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Iraq Implementing Internet Censorship

Internet cafes and ISPs will be required to be licensed by the government, and licenses will be subject to review and possible cancellation if licensees do not meet compliance standards.

Google Gives in to Chinese Censorship Demands

China continues its fight against online porn.

Adult Attorney Warns Against Censorship Increase

For marketers hoping that the end of the Bush administration meant the end of moves to restrict media, the increase in attacks coming from the Left may come as somewhat of a surprise.

Anti-Net Censorship Rally Set for Canberra Saturday

The "March in March" is set for Federation Mall near Parliament House.

Chinese Netizens Clothe Renaissance Nudes in Censorship Protest

Chinese Internet surfers began protesting last week against the government’s crackdown on Internet “vulgarity” by adding clothing to nudes depicted in famous works of art.

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U.K. Shifts Toward Censorship

While U.S. citizens possess free speech by constitutional right, U.K. subjects must go cap in hand to representatives of our constitutional monarchy to check what we are — and are not — permitted to see, say, read or view.

John Ozimek ·

ISPs Move to Block Usenet, Spark Censorship Fears

A pact made this week among three major ISPs and the N.Y. attorney general to block old Internet discussion groups has some civil rights advocates and tech experts worried that thousands of legitimate discussions may be unjustly disabled.

Critic of Finnish Censorship Censored

A Finnish governmental program designed to block access to websites displaying or distributing child pornography is now blocking access to the site of one the program’s critics, Matti Nikki, webmaster of Lapsiporno.info.

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Inane Aussies Opt for Censorship

Sorry, but if you want your ideas to be taken seriously, you really ought to at least try to have them make sense

Tom Hymes ·

Arab Authorities, Internet Users Square Off on Censorship

Governments in the Middle East are stepping up a campaign of censorship and surveillance to block some 33.5 million Internet users from viewing websites ranging from adult entertainment to human rights.

Australia to Implement Net Censorship Law in January

Australia is set to implement new rules that will impose stringent regulations on online and mobile companies that provide sexually oriented content.

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Squirting and self-censorship

I visited the set of Cousin Stevie's Pussy Party prior to my vacation and wrote about it for the adult trade magazine XBiz in a story that will be published next month

Gram Ponante ·

LA Exotique Faces Eviction, Nick Manning Cries Censorship

Recently opened lingerie store LA Exotique, owned in part by adult performer Nick Manning, reportedly is under attack by the storefront's landlord and at least one of his other tenants.

China Continues Censorship With Sex Toy TV Ban

The government has banned all TV shows featuring sex toys and contraception in another effort to improve Chinese youths' psychological development by censoring media of obscenity, according to reports.

Ireland's Film Censor Wants to Update Censorship Laws

Ireland's film censor John Kelleher wants to modernize "inadequate" legislation dealing with the adult industry, saying the current system fails to protect children and ignores modern technology.

Director Eli Roth Talks XXX, Censorship on XFANZ

Horror movie auteur Eli Roth discusses the mainstreaming of adult entertainment and adult stars in a new interview on adult consumer portal XFANZ.com.

Journalist Passes on Seminar, Babeland Alleges Censorship

Female-friendly adult retailer Babeland announced that Los Angeles Times columnist Joel Stein, who was set to teach a fellatio instructional seminar next week, backed out abruptly and said his editors didn't like the idea. He also told the store he would not write his intended corresponding column for the same reason.

Yahoo Shareholders Vote Down Anti-Censorship Proposal

Yahoo shareholders overwhelmingly defeated a proposal to establish an anti-censorship policy at their meeting Tuesday.

Amnesty International to Hold Internet Censorship Conference

Amnesty International and British newspaper The Observer will hold a conference June 6 to discuss Internet repression and methods to fight online censorship.

Adam & Eve Pulls Radio Ads in Response to 'O&A' Censorship

Adult retailer Adam & Eve has pulled its ads from XM Radio's "Opie & Anthony Show" in protest of the duo's recent 30-day suspension for uttering comments meant to be censored.