Sex News: Stormy Daniels goes to war, FOSTA censorship begins, the male pill, and much more

• “Stormy Daniels ramped up her legal battle against Trump on Monday, alleging in court that his personal attorney Michael Cohen defamed her by insinuating that she lied about an affair with Trump more than a decade ago. Daniels amended her existing lawsuit against Trump, adding Cohen as a defendant in the pending case. ”
  * Stormy Daniels accuses Trump attorney of defamation (Washington Post)
  * See also: Five takeaways from Stormy Daniels’s big interview (The Hill)

• “In the wake of this week’s passage of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) bill in both houses of Congress on Wednesday, Craigslist has removed its “Personals” section entirely, and Reddit has removed some related subreddits.”
  * Craigslist personals, some subreddits disappear after FOSTA passage (Ars Technica)
  * See also: Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappearing (Motherboard)

• Incredible resource. “What is clear is that sites like Reddit will try to unload their [FOSTA-SESTA guesswork] to comply with this law onto users and volunteer moderators [VB note: and algorithms/censorship farms]. Right now, most users on these sites are in the dark with no clear path forward. A social media site can shut down your account whenever they want, for any reason, with no recourse or appeal. The First Amendment implications of this are still untested. One measure people have discussed is self-censoring your profile. ”
  * Post-SESTA/FOSTA Self-Censoring for Twitter, Reddit, and other Social Media (Tits and Sass)

• “A proposal targeting online pornography and human trafficking billed as the “Elizabeth Smart Law” has grabbed headlines around the country for its unusual approach: require a filter which can be lifted with a $20 fee. But Smart, who was kidnapped from her Utah home as a teenager in 2002, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to demand her name be removed from it.”
  * Elizabeth Smart wants her name removed from anti-porn bill (KUTV | Salt Lake City)

• “Dorcel Lab is the latest innovation from Marc Dorcel, a pioneer in producing and distributing adult video on demand and virtual reality content. The first of its kind, the lab aims to help sex tech startups in France and around the world grow their businesses.”
  * Sex Tech Incubator Dorcel Lab Takes on 5 Startups (Future of Sex)

• “There are no official figures on how many sex workers exist globally, with estimates roughly running between 13.8 and 30 million people. … You won’t read about sex workers’ contributions to women’s rights in the history books. Most of their efforts have been ridiculed at best, and ignored at worst.”
  * What We Owe to the Hidden, Groundbreaking Activism of Sex Workers (Broadly/VICE)

• “She carries two smartphones with her wherever she goes, including visits to her private clients. The older iPhone, which has a seafoam green case designed to resemble a cannabis prescription bottle, isn’t tethered to any cell service, but can still pick up wifi. She uses it for music, storage and her “public” Snapchat. The other is a sturdy millenium pink. This is the one she uses to make nearly constant content on her “VIP” Snapchat.”
  * The Sex Workers Making Underground Porn on Snapchat (Mel Magazine)

• “Researchers in Germany have found hundreds of links to child sexual abuse imagery on Bitcoin’s blockchain. This could make using the blockchain, a digital ledger of crypto-currency transactions, illegal.”
  * ‘Child porn links’ on Bitcoin blockchain (BBC)

• “Still in its infancy, Plexstorm aims expand its library of hosted games and become a worldwide social network and adult distribution platform. It plans to bring together game developers, adult content studios, talent, and fans.”
  * Watch Models Play 3D Sex Games on New Adult Streaming Platform (Future of Sex)

• “I posted about my Twitter shadowban (what it is, how it works, and the wider issue for adult content creators on social media platforms), way back in October last year. My account was shadowbanned before that and had been shadowbanned ever since. Note: This is not worth doing UNLESS you have been shadowbanned for ages”
  * PSA: How I beat the Twitter shadowban (Domme Chronicles)

• “A male contraceptive pill has been developed which is effective, safe and does not harm sex drive, scientists have announced.”
  * Male contraceptive pill is safe to use and does not harm sex drive, first clinical trial finds (Telegraph)

• “Just last year, in the promotional run-up to the delightful Super Mario Odyssey, an image was released revealing the exact shape and location of Mario’s pert nipples. … Now, in the run-up to the new title Mario Tennis Aces, they have released some screens of the characters in their new athleisure get-ups, and the breathable mesh tennis shorts reveal conclusively that Luigi, too, has a dick.”
  * Luigi definitely has a dick, and it’s 3.7 inches flaccid (AV Club)

• “The MeToo movement has upended a status quo that tolerated sexual harassment at work. Well, at some workplaces.”
  * Missing From #MeToo — Sex Workers (1A)

• “A male anglerfish’s first and only sexual adventure results in his becoming permanently fused — by his lips, no less — to the side of a relatively gargantuan female that resembles David Cronenberg’s nightmare about the shark from “Jaws.””
  * The worst sex in the world is anglerfish sex, and now there’s finally video (Washington Post)

• “Penthouse magazine told XBIZ today that it will be publishing an exclusive 12-page nude layout featuring adult superstar Stormy Daniels. … Daniels’ Penthouse pictorial and profile will be available on newsstands on May 8, with subscribers getting the magazine earlier.”
  * Stormy Daniels Shoots Nude Pictorial for Penthouse Magazine (XBIZ)

Main post image via This set of erotic Japanese vintage matchbox covers is charming af (Dangerous Minds).