MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – In the latest release of the Chrome browser (first pushed out to Chrome users on January 23), Google expanded the browser’s ad-blocking to incorporate the initial standards recommended by the Coalition for Better Ads (“CBA”), a group comprised of companies...

HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. – According to the tech support self-help site BleepingComputer.com, there’s a new piece of malware being distributed by porn sites which falls in to the blackmailware category. BleepingComputer owner Lawrence Abrams wrote that the blackmailware was...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida is poised to become the latest state to have its legislature address pornography as matter of public health – with a slight twist on the verbiage used by the states which have passed similar resolutions. Sponsored by Rep. Ross Spano (who is also a...

MALIBU, Calif. – In the early days of the online adult entertainment market, much of the adult industry’s online presence flowed from ideas, structures and business concepts which essentially were carryovers from more traditional media and publications. Many of the earliest free...

NEW YORK – Ever since she launched MakeLoveNotPorn.com, I’ve been quietly rooting for Cindy Gallop and the MNLP project – not because I want Gallop’s vision of what erotica should be to completely supplant and replace what some have called “traditional” porn, but to expand and...

WASHINGTON – “If I told the real stories of my experiences with women, often seemingly very happily married and important women, this book would be a guaranteed best-seller.” – Donald Trump, The Art of the Comeback, 1997. Prior to becoming a politician (something Trump wrote in...

LOS ANGELES – In crafting virtual reality entertainment, whether for a porn or non-porn context, my assumption is developers focus primarily on creating a great user experience. Does the environment and narrative engage the user? Does it feel truly immersive, or can more be done...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – One of the enduring truisms of internet marketing is that any technology, platform or medium which can be used for legitimate communications and advertising can also be used for nefarious, criminal purposes. Throughout the history of the commercial...

CALI, Colombia – In November, a new adult trade organization called the Asociación del Comercio Electrónico para Adultos (“ASOCEA”) met for the first time, with the goal of better supporting and growing the adult entertainment industry in Colombia. Now, with around 50 members...

WASHINGTON – Two very different stories out of the nation’s capital this week underscore the difficulty of tackling revenge porn, from both a legal and cultural perspective. First, there’s an announcement from the Federal Trade Commission concerning a complaint filed in federal...