Download a PDF of Today’s Presentation
2022-02-17 Down the Tube Sites_The Rise and Fall of Online Pornography
Additional Resources
Some Recent Headlines Regarding Online Pornography
- 2022-02-13 — “Plans for age checks on porn sites ‘a privacy minefield’, campaigners warn” (The Guardian)
- 2022-02-09 — “Reddit and Twitter users face age checks under UK porn law plans” (The Guardian)
- 2022-02-08 — “A licence to clean up the web: Porn sites will finally be forced to block children by demanding proof of age with credit cards or other ID under new draft law” (Daily Mail)
- 2022-02-07 — “Ex-nurse-turned-OnlyFans star is creating crypto-friendly porn site” (New York Post)
- 2022-01-19 — “Pornhub CEO claims arson attack that destroyed his unfinished $16 million mega-mansion on Montreal’s ‘Mafia Row’ was incited by ‘extreme religious groups’ after XXX-site was hit with claims it profited off child sexual assaults” (Daily Mail)
- 2022-01-10 — “Who Plays Faye in ‘Euphoria’ Season 2? Meet Porn Star Chloe Cherry” (Decider)
- 2021-12-28 — “Major porn sites will be BLOCKED unless they bring in measures to ensure users are over 18 under new French rules” (Daily Mail)
- 2021-12-25 — “Pornhub reveals the top searches this Christmas with one spiking by 400 percent” (New York Post)
- 2021-12-15 — “Pornhub reveals 2021’s most popular searches in America” (New York Post)
- 2021-12-02 — “Meta launches tool to stop revenge porn from spreading on Facebook and Instagram – but users concerned of being victimized must submit a case of their images and videos to a hashing database” (Daily Mail)
- 2021-10-13 — “How virtual reality porn will change YOUR sex life! From ultra-realistic romps with adult stars to sex toys synced to the on-screen action, Tracey Cox says 3D porn is booming (and your partner is probably already watching)” (Daily Mail)