By Erika Icon YNOT – Late Friday, Facebook admitted the massive social network fell under what security staff called a sophisticated hacking attack in January. According to a spokesperson, no user data was compromised. Facebook users were not alerted because the attack...

By Erika Icon YNOT – Jennifer Marchant, better known in the adult entertainment industry as former plus-sized performer Scarlett Rouge, has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of her boyfriend. She is being held without bail in upstate New York.

YNOT – After launching her official website in January, cam girl Mitsuko Doll said she’s planning a full-frontal assault on the adult entertainment industry. A college graduate with a degree in accounting, Doll often is described as a “brainy beauty.” She began performing on...

YNOT – Academics, authors, researchers, journalists, pop-culture commentators and activists came together Oct. 27 in San Francisco to explore the politics of pleasure. Their presentations, seminars, and question-and-answer sessions — all part of the first-ever Good Vibes Sex...

By Stewart Tongue YNOT – Almost 25 percent of all malware on mobile devices comes from porn websites, according to a study by web security firm Blue Coat.

YNOT – A feminist adult filmmaker has launched a new website offering what she calls “new-wave, smart porn” for couples. BrightDesire.com, based in Brisbane, Australia, features solo masturbation scenes with fantasy voiceovers alongside sex scenes starring real-life couples. The...

YNOT – A new company offering services including search-engine optimization, marketing and reputation management bowed Thursday. According to a pre-launch press release, SEOForAdult “offers comprehensive website management, web design and SEO/SEM internet marketing for anyone...

YNOT – A California legislator has proposed expanding Los Angeles County’s infamous “condoms in porn” mandate to cover the entire state. Assemblyman Isadore Hall III [D-Compton] chose Valentine’s Day to announce the bill, tagged AB-332, which reportedly would adopt the same basic...

YNOT – Mile High Media’s latest foray into erotic fantasy takes the form of a website where couples explore their sexual appetites with nubile first-timers. CouplesSeekingTeens.com developed in response to what the studio and its online marketing partner, FameDollars, called “a...

YNOT – Erotic photographer, cinematographer, director and producer Andrew Blake has signed a partnership agreement under which a growing art-porn network will manage the assets and marketing for Blake’s eponymous website. The deal also includes adding AndrewBlake.com to an...