LOS ANGELES —  Yesterday’s vote for SESTA/FOSTA in the US Senate is a dark day for sex worker rights. The bill, which seeks to stop trafficking by limiting how and where people can discuss sex work, will, paradoxically, encourage trafficking, abuse and exploitation by...

PHOENIX – In a discussion which reflected the intensity and depth of engagement of the movement for which it was named, the #MeToo panel at the Phoenix Forum was a spirited conversation which touched on issues ranging from legal concerns to public perception of the adult...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – For the second straight year, hometown favorite Chris Alex of Way3 Hosting has taken home first place at the leg of the YNOT Grand Prix held at the Phoenix Forum, in a race which featured plenty of spin-outs, but thankfully no serious crashes. Vince from...

WASHINGTON – The founders and parent company of Payza.com, AlertPay.com and EgoPay.com have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on charges which include conspiracy, operating an unlicensed money transmission business and conspiracy to launder...

PHOENIX, AZ – iWantEmpire fetish artist PrincessCamryn and iWantEmpire brand ambassador and adult star Wesley Woods will be participating in panels at the Phoenix Forum on Friday, March 23. The two panels will be a part of the Forum’s new CAM U series of educational...

According to an article published today on GQ.com, “This Golden Age of Porn Has a Depressing Downside.” Is this what we are in right now, a “golden age” of porn? Perhaps for consumers – because though they devalue the labor put into adult content creation by widely refusing to...

DUBLIN –  FluidPlayer, a free, open-source HTML5 video player, has been updated to version 2, Smart Advertising Technologies Ltd. (SAT) announced Wednesday. While designed for sites which publish any manner of video content, the player is also used extensively as a video...

LOS ANGELES – When I was a teenager, my friends used to invade my parents’ house every time my folks went on vacation. They did so to hold raucous parties, during which my father’s liquor cabinet was raided with abandon. OK, so maybe “invade” isn’t the right word since I...

Tempe, AZ — What impact has the #MeToo movement had on the adult industry, specifically webcam? Has new social awareness surrounding #MeToo brought issues impacting cam to light? Or, does this sector of adult media offer a unique opportunity for performers to retain control of...

By Daniel DiLallo Special to YNOT The hottest new storytelling avenues for brands today are Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). More AR than VR mainly because everyone has a phone and can instantly interact with your brand, but VR is going to come on big this year....