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India: ‘Block Porn to Prevent Rape’

NEW DELHI – In the wake of several high-profile rape cases in the past year, Indian officials are seeking ways […]

UK Gov’t. to Seek Domestic, Foreign Age-Verification

LONDON – A new law reportedly in the draft phase in the UK could force all adult websites—domestic and abroad—to […]

UK’s ‘Extreme Porn’ Law Needs to Go

By Ben Suroeste WREXHAM, Wales – There’s an old saying that comes up from time to time in legal circles: […]

Iceland Politicians Want Ban on Online Porn

Some politicians in Iceland believe that online porn is a risk to children, and are moving to ban adult entertainment […]

Could US Retreat from Internet Oversight Increase Global Porn Censorship?

American technology columnist John C. Dvorak has covered technology and computing since the 1980’s, and in certain circles of supporters […]

Thermometer in Gay Flick Causes BBFC Row

PRAGUE, Czech Republic – BelAmi’s latest Kinky Angels release won’t be available on DVD in the UK because British film […]

UK Government to Adjust Over-blocking Porn Filters

LONDON – In response to a barrage of complaints, the UK government is tweaking the mandatory, root-level filtering of internet […]

UK ISPs Balk at Policing Online Gambling

LONDON – Although they already filter legal pornography from the web by default, internet service providers in the UK do not […]

UK Filters Block MP’s Site, but Not Porn

LONDON – Everyone should have seen this coming: A recent test shows the UK’s new mandatory ISP-level filtering is doing […]

UK ISPs to Invest £25M in ‘Online Safety’ Campaign

LONDON – In addition to requiring customers to opt out of filters or have their web-surfing restricted to only material […]