CYBERSPACE – Non-profit organization WRAAC.org has announced the release of the “ParentalControl Bar,” a free, downloadable web filter designed to help parents shield their children from sexually explicit websites.WRAAC.org, a member of the Free Speech Coalition (FSC), launched a...

CHINA — As American webmasters who specialize in adult fare wonder what their government has in store for them, nine organizers and founders of a wildly popular Chinese website called “Pornographic Summer” have more than phantom fears to combat.Chen Hui and...

WASHINGTON, DC — The seemingly never-ending demand by federal agencies for access to more and more personal records continues with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales urging Congress to require all Internet Service Providers to collect and preserve customer records for up to...

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SC – Prosecutors have dropped charges of disseminating obscene materials against two employees of a Spartanburg location of the chain video store Movie Gallery, according to a report in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal.The dismissed charges stemmed from a raid...

FOSTER CITY, CA – Researchers from FaceTime Security Labs announced today their discovery and identification of a new worm called “W32.pipeline,” and reported that the worm is spreading via AOL’s Instant Messenger service.According to a FaceTime press release, the worm “delivers...

ENCINO, CA — Last year’s attendees of the Winter Internext likely remember the stampede that led to the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo. Those interested in finding out what all of the excitement was about can register now for access to the 2007 event, to be held on...

LOS ANGELES, CA — The 7th Annual Cybersocket Web Awards will celebrate some of the best gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender websites available during a opening night of the Gay Phoenix Forum, October 5th, 2006.Held at the Amsterdam Café in Phoenix, Arizona, the awards...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last Thursday that it has reached four “consent agreements” that serve to settle cases brought against four alleged spamming operations, exacting fines totaling over $480,000 in the process.The defendants in the case...

Thomas Zupko, whose “Big Wet Asses” won Best Anal Themed Series at the 2006 AVN Awards show, will continue his patented concept of anal sex, dripping oil, and bulbous butts for Extreme Associates.”That series was my baby,” Zupko says, “and I want to...

NEW YORK, NY — It’s not every day that the adult industry hears something encouraging from the Federal Communications Commission, but it recently did everyone — including pornographers — a big financial favor.As had been the case with BellSouth previously,...