diff --git a/assets/components/container/container.vue b/assets/components/container/container.vue
index 44dcd87c..6f879db6 100644
--- a/assets/components/container/container.vue
+++ b/assets/components/container/container.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 		<Warning
 			v-if="showWarning"
 			class="warning-container"
-			@enter="closeWarning"
+			@enter="setConsent(true)"
+			@leave="setConsent(false)"
 		/>
 
 		<transition name="slide">
@@ -41,9 +42,11 @@ function toggleSidebar(state) {
 	this.showSidebar = typeof state === 'boolean' ? state : !this.showSidebar;
 }
 
-function closeWarning() {
-	this.showWarning = false;
-	sessionStorage.setItem('warning', 'warned');
+async function setConsent(consent) {
+	if (consent) {
+		this.showWarning = false;
+		await this.$store.dispatch('setConsent', true);
+	}
 }
 
 function mounted() {
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ export default {
 	data() {
 		return {
 			showSidebar: false,
-			showWarning: sessionStorage.getItem('warning') !== 'warned',
+			showWarning: !window.env.consent,
 		};
 	},
 	computed: {
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ export default {
 	mounted,
 	methods: {
 		toggleSidebar,
-		closeWarning,
+		setConsent,
 	},
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/assets/components/container/warning.vue b/assets/components/container/warning.vue
index 3d47ab23..467b2bba 100644
--- a/assets/components/container/warning.vue
+++ b/assets/components/container/warning.vue
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 				<a
 					href="https://www.google.com"
 					class="button leave"
+					@click="$emit('leave')"
 				>Leave</a>
 
 				<button
diff --git a/assets/js/ui/actions.js b/assets/js/ui/actions.js
index 7b7b2b37..14166b1f 100644
--- a/assets/js/ui/actions.js
+++ b/assets/js/ui/actions.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { graphql } from '../api';
+import { graphql, post } from '../api';
 import { curateRelease, curateActor } from '../curate';
 
 function initUiActions(_store, _router) {
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ function initUiActions(_store, _router) {
 		localStorage.setItem('sfw', sfw);
 	}
 
+	async function setConsent({ _commit }, consent) {
+		const res = await post('/consent', consent);
+
+		return res.ok;
+	}
+
 	async function search({ _commit }, { query, limit = 20 }) {
 		const res = await graphql(`
             query SearchReleases(
@@ -188,6 +194,7 @@ function initUiActions(_store, _router) {
 		setRange,
 		setBatch,
 		setSfw,
+		setConsent,
 		setTheme,
 		fetchStats,
 	};
diff --git a/config/default.js b/config/default.js
index 266fddea..326a4912 100644
--- a/config/default.js
+++ b/config/default.js
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ module.exports = {
 		port: 5000,
 		sfwHost: '0.0.0.0',
 		sfwPort: 5001,
+		session: {
+			secret: '12345678abcdefghij',
+			resave: false,
+			saveUninitialized: false,
+			cookie: {
+				secure: false,
+			},
+		},
 	},
 	exclude: {
 		channels: [
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d2f43b74..c19f0326 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2918,6 +2918,15 @@
             "integrity": "sha512-KbS1Y0jMtyPgIxjO7ZzMAuUpAKMt1SzCL9fsrKsX6b0zJPTaT0SiSPmewwVZg9UAO83HVIlEhZF84LIjZ0lmAw==",
             "dev": true
         },
+        "connect-session-knex": {
+            "version": "2.0.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/connect-session-knex/-/connect-session-knex-2.0.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-1QaN7k9NjXcXmE+MHoH7YeAGcUGdqZzpIKb8otHgqFQ2IYLhoeGG/o1PP2cdJZNgcr1gPHJEL8hmKIx8XosOhg==",
+            "requires": {
+                "bluebird": "^3.7.2",
+                "knex": "^0.21.5"
+            }
+        },
         "console-browserify": {
             "version": "1.2.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/console-browserify/-/console-browserify-1.2.0.tgz",
@@ -4483,6 +4492,46 @@
                 "object-assign": "^4.1.1"
             }
         },
+        "express-session": {
+            "version": "1.17.1",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-session/-/express-session-1.17.1.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-UbHwgqjxQZJiWRTMyhvWGvjBQduGCSBDhhZXYenziMFjxst5rMV+aJZ6hKPHZnPyHGsrqRICxtX8jtEbm/z36Q==",
+            "requires": {
+                "cookie": "0.4.0",
+                "cookie-signature": "1.0.6",
+                "debug": "2.6.9",
+                "depd": "~2.0.0",
+                "on-headers": "~1.0.2",
+                "parseurl": "~1.3.3",
+                "safe-buffer": "5.2.0",
+                "uid-safe": "~2.1.5"
+            },
+            "dependencies": {
+                "debug": {
+                    "version": "2.6.9",
+                    "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-2.6.9.tgz",
+                    "integrity": "sha512-bC7ElrdJaJnPbAP+1EotYvqZsb3ecl5wi6Bfi6BJTUcNowp6cvspg0jXznRTKDjm/E7AdgFBVeAPVMNcKGsHMA==",
+                    "requires": {
+                        "ms": "2.0.0"
+                    }
+                },
+                "depd": {
+                    "version": "2.0.0",
+                    "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/depd/-/depd-2.0.0.tgz",
+                    "integrity": "sha512-g7nH6P6dyDioJogAAGprGpCtVImJhpPk/roCzdb3fIh61/s/nPsfR6onyMwkCAR/OlC3yBC0lESvUoQEAssIrw=="
+                },
+                "ms": {
+                    "version": "2.0.0",
+                    "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz",
+                    "integrity": "sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g="
+                },
+                "safe-buffer": {
+                    "version": "5.2.0",
+                    "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.2.0.tgz",
+                    "integrity": "sha512-fZEwUGbVl7kouZs1jCdMLdt95hdIv0ZeHg6L7qPeciMZhZ+/gdesW4wgTARkrFWEpspjEATAzUGPG8N2jJiwbg=="
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "extend": {
             "version": "2.0.2",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/extend/-/extend-2.0.2.tgz",
@@ -8179,6 +8228,11 @@
                 "ee-first": "1.1.1"
             }
         },
+        "on-headers": {
+            "version": "1.0.2",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/on-headers/-/on-headers-1.0.2.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-pZAE+FJLoyITytdqK0U5s+FIpjN0JP3OzFi/u8Rx+EV5/W+JTWGXG8xFzevE7AjBfDqHv/8vL8qQsIhHnqRkrA=="
+        },
         "once": {
             "version": "1.4.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/once/-/once-1.4.0.tgz",
@@ -9090,6 +9144,11 @@
             "integrity": "sha1-nsYfeQSYdXB9aUFFlv2Qek1xHnM=",
             "dev": true
         },
+        "random-bytes": {
+            "version": "1.0.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/random-bytes/-/random-bytes-1.0.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha1-T2ih3Arli9P7lYSMMDJNt11kNgs="
+        },
         "randombytes": {
             "version": "2.1.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/randombytes/-/randombytes-2.1.0.tgz",
@@ -11454,6 +11513,14 @@
                 "is-typedarray": "^1.0.0"
             }
         },
+        "uid-safe": {
+            "version": "2.1.5",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uid-safe/-/uid-safe-2.1.5.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-KPHm4VL5dDXKz01UuEd88Df+KzynaohSL9fBh096KWAxSKZQDI2uBrVqtvRM4rwrIrRRKsdLNML/lnaaVSRioA==",
+            "requires": {
+                "random-bytes": "~1.0.0"
+            }
+        },
         "umzug": {
             "version": "2.2.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/umzug/-/umzug-2.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c09d6b03..ff02282b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
         "cheerio": "^1.0.0-rc.3",
         "cli-confirm": "^1.0.1",
         "config": "^3.2.5",
+        "connect-session-knex": "^2.0.0",
         "csv-stringify": "^5.3.6",
         "dayjs": "^1.8.21",
         "dompurify": "^2.0.11",
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@
         "express": "^4.17.1",
         "express-promise-router": "^3.0.3",
         "express-react-views": "^0.11.0",
+        "express-session": "^1.17.1",
         "face-api.js": "^0.22.2",
         "faker": "^5.1.0",
         "file-type": "^14.1.4",
diff --git a/src/knex.js b/src/knex.js
index 8f57eb02..fa79c660 100644
--- a/src/knex.js
+++ b/src/knex.js
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ module.exports = knex({
 	connection: config.database,
 	// performance overhead, don't use asyncStackTraces in production
 	asyncStackTraces: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
-	debug: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
+	// debug: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
 });
diff --git a/src/media.js b/src/media.js
index e26d1609..7dc9c030 100644
--- a/src/media.js
+++ b/src/media.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function toBaseSource(rawSource) {
 	return null;
 }
 
-function baseSourceToBaseMedia(baseSource, role, metadata) {
+function baseSourceToBaseMedia(baseSource, role, metadata, options) {
 	if (Array.isArray(baseSource)) {
 		if (baseSource.length > 0) {
 			return {
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ function baseSourceToBaseMedia(baseSource, role, metadata) {
 				id: nanoid(),
 				role,
 				sources: baseSource,
+				...options,
 			};
 		}
 
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ function baseSourceToBaseMedia(baseSource, role, metadata) {
 			id: nanoid(),
 			role,
 			sources: [baseSource],
+			...options,
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -299,6 +301,8 @@ async function storeImageFile(media, hashDir, hashSubDir, filename, filedir, fil
 		const info = await image.metadata();
 		const isProcessed = media.meta.subtype !== 'jpeg' || media.process;
 
+		console.log(media);
+
 		if (media.process) {
 			Object.entries(media.process).forEach(([operation, options]) => {
 				if (image[operation]) {
@@ -727,9 +731,9 @@ async function associateAvatars(profiles) {
 		? {
 			...profile,
 			avatarBaseMedia: toBaseMedias([profile.avatar], 'avatars', {
-				credit: (profile.credit !== undefined && (profile.network?.name || profile.site?.name)) || null,
+				credit: profile.credit || profile.entity?.name || null,
 				scraper: profile.scraper || null,
-			})[0],
+			}, { stats: true })[0],
 		}
 		: profile
 	));
diff --git a/src/web/consent.js b/src/web/consent.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f9330a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/web/consent.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+'use strict';
+
+function setConsent(req, res) {
+	req.session.consent = !!req.body;
+	res.status(204).send();
+}
+
+module.exports = setConsent;
diff --git a/src/web/server.js b/src/web/server.js
index 765c1c27..02d8397f 100644
--- a/src/web/server.js
+++ b/src/web/server.js
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ const express = require('express');
 const { postgraphile } = require('postgraphile');
 const Router = require('express-promise-router');
 const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+const session = require('express-session');
+const KnexSessionStore = require('connect-session-knex')(session);
 
 const PgConnectionFilterPlugin = require('postgraphile-plugin-connection-filter');
 const PgSimplifyInflectorPlugin = require('@graphile-contrib/pg-simplify-inflector');
 const PgOrderByRelatedPlugin = require('@graphile-contrib/pg-order-by-related');
 
 const logger = require('../logger')(__filename);
+const knex = require('../knex');
 const { ActorPlugins, SitePlugins, ReleasePlugins } = require('./plugins/plugins');
 
 const {
@@ -35,9 +38,12 @@ const {
 	fetchTags,
 } = require('./tags');
 
+const setConsent = require('./consent');
+
 async function initServer() {
 	const app = express();
 	const router = Router();
+	const store = new KnexSessionStore({ knex });
 
 	const connectionString = `postgres://${config.database.user}:${config.database.password}@${config.database.host}:5432/${config.database.database}`;
 
@@ -77,6 +83,7 @@ async function initServer() {
 	});
 
 	router.use(bodyParser.json({ strict: false }));
+	router.use(session({ ...config.web.session, store }));
 
 	router.get('/api/scenes', fetchScenes);
 	router.get('/api/scenes/:releaseId', fetchScene);
@@ -103,10 +110,13 @@ async function initServer() {
 	router.get('/api/tags', fetchTags);
 	router.get('/api/tags/:tagId', fetchTag);
 
+	router.post('/api/consent', setConsent);
+
 	router.get('*', (req, res) => {
 		res.render(path.join(__dirname, '../../assets/index.ejs'), {
 			env: JSON.stringify({
 				sfw: !!req.headers.sfw || Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(req.query, 'sfw'),
+				consent: !!req.session.consent,
 			}),
 		});
 	});