WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has denied approval to three age verification companies that were seeking to implement a biometrics solution to meet Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requirements.

The four FTC commissioners voted unanimously to reject the application jointly submitted last June by Yoti, the Entertainment Software Rating Board and SuperAwesome. 

The companies’ “Privacy-Protective Facial Age Estimation” system would “analyze the geometry of a user’s face to confirm the person is an adult and can access certain content,” tech law news site NextGov reported.

“The FTC confirmed that 354 comments raised concerns with the software’s data collection and storage capabilities, particularly in regards to generating deepfake content, along with other privacy violations.”

Yoti also submitted the same biometric model to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); that evaluation and report are forthcoming.

The FTC left open the possibility of revisiting the technology and the rejected application, stating that it expects that the NIST report “will materially assist the Commission, and the public, in better understanding age verification technologies.” 

Evan Greer, of digital rights group Fight for the Future, called the rejection of the AV companies’ application “another great move from the FTC.”

“A world where you get your face scanned to access a website is not a safer world,” Greer posted on X.com. “There is no ‘privacy protective’ way to scan people’s faces in order to estimate their age.”

XBIZ has reached out to Yoti for comment.

LOS ANGELES — RedGIFs has selected Nathan Broski as its Creator of the Month for April 2024.

“Nathan’s journey from corporate life to full-time adult content creator inspires others to chase their dreams,” said RedGIFs head of community and creator success Lylli Dupéré. “His passion for content creation and traveling is evident in his success, and he is an absolute delight to have on RedGIFs.”

Broski enthused about working with the platform.

“It is a site clearly made for NSFW content creators, and I don’t have to worry about the same concerns I have on other sites,” he said. “Support is also very helpful whenever I run into any issues — which has rarely happened over the last three years.”

Visit Nathan Broski’s RedGIFs profile; follow him on X.com.

LOS ANGELES — Evil Angel has crowned Jennifer White its Angel of the Month for April.

“Thank you so much,” White enthused. “I’m beyond grateful and thrilled to be your April 2024 Angel Of The Month! I absolutely love shooting for you guys cuz you always make me look my best, and the scenes are always nice and hardcore, like I like.”

White will be featured in releases, including scenes from Jonni Darkko’s “Deep Inside Jennifer White,” Mike Adriano’s “American Anal Sluts,” and Rocco Siffredi’s “Rocco’s Perfect Slaves.”

The scenes will drop throughout the month on EvilAngel.

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LOS ANGELES — LoyalFans has named Jayla Page as its Featured Creator for April.

The title highlights “unique creators working, sharing and thriving within LoyalFans,” a rep said. “Fans visiting the Creator Spotlight page are introduced to a scope of interesting creators — those who are new to the site, popular creators and interesting people utilizing LoyalFans’ exceptional features and offerings.”

Page will sit for a spotlight interview, to be livestreamed April 17 at 1 p.m. PST. The event is open only to current, active LoyalFans creators. To sign up for the livestream, click here.

“I am over the moon excited to be LoyalFans’ Featured Creator for April,” Page said. “It means the world to be to be thought about by such an amazing platform. I truly appreciate LoyalFans and what it brings to SWers.”

She also enthused about the platform.

“I absolutely love LoyalFans’ video chat from the app feature,” she said. “I love connecting with my fans and subscribers at the push of a button and that we live in a time where your favorite SW can be in the palm of your hand.”

For more information, visit the LoyalFans Creator Spotlight page.

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NEW YORK — Pleasure product manufacturer MysteryVibe has joined forces with health care communications agency Havas Lynx to launch a new “Happy Menopause” ad campaign calling on post-menopausal women to prioritize their sexual well-being.

A “Happy Menopause” billboard in central Manhattan features MysteryVibe’s FDA-approved Crescendo 2 device and declares, “Orgasm now comes with a medical prescription.”

In conjunction with the billboard, the campaign features educational information endorsed by reproductive scientist and professor Joyce Harper.

MysteryVibe’s CEO and co-founder, Soumyadip Rakshit, said, “Not only are we honored to support a campaign that enables women to overcome taboos around menopause, we know that discomfort shouldn’t be normalized.”

Havas Lynx SVP and Director of Planning Tash Loeb Mills added, “Women’s sexual well-being and pleasure remains a whispered subject — especially when you add menopause into the mix. We’ve had enough of it, and what better way to get people talking, than with a massive orgasm. That’s what everyone wants, after all!”

For more information, visit MysteryVibe.com.

CHICAGO — Mr. Skin has selected the “20 Most Iconic Moments in Celeb Nudity” to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

“Featuring everything from Kate Winslet’s PG-13 nudity in Titanic to Marilyn Monroe posing for Playboy and Kim Kardashian’s sex tape, the list is the perfect way to celebrate a quarter century of Mr. Skin,” said a rep.

The anniversary celebrations will also include a series of parties in several major U.S. cities during the summer.

The rep added, “That Mr. Skin is now celebrating its 25th anniversary, in an internet landscape that has seen the demise of nearly every website launched around at the turn of the century, is a testament to the power of Chicago native Jim McBride’s dream and his unyielding commitment to creating a quality product. The site is an internet mainstay, a resource as important to film aficionados as IMDb.com, and one that continues to grow every single day.”

For more information, visit MrSkin.com.

CHATSWORTH, Calif. — Holiday Products has signed an exclusive distribution deal with pleasure brand Pepper.

The deal includes Pepper’s Paramour G- and A-spot vibe, the dual-density Indulge Rabbit vibe and Play palm-sized vibe, the Connect Couples Ring and Pamper Massage Wand with touch sensor modes, and the Roll ball-shaped massager.

“We’re excited to be able to work with Holiday to get our thoughtfully designed products on the nightstands of sensory seekers and connection connoisseurs alike,” said Pepper Connection Concierge Megan Hamilton. “We’re excited to be able to work with Holiday to get our thoughtfully designed products on the nightstands of sensory seekers and connection connoisseurs alike. The timing is perfect with our recent launch of Paramour — our G- and A-spot vibrator. Paramour encourages us to give a little love to erogenous zones that can help to increase our natural lubrication, therefore bringing more pleasure to ourselves and our partners. We’re looking forward to this journey of more purposeful pleasure with Holiday.”

Added Holiday Director of Purchasing and Inventory Susanna Molina, “The entire Pepper collection is what our customers are looking for. Each item offers something different from what’s currently seen on the market in similar categories. The colors are fresh, modern, and reflective of what’s trending in fashion and home design. The keepsake packaging offers extra value, and the prices are right where consumers are comfortable.”

For more information, visit HolidayProducts.

LOS ANGELES — Nubiles has selected Chanel Camryn as its Fantasy of the Month for April, spotlighting her in a scene with Robby Apples.

The scene opens with Camryn “looking like sex on two legs and strutting over to Robby Apples with two glasses of wine for them to mark their first anniversary,” the synopsis reveals. “She’s hoping for some of the hot loving that’s brought them even closer over the last 12 months. They have reservations for a show, but Chanel’s got other plans as she crawls into Robby’s lap and straddles him. Not worrying about time, Robby squeezes her ass and pulls her close to grind on her. Next, Robby puts her on the table and feasts on her petite pussy.”

Camryn enthused about the scene.

“Getting all dressed up to go out and looking sexy but deciding to stay in and fuck is so sexy and definitely a fantasy of mine,” she said. “I’m glad that Nubiles and Robby helped me make it a reality, and I hope everyone enjoys the scene as much as I did filming it.”

The scene is streaming on Nubiles.

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