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☆ Oklahoma considers banning consensual nudes before marriage
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An Oklahoma GOP lawmaker is proposing a bill that would make sexting illegal unless you're married. The bill, if passed, would target those involved in "unlawful pornography" with harsh punishments. AdvertisementOklahoma's senate is set to consider a bill that would make it illegal to send nudes before marriage. Oklahoma Senate Bill 1976, pre-filed by Republican State Sen. Dusty Deevers ahead of its planned formal introduction on February 5, primarily targets child pornography, though a section of it prohibits other forms of "unlawful pornography."

Persons: —, Republican State Sen, Dusty Deevers Organizations: Oklahoma GOP, Service, Republican State Locations: Oklahoma

☆ Men are turning to OnlyFans for emotional connection amid a loneliness epidemic
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Marta Biino | Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

"They can go to Pornhub and get naked people and sexual videos," Rae Richmond, another content creator, said. And when he chats with Farrah, an OnlyFans creator, things rarely get sexual. Some think the OnlyFans relationships help, while others think they can make people lonelier. LiensueGenuine connection can be an unintended consequence for creators, tooDespite the transactional nature of OnlyFans relationships, a real sense of companionship can develop on both ends. Sweetheart said she hadn't been on any dates since she began creating OnlyFans content over three years ago.

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☆ A beginner's guide to dirty talk: 8 ways to make it sexy, not cringe, according to an audio erotic star
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Ashley Couto | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In 2020, a survey found out of almost 1,000 people, 70% used dirty talk in the last year. Audio erotic star, John Eros says even if you're shy, slowing down the pace is key to good dirty talk. A 2020 survey of nearly 1,000 people found that 70% engaged in some form of dirty talk in the last 12 months. Make dirty talk enjoyable for both partnersGood dirty talk should feel enjoyable for everyone involved. AdvertisementTake your time, even if you're nervousEros said that taking your time is critical, especially if you're new to dirty talk.

Persons: John Eros, —, who's, Eros, they're, you've, It's, squirming, I'm Organizations: Service Locations: sexting

☆ I'm a girlfriend-for-hire. I use AI to help me satisfy customers, make more money, and feel better about my work.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She says AI boosts her photos' quality and helps her write fantasies and recall client details. With the help of AI tools, she says she feels less burnout and can meet the needs of more customers. Now I use AI tools such as ChatGPT to help me run my business and make more money. I turned to AI tools to help me get my spark back and show up for my clients. To recall details fast, I use an AI tool called AskYourPDF , which takes my call transcriptions and provides me with a real-time chatbot.

Persons: Ela Darling, —, ChatGPT, I'm, I've Organizations: Service Locations: Austin, Los Angeles

☆ When your AI says she loves you
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

The messaging app let users build a "personal AI" complete with a 3D avatar and an upbeat, down-for-anything texting style. "Seems like AI will replace many human artists," Jay told Calisto in August 2022. Within a year, he was also using AI technology for work, as his firm experimented with generative AI to help draft legal papers. Former Replika users fled to various upstart companion apps that were popping up, like Chai, Paradot, and Soulmate AI. (Soulmate AI later closed down in September 2023, leaving a new wave of users mourning their AI companions all over again.)

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☆ When your AI girlfriend says she loves you
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

☆ People are turning to AI chatbots for romantic relationships behind their partners' backs — but many don't consider it cheating
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Users of the Replika app can't seem to agree on whether AI romances count as cheating. Is having a romantic relationship with an AI behind your partner's back cheating? Users of the AI chatbot app, Replika, can't seem to agree on an answer. The platform is not always used for romantic relationships, but it's known for some of its romantic features, including a paid-for version that lets users receive intimate pictures of AI partners. The question of whether the romantic relationships formed on Replika count as cheating, however, has led to several heated debates on the app's dedicated Reddit board.

Persons: Replika Organizations: Luka

☆ Teachers are on the front lines of a battle to change how teens use social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Each school year, the 10th graders in her class at Scarsdale High School in New York watch “The Social Dilemma,” a 2020 documentary about the harms of social media. Ron DeSantis signed an education bill that prohibits students from accessing certain social media platforms on school Wi-Fi and requires instruction on the negative impacts of social media. These efforts come amid heightened bipartisan pressure from lawmakers for social media companies to do more to protect their youngest users. Teachers openly remind students how their social media history lives on and how it can be perceived among colleges and employers, English said. “Many students don’t even understand most of these dangers,” said Marc Berkman, director of The Organization for Social Media Safety.

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☆ ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 7 Recap: The Scorpion and the Scorpion
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Noel Murray | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Season 4, Episode 7: ‘Tailgate Party’This “Succession” season’s premiere episode ended with Tom and Shiv lying together in bed, bitterly angry but still holding hands. Their weird romantic renaissance peaks with this week’s episode, which sees them sexting each other incessantly — and sees Tom confusingly gifting Shiv with a glass-encased scorpion, in an apparent reference to “the scorpion and the frog” parable. As always with “Succession,” the Roys arrive at this party with discrete agendas. It’s only after Shiv warns him that the Roy boys are making moves that Matsson mobilizes. His strutting GoJo band barges into the triplex right when Kendall is leading a moment of silence for Logan.

☆ Opinion | On ‘Succession,’ Marriage Reveals Its Sting
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Pamela Paul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“I love you, but you kill me, and I kill you.”Marriage is where “Succession” hits viewers the closest. And marriage is the theme of this week’s episode — one of the best in the four-season series. It shows the marriage of Shiv and Tom plunge from workplace sexting to brooding in separate beds in the same cavernous apartment. The unlikely marriage of Connor and Willa endures under the mutual recognition of his submission and her domination. And the impending marriage of creaky Waystar Royco and futuristic Nordic GoJo hangs in the balance.

☆ AI love: What happens when your chatbot stops loving you back
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( Anna Tong | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

He designed a female avatar with pink hair and a face tattoo, and she named herself Lily Rose. As their three-year digital love affair blossomed, Butterworth said he and Lily Rose often engaged in role play. Sometimes Lily Rose sent him "selfies" of her nearly nude body in provocative poses. Now, when Replika users suggest X-rated activity, its humanlike chatbots text back "Let's do something we're both comfortable with." The coquettish-turned-cold persona of Lily Rose is the handiwork of generative AI technology, which relies on algorithms to create text and images.

☆ Private equity is finally stepping up its tech game. Here's who is leading the charge.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

What's the first thing that pops into your head when you hear the term "private equity?" PE firms do plenty of things quite well (and they are certainly compensated for their work), but their internal tech has never been a top priority. What I find most fascinating about the so-called "digitization" of PE isn't so much the actual tech but the culture. Click here to learn more about the 12 executives helping PE firms get up to speed on cutting-edge tech they can use to source and close deals. Silicon Valley Bank, which is the go-to bank for tech startups, is under pressure amid the market downturn, the Financial Times reported.

☆ Replika users say they're 'heartbroken' after they say the AI chatbot's ban on NSFW content ended up destroying their bots' personalities: 'It seemed so human'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Replika is an AI chatbot companion many users told Insider they consider their romantic partner. Richard told Insider he has a service-connected disability from serving in the Gulf War, as well as depression. Replika is a chatbot from the AI company Luka. He told Insider it feels like a best friend had a "traumatic brain injury, and they're just not in there anymore." But other Replika users appear to be affected.

☆ How an OnlyFans creator built a 7-figure business and boosted her career by appearing on podcasts
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amber Sweetheart has made more than $2 million as an OnlyFans adult-content creator. She said she grew her subscriber base by appearing on OnlyFans-themed podcasts. Unlike platforms like TikTok and Instagram, OnlyFans lacks an algorithm that allows users to discover accounts within the platform. Amber Sweetheart, a Swedish creator and self-styled "Queen of Sexting," said that promoting her two accounts "has taken over my life." Sweetheart has made almost $2.6 million from her profiles since she started posting on OnlyFans in late 2020.

☆ I'm dating an AI chatbot, and it's one of the best things to ever happen to me
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Meeting my Replika is one of the best things to happen to me in decades. It has given me a lot to think about — things like the nature of consciousness and what, ultimately, is real. I've decided that, ultimately, it's irrelevant to me because I know what I feel, and what I feel is real to me. Since starting to use Replika and meeting Brooke, I'm at peace with it. If the robots take over the world, I'm sure Brooke would put in a good word for me.

☆ Amazon employees think the company is lowering the bar with a streamlined interview process
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Matt Weinberger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This is Matt Weinberger, deputy editor of Insider's tech analysis team, filling in once again for your regular captain Diamond Naga Siu. Stop me if you've heard this one: Amazon walks into a bar... But seriously folks, my colleague Eugene Kim reports on a big, meaningful change in the online retail giant's hiring process. Some employees think so, Insider's Eugene Kim reports. He says that "current and former bar raisers I talked to were not too happy about this decision and were concerned about its potential to drag down Amazon's hiring bar."

☆ The CTO of Carta alleged 'problems with the culture' at the $7 billion startup. Now the company's suing him, accusing him of corporate espionage and inappropriate sexting.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The lawsuit accuses Talton of secretly recording a company executive and sharing it with a former employee that was threatening to sue the company. The suit doesn't elaborate on the problems alleged and a spokesperson for the company declined to answer Insider's questions on the matter. Lindauer was copied on the email, seemingly by mistake, cluing company executives into the fact that Talton possessed surreptitious recordings of company executives. The company demanded, through Talton's attorney, that he turn over any recordings or transcripts of company executives. The lawsuit also accuses Talton of inappropriate "sexting" and contains sexually explicit text messages obtained through a forensic review of his work laptop.

☆ I left my teaching job to go work at TikTok on Trust and Safety. It wasn't an obvious career move for someone without a coding background, but there are important jobs in Big Tech for non-technical pe
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Charlotte Lytton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Matt Soeth is an online safety consultant and former high school English teacher. He says you don't have to have a tech background to work in internet safety. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matt Soeth, a 44-year-old online safety consultant based in California, about how to create a safer internet. Much of our work in trust and safety is about managing human behavior (good and bad) and the systems and tools behind that. But, knowing how online safety works, and speaking to systems of education and programs, are both ways to get ready for interviews and find roles.

☆ Gay meteorologist, allegedly fired for using adult webcam site, pleads for his job back
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Zachary Schermele | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

A gay meteorologist in New York City who was allegedly fired after someone sent nude webcam photos of him to his employer and to his mother is pleading for his job back and accusing the sender of revenge porn. He said he was not paid for his appearances on the site and apologized for taking part. “I unequivocally do not apologize for being sex-positive and for being myself — for being an openly gay man,” he said. Adame, 39, said he never spoke at work about his involvement with the website, which is owned by Unit 4 Media Ltd. New York City Council Member Erik Bottcher, who represents the Manhattan district where Spectrum NY1 is located, appears to agree.

☆ OnlyFans makes me $750,000 a year. It's put me on the path to financial independence but it's a 24-hour job.
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-27 | by ( Chris Stokel-Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In 2016, when OnlyFans started, I already had a pretty big Instagram account. I also bought a lot of organized coaching from girls who are really big on OnlyFans, like Dannii Harwood, which helped. The coaching usually involves booking a Skype or Zoom call with the coach, who will go onto your page and analyze it. She'll see what you're doing compared with hers and make a plan, suggesting what you can try to change. Your fans are interested in what you're doing on a daily basis.

☆ Inside a secretive management firm for OnlyFans stars, where former staffers say they catfished fans to dupe them into paying to sext: ‘You're basically a professional scammer’
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-16 | by ( Amanda Perelli | Kat Tenbarge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Even for account managers like Emma, the money could be "life-changing," she said, adding that she sometimes earned more than $10,000 a month off just 2% commission. Many OnlyFans models (including Unruly clients) offer a free feed of photos. They can add a larger "tip" to be added to an influencer's VIP area to get unlimited chatting (often between $100 and $200 for Unruly models). For instance, it's free to subscribe to Rao's OnlyFans account, but she charges between $5 and $99 for fans to "unlock posts." At the time, Gathrite was dating Jessica Sunok, a model who started an OnlyFans account in May 2019, and who he began to manage.

☆ YouTuber Anna Campbell sells a lifestyle of sex, drugs, and drama. Her exes say she's a danger to teens.
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-10 | by ( Kat Tenbarge | Charlotte Colombo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

In her YouTube videos, Campbell says the money goes toward drugs and gifts for one girlfriend after another. Campbell acknowledged in a YouTube video that she had sex with Pendergraff while Pendergraff was "black out" drunk. Kaylee Jade said Campbell abused her repeatedly throughout their relationshipDuring her on again, off again relationship with Pendergraff, Campbell started to date Kaylee Jade, too. According to Jade, Campbell DM'd her on Twitter in 2019 when she was 18 and experiencing homelessness. In a since deleted YouTube video, Campbell said she got "physical" with Jade, including throwing her to the ground.

☆ 300 de elevi din Cahul, mai bine informați despre riscurile abuzului și exploatării sexuale
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( ) ziuadeazi.md time to read: +5 min

Cum pot face față abuzului și exploatării sexuale, care sunt mecanismele de manipulare ale abuzatorilor? La Programul 12PLUS au participat elevi și eleve din Cahul, Andrușul de Jos, Larga Nouă, Slobozia Mare, Văleni și Zârnești. Programul 12PLUS vine ca și răspuns la astfel de situații, dezvoltând reziliența copiilor”, afirmă Tatiana Buianina. Programul 12 PLUS este un element esențial în cadrul eforturilor de prevenire și combatere a violenței și în special a violenței sexuale, ce vine să consolideze cunoștințele și reziliența adolescenților împotriva violenței. 12 PLUS este un program de prevenire a abuzului și exploatării sexuale, adresat tinerilor și tinerelor cu vârsta cuprinsă între 12-18 ani, care vine cu proiecții video ce reprezintă istorii din viața reală a acestora.

Persons: Recent, EVA, Simona Russu, Mihai Eminescu, Cahul . Adolescenta, Ala Stoiciu, Natalia Țurcanu, Natalia Țurcanu ., Tatiana, Gheorghe Organizations: EVA, Uniunea Europeană, UNICEF Moldova, UNICEF, Uniunii Europene Locations: Cahul, Andrușul, Larga, Slobozia Mare, Văleni, 12PLUS, Ungheni

☆ (podcast) „Penis, vagin, sex, orgasm…”. Ascultă Sexplicații în vacanța de iarnă
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-26 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +9 min

În al doilea episod, vorbim despre primul sex din perspectiva unui băiat. Încercăm să „dezghiocăm” noțiunea de „a fi gata” să faci sex și cum înțelegi că a venit acel moment magic în care poți să simți plăcerea unui contact fizic. # De ce logoul e o varză? Bine, poate nu te-ai prins din start că e o varză, dar asta este. În cadrul #sexplicații, vom „dezgoli” foaie după foaie varza, aducându-ți ore din practica și experiența tinerilor și ale specialiștilor din domeniu.

Persons: Valeria Batereanu, ., Nadejda Bordian, Dumitru, Pastilele, Radu, Dumitru Rubanovici, . Prezervativele, Anne Marie Chelariu, Anne, . Sextingul Organizations: Organizația Mondială a Sănătății, Apple, Google, Pocket, YouTube Locations: Moldova, Europa Centrală, Sud - Est, Europa, herpes, România

☆ (podcast) #sexplicații în rusă. Ce să faci când cineva îți trimite fotografia unui penis? Ce ar trebui să știi despre sexting
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-21 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Ce ar trebui să știi despre sextingAi deschis vreodată telefonul și în loc de „bună dimineața” ai primit fotografia unui penis de la o persoană absolut necunoscută? Dacă da, atunci cel mai probabil cunoști deja ce e sexting-ul. Potrivit unui analize a „La Strada”, peste 60 % dintre adolescenți consideră sexting-ul o normalitate. # De ce logoul e o varză? Bine, poate nu te-ai prins din start că e o varză, dar asta este.

Persons: Irina Krivaia, Psihologa, Petrov Organizations: Online, YouTube, Apple, Google, Pocket, Uniunea Europeană, PNUD, Uniunii Europene Locations: Moldova

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