LOS ANGELES, CA – Affiliate manager Commission Junction labeled Cybersocket.com obscene, removed the site from its network and appropriated earnings generated through its system, according to a statement released by Cybersocket.Cybersocket, which hosts no sexual adult content but instead serves as an internet search engine similar to Yahoo! and Google, repeatedly sought clarification of Commission Junction’s definition and determining of obscene material, but received no answer. According to a Cybersocket press release, Commission Junction ultimately broke off contact with Cybersocket, refusing to explain its actions or pay Cybersocket money owed. The company claims Commission Junction also refused to define “obscene” when contacted by Cybersocket.
The move has created confusion, since Commission Junction is continuing to allow membership for top adult sex sites featuring graphic material, including those affiliated with a major gay portal.
“They’re obviously going after the little guy because they think we won’t fight back,” said Cybersocket publisher Morgan Sommer. “One wonders if they make a pattern of kicking off smaller sites to pocket money that should be paid out.”
Cybersocket, Inc., currently in its ninth year of business, has been a pioneer in forging gay and lesbian website search tools into useful publications. The introduction of new products and services each year has helped contribute to its continued growth and expansion.
The company publishes the following products: Cybersocket.com search engine; Cybersocket: The Gay Net Directory, an annual guide with over 2,000 gay and lesbian site reviews; the printed Cybersocket Web Magazine; the Cybersocket e-newsletters, which target both web professionals and web surfers.
Cybersocket Web Magazine, in print since 1999, is a freely distributed gay and lesbian periodical that keeps gay and lesbian web surfers and webmasters up to date on the latest web trends by featuring informative articles and new site reviews. With 70,000 audited copies printed per issue, the magazine has worldwide subscriptions and a readership of over 200,000.
For further information, contact Morgan Sommer at (323) 650-9906 or via email at morgan@cybersocket.com.
