Pornography
Summary
Pornography or porn is the portrayal of explicit sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual excitement and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video, or video game. However, when sexual acts are performed for a live audience, by definition, it is not pornography, as the term applies to the depiction of the act, rather than the act itself. Thus, portrayals such as sex shows and striptease are not classified as pornography.A pornographic model poses for pornographic photographs. A pornographic actor, also called porn star, acts in pornographic films.
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'Explicit' mailshots cut down to size | Media Monkey
An advertisement for penis-enhancement treatment has been banned after a man was left feeling "inadequate" by being bombarded with the material, reports the Daily Telegraph. One of the ads told him: "Any partner you have is simply turned off by your small size and the chances of attracting someone else are zero – you're just too scared to reveal what little you have.
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As Twitter deals with porn issue on Vine: 20 brands experimenting with video ads
Over the weekend and yesterday there was much Tweeting about how porn had already reached Twitter’s Vine video app. Twitter is taking action against pornography on Vine and banning searches for explicit content and deleting X-rated users. It has also apologised for a “human error” that highlighted a graphic NSFW clip on the Vine homepage on Monday.
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Twitter criticised over porn on new Vine app
Hardcore video is top 'editor's pick' on six-second video app, designed to let users share clips with friends.
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Playboy fined £100,000 for offering porn on websites accessible to children
Adult pay-TV company did not have acceptable web controls to check users were aged 18 or over, Ofcom concludes.
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David Cameron rejects automatic block on porn to protect children
David Cameron has rejected proposals for an automatic block on online pornography over fears parents would assume the internet was safe for their children.
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Egypt prosecutor tells government to block online porn
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt must block pornographic websites, its public prosecutor ordered on Wednesday, a move likely to be popular with resurgent religious conservatives, but eyed with suspicion by liberals who fear increasing censorship.
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Google TV gets its first native porn app
Adult video subscription service FyreTV (website not safe for work) launched the first native porn app for Google TV devices Monday. The app isn’t distributed through Google Play because Google doesn’t allow any adult content on its app store. Instead, it can be downloaded directly from FyreTV’s website, which is possible because Google TV makes it possible to install apps from third-party sources.
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Open door: The readers' editor on… whose right is it to offend and using whose rules?
The Guardian has guidance on swearing – but not other kinds of sexually explicit material. Usage relies on editorial judgment.
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Channel 4's Drugs Live shows TV needs a shot in the arm
If Channel 4 can justify Drugs Live, surely Channel 8 should be allowed to broadcast Porn Live?.
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Where quality matters: journalism, music, and porn
Bloomberg Businessweek recently reported that high-end adult film industry producers will soon introduce a proprietary micropayment system designed to push back against the rise of free pornography online.
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