Tag: PORNOGRAPHY

Many (including Apple) see the prevalence of smut on the Internet as a problem that needs to be stopped, or at least stemmed, for the good of society. Columnist Bob Dyer at Ohio's Beacon Journal, however, has a rather different idea, thinking that perhaps it is responsible for a notable decrease in instances of violent rape across the last 15 years. Statistics have shown that, in the period ...

Six Greensburg, Pennsylvania high-schoolers, found out to be exchanging nude pictures of themselves via text message this past November, have now been charged with child pornography, according to FOX News. Three unidentified girls between the ages of 14 and 15 allegedly sent nude pictures of themselves to three boys, all between 16 and 17. Apparently, the school found out when one student's ...

Like it or not, but every major media format in the world has only been successful because of the embrace of the pornography industry. VHS over Betamax, Blu-ray over HD DVD, and, of course, the explosion of the Internet. Seriously, you can thank porn for not only for the ubiquity of the 'Net, but also for many of the technologies that you've come to take for granted (though not all of them ...

Clearly something is wrong at the Apple App Store. Applications keep slipping through the cracks, only to be removed later. Whether there is some bleary-eyed approval monkey arbitrarily clicking "approve" and "reject," or if a certain amount of the process has been automated, we're not sure, but clearly something needs to be fixed. This past weekend, an application that blatantly peddles porn (a ...

We suppose this is a step in the right direction, but still, a little more discretion could have been used. A Swedish clergyman is in some serious trouble, and thankfully, it didn't involve altar boys. No, the preacher decided to quell his Earthly desires with a little online filth. The only problem is his excursions on the Web mucked up the entire parish's computer network. The priest's ...

If you're David Duchovny and can't resist watching some online porn on your next flight from N.Y. to L.A. via in-flight Internet access, you may be out of luck. That's because American Airlines' (AA) yesterday announced plans to start filtering Internet content, including adult entertaiment sites on its flights. AA said it hasn't received any complaints from passengers or flight attendants ...

There's no point in lying about it. We know you do it. In fact, if it weren't for your porn habit, the Internet probably wouldn't have taken off the way it did. According to a new survey, one in four men views pornography online, and we've gotta believe that is a vast underestimation. What's worrisome to many, though, is that unlike the stash of magazines in your underwear drawer, Internet ...

Everyone knows that about the most commonly searched for (and found) thing on the Internet is pornography. Its incredible popularity has helped to drive Internet adoption across the civilized world, a fact that artistic actress and model Isabella Rossellini hopes to capitalize upon with a new series of short videos called 'Green Porno,' which are designed specifically for cell phones and mobile ...

We all know there's a lot of questionable content online, most notably pornography, and keeping kids from that content is a big priority for parents and social conservative groups everywhere. The question is how to do it. A Utah-based non-profit teamed up with a member of the State's House of Representatives to introduce a bill that would make pornography inaccessible at public Wi-Fi hot-spots ...

The Chinese government went Web-site-censoring crazy last year. According to the official state media Xinhua News Agency, China shut down over 44,000 Web sites and arrested 868 people for Internet pornography. The shutdowns and arrests were part of a crackdown on Internet pornography that had "perverted China's young minds," according to China's Public Security Ministry. Despite the massive ...

Best Buy's Geek Squad isn't exactly known for respecting people's property. This time, however, instead of us catching them, they caught a guy with child porn. A middle school custodian sent in a hard drive back in August of 2007 to recover lost data. Upon performing their usual search (and invasion of personal privacy), the Geek Squadders at a Twin Cities location found over 800 images of young ...

It should be obvious by now that the Internet will eventually become the world's premiere delivery system of video to consumers. DVD? Already obsolete. Blu-Ray and HD-DVD? Please. If either format survives another decade, it'll be a niche fascination for circles of home theater geeks. When it comes to the future of technology, there's no better crystal ball than the porn industry. After all, many ...