- “One in 25 Americans has been threatened with or faced a vicious form of digital harassment in which explicit images are shared online without the subject’s consent, according to a report released Tuesday by think tank Data & Society and the Center for Innovative Public Health Research.”
* 1 in 25 Americans has faced or been threatened with ‘revenge porn’ (Washington Post)
- “Cosby’s attorneys are outing the victims against their wishes” would be an accurate headline here. “A Pennsylvania judge has warned lawyers in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case for a second time after a prosecutor assailed the 79-year-old comedian’s lawyers with allegations of witness intimidation. … Steele says Cosby’s lawyers had the screen placed so the women’s names would be seen by dozens of reporters in the courtroom gallery. ”
* The Latest: Judge in Cosby case warns lawyers over outburst (Washington Post)
- “As the United Kingdom considers banning “nonconventional” pornography, xHamster is offering up a warning: It won’t work — or, at least, not very well. The porn site has released new data on the more than 1 billion visits that it received in the past year from countries that have blocked its url.”
* Blocking Porn Doesn’t Work — And Here’s The Data To Prove It (Voactiv)
- “The owner of hacked infidelity website Ashley Madison will pay $1.66 million to settle an investigation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and several U.S. states into lax data security and deceptive practices, the company and authorities said on Wednesday.”
* Ashley Madison owner to pay $1.66 million to settle FTC case (Reuters)
- “If you’re new to VR, or you’ve just picked up that awesome new Google Daydream headset, you may be wondering how it is you actually get to watch porn. After all, it isn’t as though you can search for it in the Play Store. Well, have no fear, we’ve got all the details for accessing porn on your Daydream headset.”
* How to watch porn on Google Daydream (Android Central)
- “If you’ve ever watched porn and wondered ‘What do these fine actors think about Mafia 3?’ well, wonder no more: porn production company Brazzers has started to make Let’s Play videos with its actors. Well, and some guy called Justin whose presence is never really explained.”
* Porn Stars Now Do Let’s Plays on YouTube (Kotaku)
- “Do You Like to Science on the Go and Porn on the Bus? In order to achieve our goal and advance the pornographic sciences, we plan to build a website to crowd source the genomic mapping of pornography.”
* Porn Genome Project (Indiegogo)
- Warning for survivors of sexual assault and trauma. “A California judge has sentenced San Diego “pickup artist” Alex Smith to eight years in prison—the maximum allowable under California law—for the gang rape of a woman in 2013. … In stark contrast to [the Brock Turner ruling], Judge Fraser told Smith, “In order to protect society, you need to be put away,” calling him “an absolute danger to women in this community.” At the time of the rape, Smith, 27, was acting as an instructor for a company called Efficient Pickup which promised to teach clients a “rejection-proof” technique for sleeping with women only minutes after meeting them.”
* The Anti-Brock Turner: Hero Judge Puts Pickup Artist Rapist Away for 8 Years (Daily Beast)
- “Many performers choose stage names that reflect their personalities. “Sasha Grey”—a nod to Oscar Wilde’s most famous character Dorian Gray—references a cautionary tale about our obsession with youth and beauty. It’s ironic, but Grey’s appreciation of irony is well-earned.”
* How Sasha Grey Made the Jump from Porn to, Well, Everything Else (Esquire)
- “Many of us call erections “boners,” although there’s no actual bone in the penis. This bone has been the subject of many debates as several animals have them in diverse sizes and lengths, but humans don’t. Evolutionary scientists at the University College London suggest this strange anomaly is a consequence of monogamy and quick sex.”
* Why Your Boner Doesn’t Have A Bone (Medical Daily)
- “The only concerns were about skin tone and blood type. Those were the two things they look to match up. Everything else is hit or miss.”
* Q&A: America’s First Penis Transplant Recipient (Boston Magazine)
Main post photo of gorgeous Shasta Wonder by BMan Photos via Shasta Wonder’s blog.
