CYBERSPACE — Recent experimentation by regular Slashdot contributor and Peacefire.org webmaster Bennett Haselton demonstrates that over-blocking of web content is still a significant issue for Secure Computing’s “SmartFilter” product – the filter of choice for American...

There’s a formula for building the standard adult pay site. In fact, it’s rare for a webmaster to step too far away from this formula. First, you pick a niche. Next, you build a tour focused on that niche. Then you put up a few prominently-featured image galleries or video clip...

WASHINGTON, DC — Before a proposed merger between XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. can be finalized, the union will first be subject to review by the Federal Communications Commission – a review that some analysts say is likely to result in...

NEW YORK, NY — In a statement dated February 14th, Morality in Media, Inc. (MIM) president Robert Peters called on supporters of MIM to continue emailing comments to ICANN objecting to the establishment of a new .xxx TLD.“There are at least four problems with the proposed...

CYBERSPACE — In an article published Tuesday by Law.com covering a broad range of issues related to 18 U.S.C. §2257, the co-authors report that the U.S. Department of Justice has “indicated that it would issue proposed regulations in the early part of this year” that will...

BOISE, ID — Who will sing the praises of the man whose invention changed the lives of millions? Who will honor the impact that his modern convenience had upon the world of entertainment, the increase in snack food consumption, the decrease in physical exercise, and the...

CANADA — Toronto Councilor Howard Moscoe insists that local strip club employees have nothing to fear from their city, in spite of what other municipalities have threatened.At issue is a push to license all strip club employees, regardless of what they do within the...

PHOENIX, AZ — Ed Ableser (D-Tempe) was just trying to think about the children when he proposed a ban on automobile truck guards containing words or images deemed “obscene or hateful.” Nonetheless, the state House didn’t think much of the idea and rejected...

TAMPA BAY, FL — This year’s international Cybernet Expo is visiting the sunny and festive southeast portion of the nation — and thanks to Badpuppy Show and Sell sponsorship, the Expo’s 10th show anniversary is going to be just that much more festive… and...

PRATTVILLE, AL — Autauga County Commissioner Michael Morgan says he understands the law of the land, even if he doesn’t like it.“I realize that under the First Amendment you can’t outlaw nearly nude dancing,” Morgan said, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. “But we can...