Porn
Nevada Passes Regulation Forbidding Porn in Workplace
Joining California and other states in their stand against porn in the workplace, Nevada officials have passed a regulation that makes viewing pornography on the job an offense worthy of immediate dismissal.
‘Family’ Groups Want to Pow-wow With Bush About Porn
Patrick Trueman of the Family Research Council has sent a letter to President Bush requesting a meeting about the distribution of what the letter calls “illegal pornography.”
China’s Largest Porn Site on Trial
A provincial Chinese court heard opening arguments in a case against the nine creators of one of the nation’s largest adult websites.
Industry Experts: Controlling Access to Mobile TV Porn Will Prove Difficult
Responding to recent government demands to protect children from accessing adult content via the growing medium of mobile TV, industry representatives said that mission would prove to be difficult, if not impossible.
Woman Sues Over Porn on Motel TV
On the heels of protests from the Citizens for Community Values and other conservative groups to put an end to the availability of adult entertainment in hotel rooms, a woman has sued the Value Lodge motel chain over allegedly exposing her two daughters to hardcore pornography.
Porn Poker Tour Hits Mexico
The Porn Poker Tour will stop next at YP Mexico Sept. 22 at 2 p.m.
Conservative Group Takes Out USA Today Ad Decrying Porn
A group of more than a dozen conservative organizations headed by Citizens for Community Values (CCV) have ratcheted up their efforts to put an end to the availability of porn in nationwide hotels by placing a full-page ad in USA Today.
Tough Porn Bill Surfaces
If a Utah Congressman has his way, the federal courts would no longer be able to determine whether state anti-pornography laws violate the 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Porn Star Faces Criminal Charges
The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has said that it has filed charges against adult film actress Genevieve Elise Silva after an eight-month investigation, alleging one count of statutory rape, one felony count of furnishing Ecstasy and methamphetamine and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Private Readies ‘Porn Wars’
Private is set to release its latest adult film. “Porn Wars” is the first installment in a trio of space adventures from director Kovi.
Mainstream Ads Use Porn With Mixed Results
If sex sells, more sex should mean more sales. But Shai, the French clothing company that began using models in hardcore porn ads several months ago has discovered that racy ads don’t necessarily translate into big dollars.
Lawyer: Bermuda Porn Laws ‘Hypocritical’
A lawyer for a man charged with importing adult DVDs lambasted Bermuda’s anti-pornography laws, calling them “hypocritical” in a hearing to determine whether the man was in violation of the country’s obscenity laws.
Porn at Work
One of the excuses that I often hear as to why adult webmasters refuse to label their websites is because “employers will block it – and a lot of my traffic comes during business hours!” Now, that’s all fine and dandy, but the purpose of labeling is to prevent your site from being viewed by people who are unauthorized (or unwilling) to do so – and that includes not only minors, but also those that do not wish to view adult material, as well as those who are supposed to be working instead… While we all “get” the minors bit, as well as the “folks who don’t want to see porn” bit, sadly, most webmasters don’t seemed to be very concerned that a visitor to their site could lose their job – and ability to support their family, let alone join your website – simply because they were not working when they were supposed to be
Critics: South African Porn Bill Threatens Free Media
Draft legislation aimed at amending South Africa’s media laws goes too far, according to several media freedom organizations who claim the bid to curb the spread of child pornography is really a thinly disguised attempt at censorship.
State Employees Face Large Fine for Viewing Porn at Work
A bill that seeks to impose a large fine for employees accessing adult content on state computers has been unanimously approved by the California State Assembly. Under the terms of the bill, violators could be fined up to $1,000.
Dutch Farmers Sue Over Porn Links
A Dutch dating site dedicated to matching single farmers has taken issue with the sponsored ad links next to its entry on Google’s search page. The company is suing the Internet giant, accusing Google of tying it to pornographic websites.
Pamela Peaks Announces Latest Porn Party
Pornstar Pamela Peaks will be hosting an adult industry party on Friday Aug. 18 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Rio Joe Begins Work on Porn Star Survival Guide
Guide to help new talent navigate porn biz.
Google Says Maybe to Porn
Google, which recently launched Google Video, its section for user-generated video content, has made a curious change to its upload area warning, striking the word pornography from a page that previously forbade users from uploading “pornographic or obscene material.” The warning now only restricts users from uploading “obscene” material.