Author Topic: Adultwork: big changes  (Read 91583 times)

Offline Cheltclient

Never actually looked at Aw private galleries.

What is the process, which card is best to use and what do you get for say £10?

Use any card. Quite simple. Receipt sent to whatever email you use to log in. I think £10 credits costs like £12 or something like that. Private gallery costs £3. You have 7 credits left. Nice and simple

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It's interesting.......quick run through of the AW profiles for Lancashire and I reckon less than 10% are compliant.
Somethings got to give - either AW give up sanitising the profiles and take the risk of prosecution, or they cripple 90% of their business

Checking Vivastreet  and it's clear they've made no attempt at all. It looks to me as if they're going to gamble on ignoring the laws

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Here is a link to information provided by Adultwork on the proposed changes, and their timetable with important dates.

One proposal is to blur all written details to anyone who is not logged in, not age verified.

In the future punters may have to be age verified to access anything more than sensible photos and phone number (if displayed).

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Are you making similar changes to your own website as well?

Offline Cheltclient

It's interesting.......quick run through of the AW profiles for Lancashire and I reckon less than 10% are compliant.
Somethings got to give - either AW give up sanitising the profiles and take the risk of prosecution, or they cripple 90% of their business

Checking Vivastreet  and it's clear they've made no attempt at all. It looks to me as if they're going to gamble on ignoring the laws

It is interesting. If they go as hard on the censorship as I’ve seen on some profiles, I do wonder if they can survive. Will be completely unfit for purpose. For SP’s, maybe those with good intel on here will be ok, but will be hard for those starting out. Crickey, if I look at AW and there’s only two random pics and an expensive PG, can’t see me making a booking.

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It's going to be especially hard on the foreign girls, many of whom won't have a clue what's going on and may not be in a position to provide compliant photos - unless they pinch some from somewhere. Which will increase the B&S risk

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It's going to be especially hard on the foreign girls, many of whom won't have a clue what's going on and may not be in a position to provide compliant photos - unless they pinch some from somewhere. Which will increase the B&S risk

Just feels to me that if it stays this rigid, AW just won’t work. I genuinely think some SP’s should consider putting their PG’s at like 10p (I’ve never seen one under 60p - so may not be able to) to encourage punters to see their images via that avenue.  But based on some of the crazy prices on PG galleries and the fact they make income from it, they probably won’t. They would need to be cheap though as even now, AW add a commission to credits (you used to get 10 credits for £10 - now you have to pay a bit more).

I think collectively, could be the perfect storm to put a dent in business. In recent years, amount of decent profiles have fallen. Prices have shot up, so even a half decent English girl is north of £200 and even just getting a booking can be a ball ache and need to be booked well in advance. Now add this. Alluring pictures gone, replaced by unsexy, sterile pictures. Censored wording on profiles not making it clear what is on offer. Then if PG galleries stay expensive so you are priced out to purchase them - I just can’t see what AW will offer me and how it can be and use. It will be completely pointless.

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I could see that a lot of AW profiles in my HL have main profile pics missing. Is there some cleanup being done by the website that people are aware of?

This happened to me a few weeks ago. They will basically send you a notification that your photos aren't suitable to view by minors and the 3 main profile photos will only be visible to age verified members.

They are also removing a lot of free gallery photos and sticking them into PG.

The deadline is 25th July so I would expect Viva to comply by then? AW holds a monopoly and I am sure if they could avoid all this clean up , they would have done so , like find some kind of a loophole, but  if they can't then means nobody can.


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Offline Blackpool Rock

I could see that a lot of AW profiles in my HL have main profile pics missing. Is there some cleanup being done by the website that people are aware of?
I've looked at a few profiles in my HL the last week or so and thought all the pics have suddenly disappeared, i'm guessing AW are gradually working through every profile but it's a big job

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Are you making similar changes to your own website as well?

When I asked my website designer a few months ago he gave argument and reassuarance that I don't need to change anything, I am double checking with him again now. Also I haven't heard of any other SP with their own website making any changes, but that doesn't mean changes won't be required.


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Just feels to me that if it stays this rigid, AW just won’t work. I genuinely think some SP’s should consider putting their PG’s at like 10p (I’ve never seen one under 60p - so may not be able to) to encourage punters to see their images via that avenue.  But based on some of the crazy prices on PG galleries and the fact they make income from it, they probably won’t. They would need to be cheap though as even now, AW add a commission to credits (you used to get 10 credits for £10 - now you have to pay a bit more).

I think collectively, could be the perfect storm to put a dent in business. In recent years, amount of decent profiles have fallen. Prices have shot up, so even a half decent English girl is north of £200 and even just getting a booking can be a ball ache and need to be booked well in advance. Now add this. Alluring pictures gone, replaced by unsexy, sterile pictures. Censored wording on profiles not making it clear what is on offer. Then if PG galleries stay expensive so you are priced out to purchase them - I just can’t see what AW will offer me and how it can be and use. It will be completely pointless.
I assume the minimum is 60p as i'm not sure i've seen anything cheaper than this, i'd probably pay 60p if there were a decent number of pics in there including a face pic but more often than not girls want £5+ for a few pics or a 10 second video which is taking the piss
It's one of those scenarios where i'm sure by pricing it cheap they would make more money  :unknown:

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I assume the minimum is 60p as i'm not sure i've seen anything cheaper than this, i'd probably pay 60p if there were a decent number of pics in there including a face pic but more often than not girls want £5+ for a few pics or a 10 second video which is taking the piss
It's one of those scenarios where i'm sure by pricing it cheap they would make more money  :unknown:

I agree. And sometimes you’ve no idea what you will get. Often, there’s ten pics there - and 6 of them are duplicates of pictures from the free gallery. Add some captions. Make the free galleries affordable, and when I’ve got the horn, I’d prob happily stick a tenner on there and purchase a few galleries of escorts of interest. They all stay at £6 - or higher - then I prob won’t and won’t bother booking.

You are right though. They would prob make more money now with 60p galleries. I have a feeling though none will put the price down. You see on SAAFE often chat of it being deadly quiet, but the escort prices must keep going up and up.

Feels like the bottom has fallen out of the business

Offline big-al93

TBH I'm sure some SP's make good money out of PG sales and why should they give that up so that we can have a look at them cheaply. Realistically a better solution would be a 3 tier system where the most explicit photos remain in the PG, the sanitised ones in the free gallery, and a new gallery with the type that were in the free gallery in a cheap gallery so that new clients can view.

Actually I have realised whilst typing that this option kind of already exists with the albums. There could be a cheap to purchase album for potential clients and the full PG can remain at whatever price makes sense for the SP. The SP could also provide the PIN for the album for free if they wished if a client had made enquiries and it looked like a booking was probable.

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As I understand it the act only applies to platforms on which there is interaction between users;

Who the Act applies to
The Act’s duties apply to search services and services that allow users to post content online or to interact with each other. This includes a range of websites, apps and other services, including social media services, consumer file cloud storage and sharing sites, video-sharing platforms, online forums, dating services, and online instant messaging services.


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Offline Devon450

I've seen some of the pictures that are currently being rejected. I think it's going to be the biggest headache to try to get a compliant, yet enticing profile.

Noticed quite a few profiles recently where they have no profile pics or free pics, I'm asumming they didn't bother to update their profiles with the new guidance and have been removed by AW.

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Its not long now till all sites must follow these over 18 verification rules - 25th JUlY. 

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Noticed quite a few profiles recently where they have no profile pics or free pics, I'm asumming they didn't bother to update their profiles with the new guidance and have been removed by AW.

The problem is some SPs did update their profiles following guidance issued, reassured anything uploaded after 22nd May would be moderated using the new guidelines. These had photos approved under the new guidance BUT then the same photos were then subsequently moved/removed/wiped by AW. Many took a lot of time over this. It's been very confusing, time consuming and infuriating for those SPs who put time and effort in.

« Last Edit: July 20, 2025, 04:00:40 pm by Strawberry »

Offline Cheltclient

TBH I'm sure some SP's make good money out of PG sales and why should they give that up so that we can have a look at them cheaply. Realistically a better solution would be a 3 tier system where the most explicit photos remain in the PG, the sanitised ones in the free gallery, and a new gallery with the type that were in the free gallery in a cheap gallery so that new clients can view.

Actually I have realised whilst typing that this option kind of already exists with the albums. There could be a cheap to purchase album for potential clients and the full PG can remain at whatever price makes sense for the SP. The SP could also provide the PIN for the album for free if they wished if a client had made enquiries and it looked like a booking was probable.

The point is more around the new act and the impact on even basic images. It’s more about the possibility of a punter not bothering booking, as they might not know much about how the girl looks. Before the law change, agree - if you are making good money off the PG gallery - why change it? But post law change and if the lack of images has an impact on people booking, it would make sense to have the PG gallery cheaper.

Of course the lane change may end up having no impact whatsoever but the common consensus here is that it will.

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The point is more around the new act and the impact on even basic images. It’s more about the possibility of a punter not bothering booking, as they might not know much about how the girl looks. Before the law change, agree - if you are making good money off the PG gallery - why change it? But post law change and if the lack of images has an impact on people booking, it would make sense to have the PG gallery cheaper.

Of course the lane change may end up having no impact whatsoever but the common consensus here is that it will.

My opinion is that no-one knows until the situation has calmed down, until AW and the other platforms have brought in whatever they consider they need to do to comply and their moderation systems are stable. For example many moved photos are being moved back into the free galleries, I have already myself been able to reinstate a few. SPs and punters will respond in ways that suit their business and suit whatever they deem acceptable. Many punters already purchase PGs, movies, cam and or social media for example. Things could get very interesting after 25th July, or they may just chug along as normal.
« Last Edit: July 20, 2025, 04:31:17 pm by Strawberry »

Offline Cheltclient

The problem is some SPs did update their profiles following guidance issued, reassured anything uploaded after 22nd May would be moderated using the new guidelines. These had photos approved under the new guidance BUT then the same photos were then subsequently moved/removed/wiped by AW. Many took a lot of time over this. It's been very confusing, time consuming and infuriating for those SPs who put time and effort in.
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I’ve been chatting to a girl about a possible booking. A fairly new SP. She had three public images - quite sexy - suddenly disappeared. I mentioned it in a reply and she said, yep - it’s a ball ache. Then, three new - different pictures appeared - but they still seem sexual to me and I am fairly sure will not be compliant when AW comes across them. One is on a bed, lying down, in skimpy underwear. By the sounds of some comments posted here by SP’s, they will be too racy.

I really sympathise with SP’s. As I’ve said previously, this is your business. And fine, I know some politicians have ancient and outdated views about escorts, but this is the SP’s profession and it’s funny, I cannot see these charges having a single impact on underage access to explicit images (they can whack off to a Nicky Minaj or Sabrina Carpenter video which will be racier) but you can see it having the impact on someone trying to pay the bills and put food on the table.



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will users hand over personal ID?
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We would have to wait and see, if porn sites use a independent provider for age checks then users might do (although not straight away).

If porn sites are doing the age checks themselves, then ofcourse no. Any user who would, would be a fool  :unknown:

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Good for the kids to understand what they need to do to bypass the checks

it was only a few years ago that they was going to push for porn to be shown in schools as part of the sex education lessons  :sarcastic:

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now, they have completely gone the other way   :wacko:

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Good for the kids to understand what they need to do to bypass the checks

I'm gonna ask my son
He'll have it sorted thats for sure & can give me some pointers

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Having been defiant on the matter, I notice X.com are now planning to abide by this?

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So big day tomorrow although still early days overall with regard to enforcement.

Offline alabama1

Just noticed on AW that some WG's profile pics are pixelated, and when clicked on, it says something about having to be age verified in order to view them. I have double checked, and i am age verified on there. Anyone else had similar thing ?

Offline Coriniumstud

Some of the profiles on my AW Hot list are not showing up when I click on it

Offline alabama1

I just waited a few minutes, tried again, and i am now seeing the pics. Very strange !

Offline puntingking

Just noticed on AW that some WG's profile pics are pixelated, and when clicked on, it says something about having to be age verified in order to view them. I have double checked, and i am age verified on there. Anyone else had similar thing ?


We may have these problems and some errors for the next few weeks while they get used to the change.  :unknown:

Offline MLawro93

I just waited a few minutes, tried again, and i am now seeing the pics. Very strange !

Yeah, very hit n miss at the moment. One second a link works and then it doesn't. Some profiles are pixelated and others not.

Guess they are working on it slowly.

Offline thundercrackerxx

Yup, no profiles are coming up for me now.

Offline puntingking



all aw profiles are not working at the moment for me, it goes to a page that says something like "this page don't exist".


I am thinking they are working on the new rules right now so I think there could be a few problems tonight.

Lets see how the site looks come tomorrow morning.  :thumbsup:

Offline MLawro93

Yep. They defo broke something. Lets see what tomorrow brings

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For what its worth a few sites have already implemented the checks.... Brave browser (built in VPN).... took about a whole 5 seconds to bypass.

Offline Cheltclient

Be interesting to see how this evolves. As someone who has become a bit jaded by the whole hobby, if AW just becomes a big ball ache, may make me even less likely to book. We will see. For the age verification, not keen on this either. Maybe it’ll be hot and heavy early doors and things will ease in the future

Offline chrisintcov

I’ve just been asked to age verify on adultwork.  I have an adult content enabled phone number from Vodafone and all it took was replying to a text message.  All very straightforward and painless (so far).

Offline Cheltclient

I’ve just been asked to age verify on adultwork.  I have an adult content enabled phone number from Vodafone and all it took was replying to a text message.  All very straightforward and painless (so far).

I’ll have to check that out.  See if it works via my punting number.

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It's literally happening right now, and it's total shit.


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It's literally happening right now, and it's total shit.


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adult work- you have to prove your over the legal age to view sexual images but you don't have to prove your over the legal age when calling a sp (numbers are advertised to all visitors)  :lol:

Offline MLawro93

Seems they are taking a blanket age verification approach to all profiles—even those with relatively tame photos.

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This is ridiculous!

1) You have to age verify and log in to see the content AND
2) The content is neutered!


It should be one or the other, not both!

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Offline finn5555

It’s a simple process not sure what all the drama is about 🤷🏻‍♂️

Offline Cheltclient

It’s a simple process not sure what all the drama is about 🤷🏻‍♂️

Is it? I’ve tried to age verify. Via the text. Sounds simple but when I reply to the message, it won’t deliver. So cannot verify via text. I don’t have a credit card (doesn’t accept a debit card via credit purchase) and there is no way I’m giving AW a pic of my driving licence or passport. So yes, sounds simple - but if AW’s processes don’t work properly, it really isn’t.

Ultimately, if I can’t view profiles, can’t see me making many bookings.

Offline MLawro93

It’s a simple process not sure what all the drama is about 🤷🏻‍♂️

No issue with the age verification on my end, just that AW went through all this effort to get SPs to change their profiles but have seemingly decided last minute to stick it all behind a age verification wall with the photos still being neutered for some reason.  :unknown:

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I’ve just been asked to age verify on adultwork.  I have an adult content enabled phone number from Vodafone and all it took was replying to a text message.  All very straightforward and painless (so far).

This is what I did. Was easy and worked.

Offline addie_87

When i log in and try to verify on AW - it's asking me to chose a package and buy some credits???

Offline addie_87

Also tried the mobile phone verification with the phone number on my profile.......text won't go thru !!! GRRR

Offline Cheltclient

This is what I did. Was easy and worked.

Well, didn’t work for me. I guess could be teething issues as there’s prob loads of people trying to verify tonight. But at the mo, too much faff.

On a personal level and having found this hobby less of an appeal in recent years, I’m wondering what impact this might have on my punting. Not panicking and not being dramatic. But logged on tonight, can see fuck all, and cannot verify via the method I’d be willing to do. With less access to porn too, will be interesting to see where this goes. My first thoughts, if I can’t see some babes scantily clad on AW, bookings prob won’t follow. Mind you, if well reviewed girls pop up and I recognise their names, that would be different. Still though, not being able to perv over their pictures, might be easier to resist.
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Offline Cheltclient

Also tried the mobile phone verification with the phone number on my profile.......text won't go thru !!! GRRR

Exactly what happened to me.

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Also tried the mobile phone verification with the phone number on my profile.......text won't go thru !!! GRRR

Your phone is adult content enabled?