Porn
Israel Cracks Down on Porn
Internet porn may soon be unavailable in Israel if lawmakers from the ultra-Orthodox Shas party have their way; the group set fourth a two-pronged piece of legislation aimed at curbing online adult content in the country.
U.K. Mail Order Porn Merchants Jailed
The owners of a mail order adult video service will go to prison after pleading guilty to charges of money laundering and illegally films.
Dell Blog Confused With Porn Site
Surfers that type in One2One.com expecting to land at computer giant Dell’s blog will instead find themselves at an adult website.
Florida Judge Punished for Viewing Porn on the Job
Paying the piper for his penchant for viewing online pornography in his chambers, a judge has been given an official reprimand by the Florida Supreme Court and warned that any further porn misconduct will end in immediate dismissal.
Heatseek Browser Focuses on Porn
Browsing for adult content just got easier thanks to the launch of Heatseek, a webbrowser that claims to make searching for and viewing adult content more efficient. The browser is only compatible on PCs running Windows, and is powered by Internet Explorer’s engine.
Liberal Town Says ‘No’ to Porn Shop
Citizens of the small New England town that is home to college students, artists and bohemian businesses have organized NoPornNorthampton to block Capital Video Corp. from opening a store in the town.
Titan Suit Charges Veoh Used Pirated Porn to Attract Users
In its suit alleging copyright infringement against online video-sharing service Veoh Networks, gay content producer Titan Media has charged that the Time Warner-backed company deliberately and knowingly used stolen adult content to build its user base.
New Study Shows Porn Spam is Effective
Porn spam is 280 times more effective in getting surfers to click on the email than pharmaceutical spam, according to a new study by CipherTrust, a company that develops hardware and software to protect networks from spam and viruses.
Illegal Porn Trade Flourishes in Australia
While the Australian government contemplates a myriad of technological fixes for what it sees as the country’s growing online porn problem, and the nation’s censors work tirelessly to pre-screen indecent content, an investigative report in the Sunday Age has found a booming business in illegal porn DVDs.
Putting the Spin on Porn
Longtime publicity guru Brian Gross is soft spoken, confident and assured — far-flung from the image of the manic carnival barker or smooth-talking snake oil salesman one might normally associate with the world of public relations.
Porn Site Operator Convicted of Public Nudity
A woman who operates a porn website is in trouble with local authorities again, having been found guilty of violating her city’s public decency ordinance.
Congress Tells ISPs to Expect Comprehensive Anti-porn Bill
After testimony before the House Energy and Commerce committee, Internet service providers were told to expect new legislation that would force them to retain data about their users in the name of preventing the spread of child pornography online.
Porn Week Tour Bus Goes On the Road
The creators of Porn Week and the top-rated reality TV show on the Bravo Channel in theU.K., are hitting the road with VIP guests in a luxury tour bus from London Bridge to the Imagination Erotic Festival in Brussels, Belgium July 6-10.
ISPs Build Database to Combat Child Porn
Five Internet service providers have teamed up to build a central database to help law enforcement officials prevent the distribution of child pornography online.
Platinum Blue Takes Porn to 13,000 Feet
Skye Blue plans to elevate adult entertainment to new heights — literally — with her latest project. On July 5, Platinum Blue Productions begins shooting a feature movie involving a naked skydiving scene that starts with sex in the air at 13,000 feet and continues with more sex as soon as the performers hit the ground.
British Telecom to Offer Porn on Cable Network
British Telecom confirmed plans to begin offering adult entertainment alongside its regular TV, sports and music content starting this fall.
Browsezilla Includes Links to Porn Sites
A free Internet browser claiming to offer users privacy protection tools also links to pornographic websites, according to a warning issued by Internet security firm Panda Software Labs.
N.Y. Lawmaker Drops Google Child Porn Lawsuit
The Long Island politician who filed a federal lawsuit against search engine giant Google alleging that the company was profiting from of child pornography, has dropped his suit.
MofoWear to Host Porn Party
Mofo Wear will host a party June 23 after Erotica LA.
Study: no shortage of teens in porn
Jack's Teen America is now up to issue 14, ending speculation that there might be a scarcity of teens (or women impersonating teens for our purposes) entering the porn market