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U.K. Adult Producers Award Nominations Announced
The U.K. Adult Producers (UKAP) trade association has released the shortlisted nominations for its upcoming award show in London.
Sex and Censorship: U.K.’s Porn Filter Plan
There are a number of differences between British and American attitudes towards free speech, which have governed the different cultures of the porn industry on each side of the Atlantic.
Lovehoney Secures LELO Tara Exclusive in the U.K.
Lovehoney has announced its U.K. exclusive partnership with LELO for the Tara couples vibrator.
ATVOD Begins Talks With U.K. Processors Over Foreign Porn Sites
The top U.K. processors on Monday said that last week's summit hosted by U.K. video-on-demand regulator ATVOD provided a "starting point" discussion on a plan that could effectively block revenue generated by foreign hardcore porn sites.
Internet Censorship Has Come to the U.K.
If you have been paying attention at all over the past several months you will be keenly aware that there is an attack under way against the online adult entertainment industry in the U.K. as well as the greater European Union. These attacks have come from different angles but have one common theme — the protection of children from viewing age-restricted content on the Internet and in the mobile application arena. The opening shots have already been fired in Iceland, the European Union and most recently — and vigorously — the U.K.
U.K.'s Ofcom Accessed Porn 4,000 Times
U.K. media regulator Ofcom has hit porn sites more than 4,000 times in the last 90 days, a think tank investigation has revealed.
U.K.'s Bathmate Holds Training Seminars for Stag Shop, Landco
Tim Brown, the brand manager at Bathmate, recently traveled to Toronto and Montreal to train Stag Shop and Landco employees on how to sell the Bathmate family of products.
U.K. Escort Agency 1st to Use Bitcoin Currency
A U.K. escort agency is now allowing its customers to use bitcoin Internet currency on its website to pay for their sex services.
Playboy TV Wins Ofcom Appeal in U.K. to Provide Online Porn
Playboy TV and Demand Adult can continue to provide Internet porn to U.K. users after winning an appeal to British regulator Ofcom.
Study Finds 51% of U.K. WiFi Hotspots Allow Porn
More than half of all U.K. WiFi hotspots allow access to porn, a new study has found.
10 Additional U.K.-based Porn Sites Broke Rules, ATVOD Says
Ten additional adult websites have been determined to have breached rules requiring age-verification, U.K. video-on-demand regulator ATVOD said.
U.K.'s Liberal Democrats Reject Porn Filtering Plan
The U.K.’s Liberal Democrats have soundly rejected Prime Minister David Cameron’s proposed Internet porn filtering plan at the party’s conference being held this week.
U.K.'s SexandCensorship.org Censored on Some Mobile Networks
The U.K’s anti-censorship movement, SexandCensorship.org today reported that its website has been blocked on some mobile networks.
U.K. Raid Nets £1 Million in 'Unlicensed' Porn
An assortment of more than 100,000 porn DVDs and magazines were seized after raids in south London this week. The haul was worth £1 million, authorities said.
CameronPorn.com Launches With U.K. Porn-Filter Compliant Videos
Not even British PM David Cameron could find fault with the content of an almost-erotic site launched under his namesake.
Magic Silk, Male Power to Be Distributed in U.K.
Magic Silk and its masculine counterpart Male Power will be distributed in the U.K. and Ireland by FierceUK — a new distribution company launching this month.
Big Teaze Toys Gets Nod From Glamour U.K. Magazine
Big Teaze Toys' flagship product Rub My Duckie was visually featured in a recent issue of Glamour U.K. Magazine, alongside an article about sex toys in the mainstream media.
U.K. TV Series Looks at How Porn Affects Brit's Sex Lives
U.K. TV Channel 4 has put together a slate of programs for its "Real Sex Season" focusing on how porn affects British citizens’ sex lives.
U.K. Activist Group Calling on Cameron to Stop Filtering Plan
The digital activist Open Rights Group (ORG) is calling on Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron to stop his proposed Internet opt-in plan aimed at blocking porn and other content.
Zoo, Nuts Yank 'Lads Mags' From U.K. Retailer
Two U.K. magazines plan to boycott one of Britain's biggest retailers, the Cooperative Group, over the supermarket's demand for its "lads mags" to be polybagged to mask explicit pictures on its front covers.