An adult industry source has provided YNOT with a statement from performer Mercedes Carrera in which Carrera decries the allegations made against her and her husband Daemon Cins as "absolutely false and horrifying."

Hawaii State Sen. Mike Gabbard is sponsoring a bill which would require internet-connected devices sold in the state to include "digital blinder rack" capabilities which would block online porn by default. Consumers could turn off the blocking by paying a $20 "digital access fee."

Adult performers Mercedes Carerra (AKA Melinda Smith) and Daemon Cins (Jason Whitney) were charged yesterday with eight counts of sexually abusing a child under the age of 10. The couple reportedly are being held without bail and have to make their first appearance in court.

Pride Studios co-founder Harlan Yaffe has passed away at age 56 on Monday, his brother Hal announced on Facebook. Harlan was universally regarded as one of the adult industry's nicest, kindest people, a fact reflected in the heartbroken responses from his friends in the industry.

A Michigan man has filed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Playboy of disclosing its magazine subscribers' personal information to "data aggregators, data appenders, data cooperatives, and list brokers" in violation of the state's "Preservation of Personal Privacy Act."

In lawsuits filed in several different states, model, actress and recording artist Carmen Electra has targeted strip clubs which have used images of her on their websites and social media accounts without her permission. In so doing, Electra claims the clubs have violated the...

Model Gigi Hadid has been sued for posting a picture of herself to Instagram without permission of the photo's copyright-holder. The situation presents a valuable lesson for social media users - including the importance of learning from past mistakes to avoid repeating them.

The Free Speech Coalition announced Thursday afternoon that the Performer Availability Scheduling Services (PASS) database will be offline from 1am to 4am Pacific Time on Sunday, February 3 for "routine updates and maintenance."

The UK's Crown Prosecution Service says it will no longer bring obscenity charges "based on material that depicts consensual and legal activity between adults where no serious harm is caused and the likely audience is over the age of 18," marking a massive change in UK policy.

A member of the New York General Assembly has introduced a bill which would establish a $2 surcharge on all "sexually oriented media" sold in NY. In addition to magazines, DVDs and other products, the law would apply to any "website whose domain name is registered in this state."