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Google Glass's first porn app pulled hours after release

By Jeff Blagdon on June 3, 2013 07:53 pm + 179 comments

Glass got its very first porn app today, but just a few hours after its launch, the service has Continue reading…
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UN Twitter account follows 537 people, including one porn star

By Amar Toor on May 6, 2013 07:47 am + 53 comments

The United Nations, as of this moment, follows 537 people on Twitter. Most of them are international Continue reading…
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YouPorn owner settles lawsuit with .xxx registry over pricey domain costs

By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 2, 2013 01:25 pm + 13 comments

Two internet porn giants have settled a lawsuit with an agreement that will make .xxx domain names Continue reading…
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The 'average' faces of 10,000 porn stars: Nikki and David Lee

By Adi Robertson on February 18, 2013 11:41 am + 44 comments

Everyone has preconceptions of the adult film industry — but despite the vast quantity of Continue reading…
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Icelandic politicians want to ban online porn, but their proposal may not go far

By Adi Robertson on February 15, 2013 03:21 pm + 41 comments

Politicians in Iceland are mulling a law that would block online porn within the country, The Daily Continue reading…
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500px photography app returns to App Store with 17+ rating after 'pornography' removal

By Chris Welch on January 29, 2013 11:47 am + 54 comments

One week after it was unceremoniously booted from Apple's iOS App Store, 500px has returned. The app Continue reading…
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Vine's porn controversy: Twitter's video-sharing app comes under fire thanks to NSFW content

By Nathan Ingraham on January 28, 2013 04:51 pm

The days following the launch of Vine Twitter's video-sharing app for the iPhone, were embroiled in Continue reading…
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Apple stops promoting Vine in wake of porn controversy

By Nathan Ingraham on January 28, 2013 03:35 pm + 64 comments

Twitter's video-sharing app Vine continues to find itself embroiled in a bit of a controversy — Continue reading…
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Hardcore porn briefly climbs to the top of Vine's 'Editor's Picks,' Twitter blames it on 'human error'

By Nathan Ingraham on January 28, 2013 09:11 am + 130 comments

The launch of Twitter's video-sharing service Vine has brought with it another look at pornography Continue reading…
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Apple has a porn problem, and it's about to get worse

By Joshua Topolsky on January 27, 2013 05:43 pm + 493 comments

On Sunday, a number of news outlets ran stories covering the rise of easily-accessible pornography Continue reading…