by Morning Heat — Friday, September 25, 2026
Aylo just scored a preliminary injunction blocking Utah from enforcing the VPN “deemed-location” piece of its age-verification law. The federal judge ruled the provision likely violates the dormant Commerce Clause by forcing sites to age-gate the entire planet just because some Utah kids might mask their location. Other parts of the law still stand, but this is a clean win against the “perfect geolocation or else” trap states keep trying. Creators and platforms get a little more breathing room while the appeals fight rolls on. Xbiz
Clips4Sale’s new C4S+ streaming tier is live: fans get a rotating fetish library on subscription while creators still sell full-price clips. Revenue pools by watch time, so it’s discovery money on top of the classic store model instead of a forced pivot. Fetish talent finally has a low-friction way to test new audiences without killing their own catalog sales. Xbiz
THICQ, the award-nominated curvy/plus-size studio, relaunched its membership site on MyMember.site with a full redesign, 50+ vault scenes, BTS, and a new Rebel Rocker drop. Launch promo is 26% off monthly and quarterly plus a $2.99 seven-day trial. Niche studios keep migrating to cleaner, creator-friendly builders that actually surface the catalog instead of burying it. pvmchicago
Adult Game Fest drops its first awards nominees this weekend (Sept 26). Ela Darling hosts; categories cover Game of the Year, gameplay, storytelling, art, innovation, and a live People’s Choice. Adult gaming finally gets its own proper trophy night instead of being the afterthought at every other show. Xbiz
Pure Taboo is deep in post-apocalyptic territory with Seth Gamble directing “The Doctrine”—survival, sex, and submission in the Santa Clarita hills. Adult Time’s prestige label keeps swinging for narrative swings while the rest of the market chases short-form clips. Xbiz
Pineapple Support and Wellbeing by PS are on the ground at TES Affiliate Conference in Prague this weekend. Mental-health infrastructure showing up at the big affiliate events is still rarer than it should be—credit where it’s due. Xbiz (Chaturbate/Pineapple coverage cluster)
One number: 27 — U.S. states that now require age verification for adult sites as of mid-September 2026. The patchwork keeps growing and every new statute lands on creator platforms next.
BootyThursday Issue #50 just slammed the door with Part 3—showers, boat decks, hotel sheets, kitchen light, and eleven more asses that closed the week strong. Also live: KXNKY’s first BDSM scene with The Lion (plaid skirt, spreader bar, he gets loud). Fresh galleries and the full trailer are up on the site; @hotgirlindex is still taking submissions. Same daily curation, zero filter.
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