Most people who have kept up with adult entertainment industry news over the past fifteen years have found themselves asking, at least once: “Why would a wildly successful non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare organization be so hell-bent on making porn actors use condoms?” If you...

BOSTON – One gets the sense that Judge Patti B. Saris just might be losing patience with one of the litigants currently before her. Saris, the jurist hearing Basset v. Jensen, a lawsuit filed by Martha’s Vineyard property owner and artist Leah Bassett against Mile High Media and...

Tallahassee, FL – Sex educator Samia Burton recently announced the relaunch of Sexual Essentials. Burton, the founder of the empowering online community, is re-emerging from lockdown to kick-start the site and plan a slew of new upcoming events. Sexual Essentials represents a...

In a statement issued Thursday, the Free Speech Coalition declared victory in its long-running battle with the federal government over the recordkeeping requirements 18 U.S. Code § 2257. In its statement, FSC explained that the “federal government failed to appeal the case to the...

Austin, TX – In the wake of news from Mastercard that it will be issuing new requirements for merchants offering adult content on their websites, YNOT will be hosting a free webinar next week to address the impact of this development on adult businesses and performers. Attorney...

PURCHASE, N.Y. — Mastercard announced new restrictions for adult content and the payment transactions required for premium content and subscription services. As YNOT reported yesterday, John Verdeschi, the company’s Senior VP of Franchise Customer Engagement &...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Adult performer Samantha Mack has announced the relaunch of her official website, MackMovies.com, saying that’s she “thrilled” to make the announcement following her brief hiatus from the industry in 2020, as she relocated to Los Angeles from her home in...

Cerritos, CA — Sportsheets recently announced it has reached a 97% fill rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The company reported a dramatic upswing from December 2020 to the tune of 20% and credits a slew of Q4 operations initiatives for the rapid improvement. “We...

In a blog post published today, John Verdeschi, the Senior VP of Franchise Customer Engagement & Performance for Mastercard announced that the company is extending its “Specialty Merchant Registration requirements” such that banks which “connect merchants to our network will...

WASSERBILLIG, Luxembourg – Ordinarily, announcements about adult companies attending trade events isn’t something that grabs much of my attention – because, normally, YNOT receives quite a few announcements of that sort in any given month. 2020 and 2021 have been anything but...