WASHINGTON – For several years now, activists and victims’ advocates have been calling for a federal law addressing the scourge of “revenge porn,” the nonconsensual distribution of intimate images to embarrass, harass, defame or otherwise damage the person(s) depicted in...

It’s December, and the end-of-the-year shopping blitz is already upon us. Consumers are lighting up their keyboards searching for the perfect gifts for friends, family, adored online personalities — and even themselves. Consequently, retailers, e-tailers and providers of...

BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA — Reality Lovers recently announced their one-of-a-kind advent calendar for this holiday season. Advent calendars are an integral part of the Christmas season. Generally starting on Dec. 1, they are used by everyone from Trader Joe’s to spirits retailers to...

NEW YORK – There’s a reason so many mainstream publications rush to publish every new report from Pornhub Insights, and that reason isn’t an inherent obsession with Pornhub’s stats. For mainstream publications, porn traffic and search analytics are a good excuse to cook up...

Porn performer Hugh Hunter recently declined his nominations for the 2018 GayVN Awards, citing racism and bigotry in the adult entertainment industry. Hunter posted a statement on Twitter on November 25, 2017. “The gay porn industry has always been a place of veiled racism and...

MELBOURNE – Sexpo, an adult trade show which has celebrated sexuality and erotic expression since its inception in 1996, had planned to make a triumphant return to the UK in 2018, but the show has run into a serious snag in the form of resistance from from ExCeL London, an...

Study after study has indicated the single largest share of internet users’ time is spent on social media. With the active population of social networks running into the hundreds of millions, it pays to think of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other hotspots as sales channels —...

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan – The more I look around at trending topics, videos gone viral and assorted social media hashtaggery, the more convinced I become the internet is robbing people of all empathy and capacity for identifying with the plight of others. How else can we explain...

CANOGA PARK, Calif. – Adult industry trade group Free Speech Coalition has issued a call for the industry to take a stand against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s apparent intention to dismantle net neutrality. “Net neutrality” is a term for Obama-era regulations...

CHICAGO – The Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago must pay a former employee $700,000 for firing her after she complained about another employee’s on-the-clock porn-watching habits. U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer awarded Lynn Sanchez $200,000 in compensatory damages and...