CULVER CITY, Calif. – Like a lot of men, I’m not good at gift-giving. It’s a problem which mixes together many of my less-than-enviable personality traits, like abject laziness, chronic insensitivity, fundamental unoriginality and a tendency to procrastinate in all things. Being...

LONDON – Every since the idea of web content filters first came around, consumers, developers and policy-makers alike have been confronted with the issues of over- and under-inclusiveness. Whether we’re talking about browser-based filters which interpret on-page content and...

SAN FRANCISCO – Two recent rulings from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California have dealt blows to efforts by Kink.com to have litigation costs covered by its insurers, meaning the company must now defend itself against claims from three performers who...

LOS ANGELES – Topco Sales is now shipping their ‘Real Man’ dual-density CyberSkin dildos, the latest advancement in ultra-realistic pleasure. Featuring a soft, supple outer skin layered over a firm inner shaft, Real Man dildos emulate the look and feel of a fully erect penis and...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – As the home state of Larry Flynt – and not so coincidentally, the home of many legal troubles Flynt faced early in his career as an adult entertainment entrepreneur – Ohio represents a special, if sometimes contentious, place in the history of the adult industry....

SOFIA, Bulgaria – Released just over four months ago in August, Gay Harem has already cracked the 100,000-player mark, and has rapidly become a major revenue producer for Gaming Adult and marketing affiliates of the fast-growing gaming studio. Gaming Adult is the same studio...

SINGAPORE – Aside from obvious, rampant swiping, how has technology changed our definitions of love, sex and relationships? Berenice Magistretti recently traveled to Singapore to moderate a panel on Love 3.0 at the IMI Festival – the Innovation Music Inspiration festival, which...

MAINSTREAMLAND — Forbes recently presented readers with a “portrait of a (new) porn star as a gig economy hustler.” Though clever punctuation might highlight the fact that performer Della Dane, having just entered the business six weeks ago, is herself new to the industry,...

CAPE TOWN – Even as someone who works in the internet sector of the porn industry, I sometimes forget about the truly global nature of the adult entertainment business, especially when it comes to consumption of adult products in corners of the world which rarely pop up on my...

LONDON — The Guardian recently profiled a sex tech hackathon that happened in London. Founded in 2014, Hacksmiths, a student-run tech society at Goldsmiths, University of London, runs annual “hackathons” – invention marathons where attendees of varying skills and...