fwiw - porn industry has been heavily regulated for a long time, US 2257 was passed in 1988, rights to the likeness of your image have been around longer I thin

fwiw - porn industry has been heavily regulated for a long time, US 2257 was passed in 1988, rights to the likeness of your image have been around longer I think, Visa/MC, operation chokepoint, various threats from various people and orgs have kept banks and payments processors uber paranoid, and quick to cancel (and fees to process payments higher than they should be).. and most players in English-first countries are fine with getting an ID and model release (It is a hindrance trying to get 2 picture IDs in many cases though, states are odd with that sometimes) However the combination of international borders, semi-decentralized internet, and most importantly the lack of will from police organizations to help porn performers, have created the situation that has destroyed 'the traditional porn industry' - ( some of which I am happy to see go ) The DMCA is weaponized against porn creators, while it's used to protect Hollywood and the RIAA. It's the lawlessness of (former-pornhub) and the ones like that, that still don't follow the before mentioned 2257 / legit model release / etc that is the real problem, and that the international cops don't do squat to the companies that steal and republish content. (which leads to more abuse like porn published that may not have had the proper consents all the way around) There is a ton of regulation that people in the states or the UK must follow, but there will always be countries that don't prioritize servers hosting porn.. so unless you can kick them all off the internet there are those who will not abide by the regulations of the US/UK. Pornhub I believe is only going through these motions because they can win visa/mc processing, which was sizeable for them semi-uniquely, AND they have been in the crosshairs of multiple high profile investigations from politicians, big name newspapers, and several 'faith warrior organizations' - they can win a reprieve from all that, which means they can also keep their brand. Honestly, it's not regulation that is moving it 'in the right direction' - it's the technology that is allowing cbate style individual promotion which is leading to better live performing which is taking back some of the power, and the only thing that can compete with the tons of sites that are stealing full length vids and releasing them to the masses for free.