NEW YORK – I’m not one to leap to outrageous conclusions based on just a couple similar stories appearing in the press, but some recent news items have me concerned about the state of the market for a class of product which is central to the ongoing health of the adult industry....

Facebook published a list of privacy principles, which detail the company’s commitment to protecting user data, and also launched a set of data management tutorial videos earlier this week. Both moves are (presumably) linked to preparations for the EU’s stringent new data...

It’s been a year since Republicans took control of Washington, DC — and oh, how the city has changed. At least in terms of what porn our political class is searching for, that is. In honor of today’s State of the Union address, xHamster did a deep dive to see how...

LOS ANGELES – About a month ago, I threatened promised I’d soon write an obligatory porn-predictions post for 2018, as a companion piece to my obligatory year-in-review of 2017, naturally. The time for that post has come, because the conditions are perfect – by which I mean it’s...

Longtime Wicked Pictures contract performer and director Stormy Daniels announced her new role with Digital Playground today via Instagram. In addition to the post below, Daniels changed her bio on the social media site to read: “XXX Film Star & Exclusive contract...

​The Phoenix Forum returns to the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel this year from March 22 – 25, 2018. Room registration opens this week on Wednesday Jan. 31. Like preceding years, the entire hotel will be secured for show attendees during The Phoenix Forum. This allows show attendees...

After recently returning from a slew of industry-related conferences and shows where I attended many a seminar, one thing stood out: Performers and models know how to work (and werk) social media; but for the most part, entities that do not interact directly with the public –...

In a recent industry seminar on social media engagement, someone posed the question: What even is shadow banning? If you are an adult industry-related personality or brand looking to build and sustain a social media presence in 2018, you absolutely must be aware of shadow...

HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. – According to the tech support self-help site BleepingComputer.com, there’s a new piece of malware being distributed by porn sites which falls in to the blackmailware category. BleepingComputer owner Lawrence Abrams wrote that the blackmailware was...

We test drive cars. We use beauty products for a week before deciding whether or not they’re for us – and if they’re not, we return within 60 days for a full refund. And so much of the adult industry is built upon the notion of a free trial. With this same spirit (apparently) in...