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Send nudes, now on Tumblr, as long as it isn't porn

Steve Bennett — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 19:26:01 +0000

In a partial U-turn on its policies that were implemented in 2018, Tumblr has now updated its Community Guidelines so that nudity is once again allowed, however, porn remains off limits. Read more...

Adult content found on the UK's Department for Transport (DfT) website before being deleted

Sayan Sen — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 16:06:01 +0000

The Charts section of the UK's Department for Transport (DfT) website was found serving NSFW pornographic content yesterday. The problem has since been fixed by deleting the address. Read more...

UK decides to give up on age checks for online porn

Paul Hill — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:32:01 +0000

The UK government has shelved plans to introduce age checks for those wanting to view porn online. Instead, a regulator will ensure porn sites deliver a duty of care to improve online safety. Read more...

UK delays introduction of on-by-default porn blocker, again

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:52:01 +0000

The UK government has announced yet another delay on its mandatory age checks for pornography websites. It announced the delay was bureaucratic in nature as it failed to inform the EU. Read more...

Adult websites will soon have mandatory age checks in the UK [Update]

Usama Jawad — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:46:01 +0000

Authorities in the UK have announced a new law, making age checks mandatory for pornographic websites. Adult companies will be responsible for implementing these systems provided by AgeID. Read more...

UK survey shows 86% of parents don't pay attention to age ratings for games

Usama Jawad — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:04:01 +0000

A new UK survey shows that 86% of interviewed parents do not pay any mind to age ratings for video games. Only 23% had the same to say regarding movies, which raises some interesting questions. Read more...

Outlast 2 gets banned in Australia due to implied sexual violence

Usama Jawad — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:18:01 +0000

Outlast 2 has been denied certification in Australia, due to scenes which imply sexual violence. As a result, the game will not see a release in the country unless it is censored and resubmitted. Read more...

MPs considering blocking adult sites which don't add age verification

Paul Hill — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 02:10:01 +0000

British MPs are considering new amendments to the Digital Economy Bill 2016-17 which could see adult sites that don't implement age verification being blocked in the country. Read more...

UK Headmasters threaten parents with legal action over violent video games

Usama Jawad — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 13:13:16 +0000

A letter has been approved by head teachers in the UK threatening parents that they will be reported to the authorities if they let their children play adult games such as GTA and Call of Duty. Read more...

Microsoft begins buying out .porn and .adult domains

Chris Schroeder — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:12:01 +0000

Microsoft, along with many other major brands - and even celebrities - are acting fast to buy out web domains with the upcoming .adult and .porn suffixes before the general public gets to. Read more...

Google to ban sexually explicit content and nudity on Blogger

Jerry Grey — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:10:36 +0000

In a new policy, Google will ban images and video that are sexually explicit or show graphic nudity on Blogger, but will still allow artistic, educational, documentary and scientific nudity. Read more...

TalkTalk becomes latest UK ISP to block adult content by default

Usama Jawad — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:54:01 +0000

As the battle between Internet service providers and their customers who want to view adult content on the web rages on, TalkTalk has become the latest UK ISP to filter such material by default. Read more...

O2 brands food shop app 'adult' for iPhone users

Piers Hausjell — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 19:49:44 +0000

The Telefonica-owned mobile network O2 has branded lovefre.sh, a UK start up website selling farmer market foods by location, an adult site. When a user installs the app on their iPhone and tries to access... Read more...

IMDb Loses Advertisers Over Adult Listings

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:29:59 +0000

Barclaycard and The National Lottery have pulled advertisements from the Internet Movie Database (IMDB), one of the most comprehensive movie databases on the web, after their ads were shown next to adult movie listings. The... Read more...

Arm Adult Filter 1.0

Razvan Serea — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:44:54 +0000

Arm Adult Filter will safeguard web surfing of your children by restricting access to web pages with obscene material, gambling sites and any other resources you consider improper. It can block web contents, including search... Read more...

Symantec: Adult Spam Down, Image Spam Climbs

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:11:59 +0000

According to a report from Symantec Corporation's own data, pornographic spam comprised just 3% of the total amount of spam in February, the lowest figure ever recorded. Overall, about 70% of the e-mail messages monitored... Read more...

Adult Films to Play on Blu-ray

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 05:04:59 +0000

Vivid Entertainment Group will become the first adult filmmaker to put out a movie in Blu-ray Disc when it releases "Debbie Does Dallas...Again" in late March, but it's not saying who is helping it make... Read more...

Sony Denies Preventing Adult Content On Blu-Ray

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:45:36 +0000

Sony has denied claims that it was preventing the porn industry from using the Blu-ray high-definition format. Sony has said it has no control over the licensing of Blu-ray, and has no problem with the... Read more...

Adult Publisher Seeks Injunctions Against Google and Amazon

Howard Thomson — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:49:35 +0000

Further to our previous story about Google facing copyright issues with it's new Google Print service, the search engine is also under fire for it's Google Image search, which an adult publisher is claiming breaches... Read more...

Adult Site Sues Amazon Over Sexy Images

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 22:18:24 +0000

Adult magazine publisher Perfect 10 is suing Amazon.com, alleging that the e-tailer's search engine is violating copyright law by displaying thousands of images from its Web site without permission. "It is Perfect... Read more...

Adult Site Sues Google for Infringment

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 02:06:49 +0000

A Web site that sells photos of naked women is suing Google Inc., alleging that the online search engine leader is destroying its business by distributing links and passwords that provide free glimpses of the... Read more...

Mother Kills Computer Game-Playing Adult Son

Marcel Klum — Fri, 11 Apr 2003 06:56:20 +0000

Thanks RazerBack for posting this in our gamers forum. A lot of weird videogames-related stories have been popping up lately. Today's weird story is unbelievable and quite tragic. Apparently, a mother in Israel... Read more...