BEIJING, CHINA — Chinese authorities on Wednesday shut down an additional 84 websites, bringing the total closed since January 1st to 175.The Chinese State Council’s Information Office, the public security and culture ministries and four other government agencies on January...

CHICAGO, IL — A report to be released January 14th indicates the threat to minors posed by the internet and social networking sites may be overblown.Published by the Internet Safety Technical Task Force, the report suggests the biggest threat to children’s online safety is...

HARROW, ENGLAND — Owners and managers of sexy retail shops find themselves apologizing for a lot of things – but few find themselves needing to apologize for the naughty conduct of the letters in their window displays. Nonetheless, that’s precisely what the Ann Summers...

LAS VEGAS, NV — Attorney and patent authority Gregory Piccionelli said he believes “remote tactile communication could be the iPod of the adult industry.”AEBN sure is hoping so. The company debuted its new remote tactile stimulator, dubbed Real Touch, during AVN’s Adult...

DALLAS, TX — “That’s it — we’ve had enough of your shenanigans” seems to be the message the City of Dallas delivered to a motel earlier this month when it shuttered the property after decades of community outrage.Located on the slightly shady south side or not, there are...

SUNNYSIDE, WA — Chuck Egley doesn’t even run an adult entertainment focused business, but that doesn’t mean that he won’t have to comply with the new Sunnyside, WA laws that restrict such entertainment. Egley owns and operates a bar that offers live music and dancing on...

TOKYO, JAPAN and ESSEX, ENGLAND — The urge to merge sexually often is described as an “appetite.” As it turns out, the food analogy may be particularly apt. Two studies have found links between eating behaviors, body mass and intercourse.A study backed by Japan’s health...

LAS VEGAS, NV — Not every new development aimed at the adult entertainment industry was on display at AVN’s Adult Entertainment Expo over the weekend. At least one occupied exhibit-floor space at the nearby Consumer Electronics Show.Glacier Media Systems’ IceBerg 3D...

CUPERTINO, CA — Apple Inc. may be inching toward more leniency regarding the applications it allows in its online applications store, but the company isn’t ready to pull out all the stops just yet.At the end of December, Apple’s App Store rejected a titillating application...

VASSALBORO, ME — A controversial proposal to open a topless coffee shop in a commercial building that has been vacant for four years received unanimous approval Tuesday.The Vassalboro, ME, Planning Board determined the proposal complied with all of the relevant city codes...