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...

I started writing this after responding to a post on a board asking what my work schedule was. I really had to think about that. I don’t have a work schedule. I work until everything gets done. Every day is different. So, I started to think about what people should expect from a...

“At first glance, it’s about as far away from internet porn as you can possibly imagine.” So said Colin Rowntree, founder of Wasteland.com, the web’s longest-running BDSM site, about his career prior to taking the plunge into what was then the fledgling online adult entertainment...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Built in the 1970s and opened in 1982, the Hart Senate Office Building is a place where some notable things have happened, like the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justices David Souter and Sonia Sotomayor – and the time someone who clearly wasn’t a big...

As we approach the holiday season, besides spending time with our friends and family and exchanging gifts, there’s something else coming up, the January shows. So, I thought this would be an appropriate time to present this article on trade shows, what to do and what not to do....

For those of us who have been around long enough to remember earlier versions of the adult internet business, we all feel it: the mood online has changed. While no time period has ever been perfect, it wasn’t hard to find helpful and collaborative people on adult industry...

In December of 2020, while much of America was busy trying to stay viable during the biggest pandemic of our lifetimes, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof fired shots at the adult entertainment industry. In an opinion column titled “The Children of Pornhub,” he...

As the host of Adult Site Broker Talk, I’ve learned a lot over the last three years of doing the show. In fact, many of the things I’ve learned are reminders from way back in the dark ages when I was a radio sports reporter, covering Major League Baseball, NFL Football, NBA...

BENTON, La. – There’s a bit of a kerfuffle going on right now in relation to a video circulating on social media of our esteemed, recently elected Speaker of the House, in which Mike Johnson discusses his use of “Covenant Eyes.” While Covenant Eyes might sound like a type of...