The biggest threat facing new anonymous social networks is their own users. Cyberbullying and sex could fell apps like Whisper, Yik Yak, and Secret, which is why they’re turning to a… Read more »
Google doesn’t want publishers of X-rated content to use Chromecast. That’s why the company is including a no-nudity clause in the Chromecast SDK’s Terms of Service. Read more »
The Cologne district court seems to have realised it messed up when it allowed a law firm to send thousands of cash-demanding letters to users of the porn platform RedTube. Read more »
The British government forced ISPs to turn on porn filters by default. Who could have guessed these filters would block things like sex education and domestic abuse support services? Read more »
Many users of the pornographic streaming-video service Redtube have received letters asking them to pay hundreds of euros per viewed clip. The illegality of viewing streams of copyright-infringing material is questionable,… Read more »
Documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden show how the NSA has at least considered using evidence of alleged Islamist extremists’ online sexual activities to discredit them. The targets were… Read more »
Claire Perry, the MP who drove through the UK’s absurd porn filter proposals, has revealed her technical cluelessness in a Twitter argument that is now getting her sued. Can’t lawmakers be… Read more »
Echoes of the conflict with Google surface in the Chinese government’s attempt to crackdown on “obscene pornographic content” that it says is coming in through Apple’s App Store. Read more »
The adult entertainment industry is known to push the envelope and innovate online. But can it reinvent crowdfunding? That’s what Offbeatr is trying to do with its Kickstarter for porn site,… Read more »