Let’s Drastically Change the Law Because of One Website
WASHINGTON – I’m feeling inspired today. Not just inspired, but empowered to the point I believe with the stroke of a pen (if I still owned a pen) I could ...
Tag: porn in the news
Hey, NY Post: Here’s a Real ‘Porn King’ for You
TOKYO – Given the American media’s penchant for terming any wealthy person remotely connected to the adult entertainment industry a “porn king,” any time I see the term used in ...
The Missing Words: “In Los Angeles”
LOS ANGELES – As you have probably heard, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved new permit fees for adult video productions, with an initial charge of $1,672 ...
Nine Years In, Still Blocking Porn One Site at a Time
JAKARTA – A little less than nine years ago, the Indonesian Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (“People’s Representative Council”) passed a controversial piece of legislation called the Bill on Pornography, a somewhat ...
Dutch ‘Church Porn’ Causes Furor but Breaks No Laws
TILBURG, Netherlands – Despite sharing a suffix in common, I’m sure there are many differences between Tilburg, Netherlands and Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Among these many differences: I’m confident if I were ...
A ‘Porn King?’ Only in the Media’s Imagination
NEW YORK – “‘Porn’s New King’ sentenced to over 14 years in prison,” the New York Post headline screamed. Any reader could be excused for expecting the article to be ...
Another Flimsy ‘Rogue Friend’ Excuse for Porn Tweets
MALLORCA, Spain – There’s a certain letdown I experience whenever a public figure I don’t already assume to be an utter jackass (there are still several, believe it or not) ...
Porn’s Next Promo Conquest: New York Subway Sponsorship
NEW YORK – I must admit, so far as dumb porn-publicity ploys go, at least this one makes sense from a nomenclature standpoint. With New York Governor Andrew Cuomo backing ...
For Pure Drama, Porn’s Got Nothing on the Scandal Sheets
LONDON – With the implementation of Britain’s Digital Economy Act 2017 looming (at some still-uncertain point in the future), privacy advocates and IT experts once again are warning the public about ...
If Watching Porn Prevents Legislating, I’m All for It
ROME – In a recent review of more than 400,000 mobile devices used by Italian public officials, the Parliamentary Commission on Public Digital Administration and Waste found plenty of evidence ...
