Regulatory requirements are putting more and more pressure on the adult industry. To stay compliant, merchants need tools that help with content moderation, age verification and fraud solutions. Unfortunately, the fees for those tools are hitting merchants’ bottom lines — including fees charged by payment services providers.
\n \n \nAs of this writing, a bill sits on the desk of Utah’s governor, awaiting his signature to make it state law. That bill includes a provision imposing an excise tax of 2% on adult sites operating in the state.
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\n \n \nAs an 18-year veteran of the sex toy business, Meghan Dunkel has witnessed plenty of the industry’s ups and downs. One of her big takeaways: Only the most committed end up staying.
\n \n \nI wanted my website to be the one space online that I fully owned and had complete autonomy over. Third-party platforms and social media are useful for discovery and quick monetization, but they also come with limitations you can’t control, such as policy changes, sudden bans, payout delays or algorithm shifts.
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\n \n \nStill, the inclement weather can’t stop Edwards from doing something he’s done for most of his adult life: talking shop. About six and a half years ago, as soon he turned 18, he joined Condom Sense. His father, Mike Edwards, started the company in the 1990s.
\n \n \nCoal Daniels recently took home the title of 2026 Male Streamer of the Year — his second XMAs win in a row in that category — but he probably isn’t what you’d expect from a top adult talent. He’s the first to admit that.
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