FBI wants to inform 25 adult sites of ‘major hack’… but can’t find the owners
This is a weird one. The FBI isn’t known for a harmonious history with the porn industry, but this time law enforcement is trying…
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Porn sites troll Republican delegates voting on new anti-porn rules
Some of the world’s largest tech sites are making thinly-veiled digs at the Republican Party, which declared internet pornography a “public health crisis” earlier this week. According to…
The 8 ‘explicit’ posts cited in the lawsuit against Snapchat
Snapchat used to be an ephemeral messaging service that only kids really understood. A place to send a picture and forget about it, knowing it’ll disappear after…
This app lets you help combat sex trafficking by taking photos
With Unicef estimating that up to 21 million people in the world have been the victims of human trafficking, making an illegal market that’s worth $32…
Australian faces 3 years in jail for sexual threats after seeing this woman’s Tinder profile
Australian Zane Alchin has plead guilty to making sexual threats and other derogatory comments at a woman he didn’t know via social media. Alchin, according to…
Lelo’s Hex project arrives tomorrow, promising ‘most important advance in condoms for 70 years’
Back in March, well-known “pleasure product” brand Lelo announced it was going to blow the never-changing world of condoms away. And considering the company is claiming that…
Tap That wants to teach your teens the awkward thing you can’t
Teaching teens about sex isn’t easy; ask any parent or teacher. Peiying Feng, an artist and designer undertaking her Masters thesis at Parson’s School of Design in New…
New app helps sex workers alert others about ‘dodgy punters’
UK charity National Ugly Mugs (NUM) has teamed up with Reason Digital – a digital agency that works with not-for-profit organisations – to create a new…
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