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Slate Magazine
1 week ago
Privacy professionals

You Shouldn't Need to Show a Driver's License to Watch Porn

Texas law requires age verification using government ID for accessing online porn
Pornhub blocked access in Texas due to law restrictions on pornographic content
www.independent.co.uk
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Pornography viewers could be forced to scan their faces before watching videos

UK online safety regulator Ofcom has published guidance on enforcing the Online Safety Act, which requires adult websites to verify the age of viewers.
Methods recommended include facial scanning, open banking, photo ID matching, mobile network age checks, credit card checks, and digital identity wallets.
The Verge
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

The UK tries, once again, to age-gate pornography

Ofcom has launched a consultation on how porn sites should verify user ages to comply with the Online Safety Act.
The regulator's guidelines include options like having a bank or mobile network confirm age or using a credit card available only to those 18 and older.
Mail Online
4 months ago
Privacy professionals

A fifth of Britons admit to watching porn DURING the working day

A fifth of Britons admit to watching porn during office hours.
More people watch porn between 9:00am and 5:30pm than any other time.
Men make up 73% of pornography watchers.
Mail Online
4 months ago
Privacy professionals

A fifth of Britons admit to watching porn DURING the working day

A fifth of Britons admit to watching porn during office hours.
More people watch porn between 9:00am and 5:30pm than any other time.
Men make up 73% of pornography watchers.
www.newsshopper.co.uk
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

WhatsApp boss warns UK users could be blocked from using the app

WhatsApp could be blocked in the UK, the head of the messaging app has warned (Image: PA) WhatsApp could be blocked in the UK if the Online Safety Bill passes, the head of the messaging service has warned.Will Cathcart said he would sooner users in the UK were stopped from using the app than allow the Government to lower the security of the product.
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Books
The New Yorker
1 week ago
Books

How Candida Royalle Set Out to Reinvent Porn

Feminist advocate for better porn, not banning
Complexities of feminist debates on pornography
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Books

Book ban lawmaker "very sad" that a parent is using his law to ban the "sex-ridden" Bible

A Utah parent has challenged the Bible under a state law banning "pornographic or indecent" material in schools.The law has been used to remove books by mostly LGBTQ+ and Black authors from shelves.And it's making the Republican lawmaker who introduced the book ban bill "very sad."
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www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Women

Everything is hairless': what 100 women taught me about porn and body confidence

Many women lack knowledge about their own anatomy, leading to a sense of secrecy and discomfort.
Exposure to pornography at a young age can influence perceptions of sex and body image.
Digital life
Slate Magazine
1 month ago
Digital life

I Recently Found What My Husband Looks at Online. I Don't Know If My Daughter Is Safe With Him.

Communication is key in addressing concerns about a partner's secret porn collection and habits.
Setting boundaries and discussing discomfort with specific content in a partner's porn consumption is crucial for a healthy relationship.
www.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
Digital life

Dear Abby: My son wants me to stay home with their baby, but I have a job I like

Grandma-to-be in Florida doesn't want to be the full-time babysitter for her son's child.
The wife in Washington is upset that her husband looks at pornography and it affects their sex life.
Scary Mommy
1 month ago
Digital life

Yes, You Should Talk To Your Kids About Porn - Here's Your Guide

Parents should have open and honest conversations with their kids about pornography as it is highly likely they will come across it at some point in their adolescence.
Parents have a responsibility to provide a safe and open space where their children can ask questions and learn about sex, including discussions about pornography.
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Digital life

Inside the Taylor Swift deepfake scandal: It's men telling a powerful woman to get back in her box'

Deepfake pornographic images of Taylor Swift spread rapidly on X social media platform.
Swift's experience is not the norm as most victims of nonconsensual deepfake pornographic content are not as fortunate.
english.elpais.com
2 months ago
Digital life

The internet is filled with deepfake' Taylor Swift porn, evidencing the dangers of AI for women

Deepfake porn featuring Taylor Swift circulates on social media
Swift considering legal action against website that posted the images
The Atlantic
2 months ago
Digital life

Readers on the Morality of Pornography

One reader believes that while pornography is not immoral, it should not be consumed regularly.
Another reader shares personal experiences of the traumatic effects of pornography on their life.
moreDigital life
Artificial intelligence
Yahoo News
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Taylor Swift isn't the only victim of AI porn. Can the spread of deepfake nudes be stopped?

AI-generated deepfakes, particularly pornographic content, are a growing concern online, with women being the primary targets.
Laws regarding deepfake porn are limited and vary by state, leaving victims with little legal recourse.
Futurism
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Will There Be Any Consequences For All This Disgusting AI Taylor Swift Porn?

Social media sites have been flooded with AI-generated Taylor Swift porn.
It is unclear whether there will be any consequences for those who posted or allowed the spread of this content.
www.france24.com
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

White House to meet Google, Microsoft CEOs to discuss dangers of AI

Image of a screen displaying the logo of ChatGPT the artificial intelligence software application developed by OpenAI on April 26, 2023 in Toulouse, France.Lionel Bonaventure, AFP The White House will host CEOs of top artificial intelligence companies, including Alphabet Inc's Google and Microsoft, on Thursday to discuss risks and safeguards as the technology catches the attention of governments and lawmakers globally.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Opinion: AI will take us to terrifying and beautiful places. Are we ready?

As a civilization, we've done a collectively poor job recognizing technology that is transformational.In hindsight, we shake our heads and wonder how we could have possibly overlooked the dawn of a new epoch.This being Silicon Valley, there will be another one coming along in six months.The guy who dreamed up the wheel was probably dismissed as a nut.
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TNW | Data-Security
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Taylor Swift deepfake porn deluge a 'wake-up call' for lawmakers

Explicit, non-consensual deepfake images of Taylor Swift flooded social media platform X.
Legislation criminalizing the spread of non-consensual AI-generated pornography is being introduced in the US, UK, but not in the EU.
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Pritzker signs measure aimed at preventing book bans

Public libraries in Illinois could be cut off from state funding if they remove books and other materials from their shelves for "partisan or doctrinal" reasons under a measure signed into law Monday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker."Book bans are about censorship, marginalizing people, marginalizing ideas and facts," Pritzker said before signing the legislation at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago.
LGBTQ Nation
10 months ago
Books

Ron DeSantis said Florida's banned books are "pornographic." Here's what was actually banned.

Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) held a press conference with the goal of "exposing the book ban hoax."DeSantis claimed that "mainstream media, unions, and leftist activists'" were perpetuating a "hoax of empty library bookshelves and political theater."He explained that his efforts to remove certain books from school libraries were merely to protect students from "indoctrination" and to remove "pornographic and inappropriate materials that have been snuck into our classrooms and libraries to sexualize our students violate our state education standards."
time.com
10 months ago
Books

The Extreme New Tactic in the Crusade to Ban Books

Not content to demand books be removed from classroom shelves, or to pass laws that restrict topics students can read about in school libraries or even discuss in classrooms, now the book banning movement is going after publishers, with legislation that would censor what books they can publish or distribute to public schools, with imprisonment and fines as possible punishment upon conviction in some cases.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Education

Florida principal resigns after parents decry Michelangelo's David as pornography

A Florida principal has resigned after students at a Christian charter school in Tallahassee were shown the statue of the biblical figure David by Michelangelo, prompting at least one parent to complain that the children had been exposed to pornography.Hope Carrasquilla resigned Monday as principal of the Tallahassee Classical school after the campus's governing board told her to either step down or be fired over parental complaints that came in after sixth-grade students were shown the 16th-century sculpture, one of the Renaissance's most famous pieces of art.
New York Post
1 month ago
Education

Florida mom booted from school's pickup area for promoting her OnlyFans on her car

A Florida mom has been banned from picking up her kids from school because she advertised her OnlyFans account on her car decal.
The mother, Michelle Cline, claims that the explicit venture supports her family and is upset by the school's decision.
The school administrators have not addressed the complaints about the decal, according to another parent.
www.wtsp.com
1 year ago
Education

Florida school uproar leads Italy to invite viewing 'David'

FLORIDA, USA A Florence museum on Sunday invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to view Michelangelo's David in person after the school principal was forced to resign following parental complaints that an image of the nude Renaissance masterpiece was shown to a sixth-grade art class.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Education

Art, not pornography: Florence museum invites Florida parents to see the David

The Florence museum which houses Michelangelo's David has invited the board of a Florida Christian charter school to visit, after the school's principal was forced to resign following parent complaints that pupils were shown an image of the nude sculpture in a class.Hope Carrasquilla resigned as principal of the Tallahassee Classical school last week, after the school board told her to quit or be fired.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Education

Florida principal who resigned amid 'David' porn controversy invited to visit sculpture in Italy

A Florida principal who was pushed to resign last week following complaints about her school's lesson involving Michelangelo's "David" received an invitation to visit the sculpture in Italy.Hope Carrasquilla stepped down as the principal of the Tallahassee Classical School after the nude sculpture was featured in a sixth-grade lesson.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Education

Florence invites Floridians to see pornographic Michelangelo DW 03/27/2023

Florence Mayor Dario Naardella has invited parents, students and a teacher fired from the Tallahassee Classical School in Florida to come to Italy and judge firsthand whether Michelangelo Buonarroti's 1504 sculpture of the Old Testament hero David is in fact pornography.The invitation was extended after the school's principal, Hope Carrasquilla, was forced to resign when parents vociferously complained about images of the five-meter (17 foot) tall marble sculpture being shown to sixth graders as part of a Renaissance art history course.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Education

Is David' porn? See for yourself, Italians ask Florida parents

The Florence museum housing Michelangelo's Renaissance masterpiece the David invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the statue forced the principal to resign.Florence Mayor Dario Nardella also tweeted an invitation for the principal to visit so he can personally honor her.
BBC News
2 months ago
UK politics

MP urges social media ban for under 16s

Conservative MP Miriam Cates wants under 16s banned from social media and smartphones
She claims there has been a rise in poor teen mental health and children addicted to pornography since 2010
The Atlantic
2 months ago
Digital life

Is Pornography Immoral?

Americans are divided about the morality of pornography.
Participating in pornography can contribute to the exploitation of women and children.
euronews
2 months ago
EU data protection

Spanish government to regulate online porn access to protect minors

Half of Spanish children under 15 have accessed pornography, with 25% doing so before the age of 12.
The Spanish government plans to launch an age verification pilot project to reduce minors' consumption of pornography.
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Ars Technica
2 months ago
Digital life

Report: Deepfake porn consistently found atop Google, Bing search results

Search engines like Google and Bing are being criticized for making it easy to find nonconsensual deepfake pornography.
Google and Bing have generated links to deepfake videos and photos in top search results multiple times, including explicit content involving underage actors.
Ars Technica
2 months ago
Digital life

Report: Deepfake porn consistently found atop Google, Bing search results

Search engines like Google and Bing are being criticized for making it easy to find nonconsensual deepfake pornography.
Google and Bing have generated links to deepfake videos and photos in top search results multiple times, including explicit content involving underage actors.
Mail Online
4 months ago
Digital life

A fifth of Britons admit to watching porn DURING the working day

A fifth of Britons admit to watching porn during office hours.
More people watch porn between 9:00am and 5:30pm than any other time.
Men make up 73% of pornography watchers.
www.independent.co.uk
4 months ago
Canada news

A fifth of people watch porn during working day

One in five people watch pornography during the working day.
73% of those watching pornography during work hours are men.
Pleasure is the most common motivation for internet pornography use.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel's in trademark dispute involving a poop-themed dog toy

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Jack Daniel's in a dispute over a poop-themed dog toy that parodies its iconic liquor bottle, ruling that a lower court erred when it said the toy was covered by the First Amendment's free speech protections.The unanimous opinion written by Justice Elena Kagan allows the liquor maker to revive its trademark lawsuit against VIP Products in lower courts.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Books

Opinion | My Book Is Horrifying. My Book Is a Lifeline. My Book Is Banned.

Last year, a parent at a Virginia school board meeting stepped up to a microphone and read a passage from my book, Sold.The scene she chose to read, informed in part by my own experiences of sexual abuse, describes the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl by an older man.There is no graphic language or obscenity in the passage; the story is told from the point of view of a child in the words of a child and conveys her confusion, terror and physical pain.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Jack Daniel's says a dog toy company is ripping off its brand. What will the Supreme Court say?

Lawyers for Jack Daniel's will argue to the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a dog toy company violated federal trademark law when it parodied the distiller's bottle to sell a Bad Spaniels Silly Squeaker toy replete with poop-themed jokes.The case pits the rights of a famous trademark holder against the First Amendment rights of a company that wants to use those marks to sell a humorous product.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Students Plan to Sue DeSantis for Rejecting AP African American Studies Course

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit held at the Tampa Convention Center on July 22, 2022, in Tampa, Florida.Joe Raedle / Getty Images Three high school students represented by attorney Benjamin Crump are planning to sue Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for rejecting a new high school Advanced Placement African-American studies course, the prominent civil rights lawyer said Wednesday.
Washington Post
1 year ago
France politics

France is "very sexist," watchdog body says, sounding alarm

PARIS - Five years into the #MeToo movement, French society "remains very sexist in all of its spheres," a government-created equality watchdog said in an annual report Monday that also sounded the alarm about double-digit rates of sexual violence reported by women.Are you on Telegram?Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.
www.france24.com
1 year ago
France politics

France still 'very sexist', watchdog says, as women report widespread violence

Five years into the #MeToo movement, French society "remains very sexist in all of its spheres, a government-created equality watchdog said in an annual report released on January 23, 2023.FRANCE 24 screengrab Five years into the #MeToo movement, French society "remains very sexist in all of its spheres, a government-created equality watchdog said in an annual report Monday that also sounded the alarm about double-digit rates of sexual violence reported by women.
Truthout
9 months ago
Left-wing politics

Twitter's Ad Sales Have Plummeted 59 Percent in Months Since Musk's Takeover

Prior to Musk's takeover, advertisers provided about 90 percent of Twitter's revenue.Elon Musk arrives at Red Bull Racing's garage before the 2023 Miami Formula One Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida, on May 6, 2023.CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk, who once vowed to make Twitter the "most respected advertising platform," has only owned Twitter for a little over half a year.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Nurse jailed after paedophile hunters caught him sending sexual images to girl

A nurse has been jailed after paedophile hunters caught him sending explicit images and sexual messages to a child decoy account they set up.Phillip Hill, 54, from Pontlliw, Swansea contacted who he thought was a 13-year-old girl called Sophie over Facebook Messenger in January this year.Over a number of days, the anaesthetic theatre assistant, who worked at Morrison Hospital in South Wales, tried to persuade the young girl to send indecent pictures of herself to him.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Brother of TV star Phillip Schofield to be sentenced for child sex offences

The paedophile brother of TV presenter Phillip Schofield is to be sentenced for child sex offences.Timothy Schofield, 54, was convicted of 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, including two of sexual activity with a child, after a trial at Exeter Crown Court.Schofield, a civilian police worker from Bath, Somerset, told the jury while giving evidence that he had watched pornography with the boy who he insisted was over the age of 16 at the time.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Man admits abducting and sexually assaulting schoolgirl while posing as woman

A man has admitted abducting a primary-aged schoolgirl while dressed as a woman before sexually assaulting her repeatedly over more than 24 hours.Andrew Miller, who is also known as Amy George, pleaded guilty to four charges abduction, sexual assault, watching pornography in the presence of the child, and possessing 242 indecent images of children.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Phones should be banned in schools to tackle damage by pornography MPs told

Smartphones should be banned in schools to tackle the damage being done from children watching pornography, MPs have heard.Campaigners told the Commons Women and Equalities Committee that schools should remove phones from children to reduce their exposure to online pornography and to stop them from upskirting other pupils.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Violence in pornography referenced in child-on-child sex abuse cases research

Acts of sexual violence commonly found in pornography were referenced in half of police interview transcripts of child-on-child sex abuse cases examined by the Children's Commissioner for England.Dame Rachel de Souza described the finding as incredibly concerning and said further review of some of the cases found children suggesting direct links between exposure to pornography and harmful sexual behaviour.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Brother of Phillip Schofield tells jury of tearful phone call with him

The brother of This Morning host Phillip Schofield wept as he told a court how he phoned his brother and told him he was on the verge of taking his own life.Timothy Schofield, 54, is on trial at Exeter Crown Court charged with 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, including two of sexual activity with a child.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
Photography

Iiu Susiraja: She Has Issues? No, You Have Issues

Image Iiu Susiraja's Woman (2010), one of the powerful works that take aim at contemporary body image issues, obsessions and taboos in a show at MoMA PS1.Credit...via Iiu Susiraja, Makasiini Contemporary, and Nino Mier Gallery The strange, discomfiting photographs and videos of the Finnish artist Iiu Susiraja push so many buttons that her provocative exhibition at MoMA PS1 should have been staged in an elevator to paraphrase the theater critic Peter Marks.
CNET
10 months ago
UX design

Everything I Learned Testing Photoshop's New Generative AI Tool

1. Adobe’s new generative AI tool, called “Neural Filters”, allows for creative expression and experimentation with photos and images.
2. Neural Filters can apply effects to images with realistic details and textures, giving them a more natural look.
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Portland Mercury
10 months ago
Portland

Comedy Q & A: Dulce Sloan and Shalewa Sharpe on Prudes, Weird Sex Questions, and Loving Portland Audiences

"I think sometimes when people hear about the show," comedian Dulcé Sloan tells the Mercury, "they're like 'no no no!'" She's describing a solo comedic theater piece, called Don't Reach in the Bag, which was written and performed by her fellow stand-up Shalewa Sharpe about working in an adult video store in the late '90s and early '00s.
Portland Mercury
10 months ago
Portland

Savage Love: Chick Lit

A lot of studying is being done on pornography and what it does to our brain.My question: are there any studies being done on erotic writing?"Women's Romance Literature" is absolutely exploding in the online self-publishing sector, and my wife is an avid consumer.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Morning, News: Cully's Urban Renewal Plans, Another Dead Whale on the Oregon Coast, and the Proud Boys' Masturbation Rules

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!Morning, Portland!No dilly dallying, let's jump right in.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

What has Phillip Schofield said about his brother's child sex offences?

The paedophile brother of This Morning host Phillip Schofield has been jailed over child sex offences.Timothy Schofield, 54, was convicted of 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, including two of sexual activity with a child, after a trial at Exeter Crown Court.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Education

Principal forced to resign after students shown picture of Michelangelo's David

A Florida charter school principal says she was forced to resign after parents complained about a Renaissance art lesson in which images of Michelangelo's David were shown to students.Hope Carrasquilla told The Tallahassee Democrat that she resigned from her position at Tallahassee Classical School on Monday after the school's board chair, Barney Bishop, presented her with an ultimatum last week: resign or be fired.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Former porn star Ron Jeremy to be declared incompetent to stand trial for rape

Adult film legend Ron Jeremy is suffering from "severe dementia" and will be declared incompetent to stand trial on multiple charges of rape later this month, according to an e-mail obtained by The Times.Jeremy - whose legal name is Ronald Hyatt - was first charged in June 2020 with raping four women he met in West Hollywood bars and clubs.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

GDN, The Gol-Darn Network; Back To School With Team Daya | AdExchanger

Google says it polices for violence, pornography, IP fraud and misinformation.But reporters bringing issues to Google comms is the primary way to get publishers ejected.And even then, accounts resurface with new URLs.Google has said more than 90% of GDN spend goes to the small percentage of sites that are publicly listed in its sellers.json
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sadistic' murderer Ross McCullam who strangled co-worker would have killed again'

A sadistic murderer who murdered a female work colleague he had been dating for less than a month would likely have killed again, detectives have said.Ruthless Ross McCullam, who had admitted manslaughter before his trial, was unanimously convicted of the merciless murder of intelligent and popular HR worker Megan Newborough, at Leicester Crown Court on Monday.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Phillip Schofield's paedophile brother jailed for child sex offences

Phillip Schofield's paedophile brother has been jailed for 12 years after being found guilty of multiple child sex offences spanning a four-year period.Schofield, who has been disowned by his This Morning host sibling, was convicted of 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, including two of sexual activity with a child.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

Children in England's schools need better sex education, experts tell MPs

Children need more and better sex and relationship education in England's schools, to help them navigate the issues they are likely to face as they get older, experts have told MPs.The Commons women and equalities committee heard that too few teachers in England have received training in how to deliver lessons in relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) since it became a compulsory topic in 2019.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Tory MPs defend former minister Green after rejection as election candidate

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Senior Tories have rallied round former Cabinet minister Damian Green after he was rejected as the party's candidate for a newly created seat.Mr Green, who was effectively deputy prime minister under Theresa May, said he was disappointed not to have been selected for the Weald of Kent constituency.
BBC News
1 year ago
London

London Fire Brigade staff faced over 160 disciplinary cases in 2020-2022

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has warned there is "no hiding place" for London Fire Brigade staff, after new data revealed 163 disciplinary cases were heard against workers over two years.The figures obtained by the BBC reveal the allegations, including misuse of social media, were probed from 2020-22.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

London Fire Brigade dealt with 163 disciplinary cases in two years, report reveals

T he London Fire Brigade (LFB) has investigated more than 160 disciplinary offences - including fraud and pornography - among its staff in the past two years, according to the BBC.The figures reportedly reveal allegations ranging from misuse of social media, fraud and financial irregularity, to lateness and pornography.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Rapist Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick faces life sentence

Rapist Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick is facing a life sentence after committing violent and brutal sexual offences against a dozen women.Carrick, who joined the Met in 2001 before becoming an armed officer with the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command in 2009, pleaded guilty to 49 charges, including 24 counts of rape.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

What to Know About the Comstock Act

As the legal battle over abortion pills winds through the federal courts, anti-abortion activists are citing a 150-year-old law, the Comstock Act of 1873, to bolster their case.For most of the past century, that law has rarely if ever been enforced, with many of its anti-vice provisions narrowed by federal courts or considered to be vastly out of date.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

Pornhub Blocks Utah Users From Its Site to Protest Age-Verification Law

The pornography website Pornhub blocked all internet users in Utah from accessing the explicit content on its pages in protest of an age-verification law that requires providing identification and was set to go into effect on Wednesday.The law is intended to protect minors from exposure to explicit adult content, its supporters have said, but Pornhub has said that the measure is too restrictive.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Relationships

In the consulting room, I hear euphemisms like rumpy pumpy': why are we so bad at talking about sex?

For many, sex is something easier done than talked about, especially when it comes to our romantic partners.Guardian researcher Kitty Drake came across this a lot while conducting anonymous interviews for our new column featuring couples opening up about their sex lives: people were more concerned about their partner knowing what they thought about their sex life than they were about their sex life appearing in a national newspaper.
Theregister
11 months ago
Privacy professionals

Wikipedia will not perform Online Safety Bill age checks

Wikipedia won't be age-gating its services no matter what final form the UK's Online Safety Bill takes, two senior folks from nonprofit steward the Wikimedia Foundation said this morning.The bill, for those who need a reminder, styles itself as world-leading legislation which aims to make the UK "the safest place in the world to be online" and has come under fire not only for its calls for age verificatuon but also for wording that implies breaking encyrption, asking providers to make content available for perusal by law enforcement, either before encryption or somehow, magically, during.
BBC News
11 months ago
UK politics

Wikipedia will not perform Online Safety Bill age checks

By Chris Vallance & Tom Gerken

Wikipedia will not comply with any age checks required under the Online Safety Bill, its foundation says.Rebecca MacKinnon, of the Wikimedia Foundation, which supports the website, says it would "violate our commitment to collect minimal data about readers and contributors".
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Digital life

How to configure the parental controls on your child's cell phone

Teenagers on the internet face a wide range of potential dangers, from cyberbullying to communicating with strangers to accessing inappropriate content.Parental control applications are one way to ensure they use the internet safely and responsibly.Apple and Google devices both include settings to limit time in front of the phone screen, block applications and restrict access to adult content.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sunak urged to accept rebel MPs' amendment to boost online safety for children

A former Conservative leader is urging Rishi Sunak to accept an amendment that would ensure social media bosses face punishment for failures to protect children on their platforms.The Prime Minister is facing a major backbench rebellion as Tory MPs push for social media bosses to be made criminally liable if they do not block minors from seeing damaging content online.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Age checks, trolls and deepfakes: what's in the online safety bill?

The online safety bill returns to the House of Commons on Tuesday with the government pledging to introduce an important change: criminal liability for tech executives whose platforms persistently fail to protect children from harm online.It is the latest alteration to a piece of legislation that has triggered debates about a range of issues, from free speech to dealing with trolls and proper age checking for pornography sites.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Gunman Jake Davison did not plan killings, police officer tells inquest

Gunman Jake Davison browsed incel websites shortly before killing five people but did not plan the mass shooting, a senior police officer told an inquest.The incel or involuntarily celibate subculture involves men expressing hostility and extreme resentment, mainly online, towards those who are sexually active, especially women.
AdExchanger
11 months ago
Marketing tech

Meta's In-Feed Brand Suitability Tools Are Ready For Prime Time

After more than two years of building and testing, Meta is releasing brand suitability controls and third-party verification for its feed environments.On Thursday, Meta announced new AI-powered inventory filters for the Facebook and Instagram feeds so brands can control whether their ads appear above or below in-feed content based on their suitability preferences.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Phillip Schofield's brother told him about sexual acts with teenager, court told

The brother of This Morning host Phillip Schofield told him about when he and a teenager had taken part in sexual acts, a court has heard.In a written statement, the TV star told a court his brother Timothy Schofield, 54, had phoned him in an agitated and upset state and Mr Schofield had invited him to drive to his home in London.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Phillip Schofield brother 'emotionally blackmailed sex abuse victim', court told

The brother of This Morning host Phillip Schofield allegedly emotionally blackmailed a teenager into participating in sexual acts, a court has heard.Civilian police worker Timothy Schofield is charged with 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, which are alleged to have started when the victim was a teenager.
Above the Law
1 year ago
Law

Young Lawyer Leaves Her Firm To Become OnlyFans Star, Makes More Money

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.Many people don't realize that a lot of lawyers are miserable, and I'm often told I'm crazy for leaving a law job to be a sex worker, but it's only people that have a glamorized view of being a lawyer that don't understand my decision.My goal is to break some of the stigma and stereotypes surrounding sex work and show people that it's not a last resort.
Above the Law
1 year ago
Law

New York Judge Fired After His Pornographic OnlyFans Side Hustle Is Revealed

This former judge won't just show you his briefs.Meet Gregory A. Locke, 33, who served as an administrative law judge in New York City until last week.Locke was recently terminated from his position for "unprofessional behavior."It turns out that Locke's reportedly been showing the public the "long arm of the law" on his OnlyFans page since 2020.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Looking to watch porn in Louisiana? Expect to hand over your ID

Louisiana's new law, which went into effect Jan. 1, will protect minors from viewing pornography.However, experts argue that the law could come with serious privacy risks.Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images On websites showcasing adult-only content, verifying your age by typing your birthdate and clicking "Go" is deemed a simple process.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Education

Florida school uproar leads Italy to invite viewing 'David'

ROME - A Florence museum on Sunday invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to view Michelangelo's "David" in person after the school principal was forced to resign following parental complaints that an image of the nude Renaissance masterpiece was shown to a sixth-grade art class.
The Sacramento Bee
1 year ago
California

Mom finds camera husband hid in bathroom to record children, California cops say

A wife turned her husband in to police after finding a camera hidden in the guest bathroom, according to California police.She called police on March 8 and told them that she'd found a "covert video recording device" in the guest bathroom of her home and feared her husband had "nefariously recorded their young children using the bathroom," according to a news release from the Redding Police Department.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Education

George Santos & Marjorie Taylor Greene cosponsor federal book ban bill

Out Rep. George Santos (R-NY) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) are cosponsoring a bill that could restrict students' access to books that discuss LGBTQ+ themes.Santos is one of 11 out LGBTQ+ members of the House of Representatives and the only one advancing an anti-LGBTQ+ equality agenda.The other 10 LGBTQ+ House members are Democrats.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Black Lives Matter

Ron DeSantis' academic restrictions show he hopes to change history by censoring it | Francine Prose

For some time now, conservative groups have pressured libraries and classrooms to remove certain controversial books from their shelves and their syllabi.These are texts that tell uncomfortable or unpopular truths about our nation's origins, including inequality, race, history, gender, sexuality, power and class a range of subjects that a small but vocal group of Americans would prefer to ignore or deny.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Games

Epic opens up its Games Store to everyone with self-publishing tools

Epic has just made it much easier for small and individual developers to get their titles on the Epic Games Store.The company's self-publishing tools, which came out of closed beta Thursday, allow any developer to submit their game to Epic's platform for a $100-per-game fee.Since its late-2018 launch with a small, curated selection of games, the Epic Games Store has slowly expanded to include nearly 2,000 titles.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Virgin loner Jake Davison was obsessed with guns

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Jake Davison was a loner who was obsessed with guns from a young age likening himself to Arnold Schwarzenegger's character from the Terminator films.The 22-year-old sealed his place in the macabre history of mass shootings in the UK alongside the likes of Michael Ryan, Thomas Hamilton and Derrick Bird when he killed five people in Keyham.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Nicky Campbell speaks to daughter of his alleged abuser on podcast

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The daughter of an alleged serial child abuser has said she cannot bear the fact his blood is inside me after hearing claims brought by BBC presenter Nicky Campbell.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

We're not being taught enough about sex ed and porn in class, say children

More than half of 16 and 17-year-olds believe schools are not teaching them enough about the attitudes of boys and men towards women and girls and what a healthy relationship looks like, a survey has found.Nor are they being sufficiently educated about pornography and power imbalances in relationships, they say.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Disgraced former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan dishevelled after being freed from jail

A former Tory MP jailed for groping a 15-year-old boy has been freed from jail after serving half his prison sentence.Imran Ahmad Khan was jailed in May last year for 18 months after being found guilty of sexually assaulting the teenager after a party in 2008.The 49-year-old lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his conviction and sentence in December.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Mental health

Who's going to be triggered by Northanger Abbey? It's hardly Game of Thrones | Catherine Bennett

Spoilers but does it matter?Now Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey is identified by a British university as a vehicle for potentially disturbing gender stereotypes and toxic relationships and friendships, perhaps the safest way to approach the satire is, if at all, second hand.The University of Greenwich's trigger warning (TW) is for undergraduates, but since the original intention of such alerts was to prepare readers for some possible reminder of upsetting experiences, it's older ones who should be most grateful for this vigilance.
HuffPost
1 year ago
Parenting

Based On These Stats, It's Time To Talk To Your Kids About Porn. Here's How.

Many parents of today's teens and tweens came of age in a pre-digital era, when pornographic videos had to be purchased in seedy stores and magazines meant for adults got stuffed under mattresses.Our exposure to these images came in snippets, our access limited.Kids have always been curious about sex and have sought information from sources they knew were prohibited.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Damian Green appointed acting chairman of Commons DCMS Committee

Former Cabinet minister Damian Green has become the acting chairman of the Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee.The senior Tory, who was effectively deputy prime minister under Theresa May, replaces Julian Knight who has recused himself from Parliament while the police investigate allegations of serious sexual assault.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

Report: Young teens are stumbling across porn. Here's how they are finding it

Families waiting to talk about pornography until their children are teenagers should move up that schedule, according to a new report.The average that kids first reported being exposed to online porn was 12, according to a new Common Sense Media survey of more than 1,300 teens ages 13 to 17. Fifteen percent first saw porn when they were 10 years old or younger, according to the report.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

6 easy fixes to avoid tech headaches in 2023

Every one of us will run into an unexpected tech issue in the new year.It might be a minor glitch, a life-altering hack or literally any printer.There are, however, a few things we can do now to make existing online in 2023 a little less stressful.For the past year, our Help Desk team has reviewed thousands of your technology questions, big and small.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

What The Rise of 'Fauxcest' Stepmom Porn Says About American Men

The rise of divorce in America led to the rise of remarriage in America, which in turn, led to a rise in the number of American stepmothers.The meteoric ascent of the step mom porn, a weirdly specific but booming genre of smut, came shortly thereafter.In 2018, the fourth most popular search on PornHub was "step mom"; in 2019 and 2021, it was the seventh most popular.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

New Study Debunks Widespread Myth About Porn

Porn is ubiquitous.Some 40 million American adults regularly visit pornography sites on the internet with more than 28,000 people watching pornography on the internet at any given time.With something so common, what are its impacts to its users?The question is extremely well study, but a clear and straight answer is elusive given the complexity or the subject and the propensity for myth.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Media industry

Divisive social media star Andrew Tate detained in Romania in human trafficking case

BUCHAREST, Romania  Andrew Tate, a divisive social media personality and former professional kickboxer, was detained in Romania late Thursday on charges of human trafficking and rape, according to local media reports.Tate, a British-U.S. citizen who previously was banned from various social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech, was reportedly detained along with his brother Tristan in the Ilfov area north of Romania's capital, Bucharest.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

No Nudity Allowed: Censoring Naked Yoga

Most nude content is legal, and engaging with such material online provides individuals with a safe and open framework to  explore their identities , build communities , and discover new interests .However, social networks and payment processors are intervening to become the arbiters of how people create and engage with nudity and sexuality-both offline and in the digital space.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

I hope she haunts you, victim's sister tells murderer in court

The sister of a promising young woman brutally murdered by her male co-worker confronted him in court as he was given a life sentence, telling the lab technician I hope she haunts you forever.Ross McCullam, who was fascinated by violent pornography and serial killers, sat weeping to himself in the dock of Leicester Crown Court as Megan Newborough's oldest sibling told him he was the definition of a monster.
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