system level.
While Aylo supports the concept of age verification in principle, executives have expressed concerns over the collection of sensitive data, such as credit card information or government-issued IDs, as part of the verification process.
In response to the platform’s withdrawal, French Minister for Gender Equality Aurore Bergé commented “au revoir” on X, adding that the move would reduce minors’ exposure to “violent, degrading, and humiliating content” in France.
Pornhub, Stripchat, XVideos, and XNXX Under EU Investigation for Child Safety Failures
The European Commission has opened an official probe into four major pornography platforms — Pornhub, Stripchat, XVideos, and XNXX — over concerns they may be failing to comply with the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), particularly regarding the protection of minors.
According to the Commission, these sites appear to lack effective age verification systems and have not implemented sufficient measures to safeguard the rights, privacy, and safety of children online. Current “click-to-enter” disclaimers, such as those used by Pornhub, are deemed inadequate by regulators.
The probe highlights potential non-compliance with DSA rules requiring risk assessments and harm mitigation for vulnerable users — particularly minors — and may lead to fines of up to 6% of annual turnover if violations are confirmed.
Pornhub’s parent company, Aylo, has stated it is aware of the investigation and remains “fully committed” to child safety and legal compliance. As of now, Stripchat has not issued a public statement in response.
While Stripchat will no longer be classified as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) due to recent updates, the Commission confirmed that the investigation into its compliance will still proceed.
This move comes amid growing international pressure on adult content sites to adopt more rigorous age verification technologies. The UK’s Ofcom recently announced similar investigations, and Pornhub has already restricted access in several U.S. states following new legislation.
The EU Commission reiterated its commitment: “Our priority is to protect minors and allow them to navigate safely online.”
This investigation marks another major step in holding adult platforms accountable under Europe’s toughest digital content rules to date.
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