SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A 40-year-old woman summoned authorities after discovering her 15-year-old son had been viewing pornography on the family’s television. The mother now disputes the original reports, saying she called the county sheriff’s office but not solely because her son...

MONTREAL – There’s been a lot of talk about the “death of porn,” but to paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated. A lot of money and outlets remain for adult entertainment. The trick is to recognize where growth markets lie. Edward Shorter, PhD,...

DUISBURG-ESSEN, Germany – Heterosexual women and men are equally subject to “pornography addiction,” thanks to the volume of adult content online, scientists at Duisburg-Essen University have concluded. Professor Matthias Brand and his team studied 102 women age 30 or younger....

QUEBEC– Qwebec Expo, a technology-focused conference set to take place Aug.14-17, is expected to draw hundreds of adult industry decision-makers worldwide. Even before the conference officially gets underway, sanctioned events will provide attendees with opportunities to interact...

By Peter Berton LOS ANGELES – Adult content production in Los Angeles County continues to decline, thanks to Measure B, the notorious local ordinance that attempts to force performers to wear protection and studios to fund testing and onerous licensing fees.

MONTREAL – Rocco Siffredi may have taken a production hiatus during the World Cup playoffs, but the venerable Italian Stallion is back to work with a vengeance — and so is his website. While the performer-director-producer was away, RoccoSiffredi.com received a thorough overhaul....

HOUSTON – A Texas woman has opened a new channel in the revenge-porn debate by suing social media giant Facebook over images posted by a former boyfriend. She seeks $123 million, or 10 cents per registered Facebook user. In documents filed with the court July 25, Meryem Ali...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California’s controversial “condoms in porn” bill was moved off the table and into the suspense file on Monday, after members of the state senate’s Appropriations Committee determined the proposed law may be too expensive to enact and enforce. The committee...

CYPRUS – Delia DeLions is the fifth big-name performer to sign on as contracted talent for online transsexual community Shemale.com. Among other things, DeLion will appear in her own private chat shows several times weekly. Born on Halloween northwest of Seattle, where she also...

TEMPE, Ariz. – Live-cam giant ImLive is always on the lookout for processing solutions that assist in increasing revenues while making life easier for the company and its customers. That’s why ImLive was among the early adopters of CCBill’s one-click sales option and Merchant...