In the nearly 30 years I’ve been lingering around the porn industry like a stubborn barnacle refusing to be pried from the hull of the smut-ship, there’s always been something of a bunker mentality coursing through the industry. Sometimes it has felt overblown, as though we were...

AUSTIN, Texas – On the one hand, it can’t come as a complete surprise that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton would choose to file a lawsuit against Aylo Global Entertainment, the operator of Pornhub, for allegedly violating what most still refer to as “HB 1181,” a state law...

The adult entertainment community is still in mourning, grappling with the profound loss of Kagney Linn Karter, whose life last week tragically ended too soon when she committed suicide in Ohio. Just 36 years old at the time of her death, Karter’s struggles with mental...

Hey folks, my apologies in advance for the meandering, occasionally nonsensical post that I’m writing right now. Believe me, I’d like to write more efficiently and be able to get to the point more quickly, but it appears I’m addicted to typing irrelevant and often...

I recently wrote about the role of sexual repression as a societal control mechanism that benefits only the winners of the status quo while harming society at large. The adult industry can be seen as a form of push-back against these forces, one that, at its best, advocates for...

Ever wonder why governments seem to have an unhealthy and, at times, even authoritarian interest in the sexual repression of its citizens? It isn’t by accident, and it isn’t for some greater good; the intent is to preserve and protect the status quo for those who profit from it...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – It used to be that adult websites didn’t have a lot of rules and regulations to follow, especially at the U.S. state-level. Or maybe it used to be that I just didn’t know how many rules and regulations there were that I was supposed to be following, and I was...

Going back to when I first started working in and writing about the adult industry over 25 years ago, I’ve always been somewhat surprised by the number of people I’ve encountered within the industry who self-identify as conservative Republicans. It’s not that I think there’s...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last month, YNOT reported on the number and variety of amicus curiae briefs submitted in support of the plaintiffs in NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, cases challenging new laws regulating social media platforms in Texas and Florida, respectively,...

Most of the time, when I read about a website settling a lawsuit with one (or more) of its users, the facts of the case are sort of dull, to be honest. This is not to say they don’t involve weighty issues, or matters of real concern, it’s just that those matters of concern aren’t...