A number of top adult sites including xHamster have been targeted in a malvertising campaign that targeted Yahoo.com, MSN.com among others a few weeks back suggesting that the campaign hasn’t ended and…
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Porn in space – crowdfunding campaign seeks $3.4 million for sex tape
A new crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo started by Pornhub, which claims to be world’s largest online pornography portal, is seeking $3.4 million to fund its Space Program – SEXPLORATION – the first…
Malware hijacks router DNS to inject ads, pornographic content into websites
Use of malware to hijack router DNS and then subsequently inject ads and pornographic content onto all websites a user is surfing isn’t a new kind of hack, but hijacking routers using…
TalkTalk to turn on adult content filter by default
After UK broadband provider Sky, it’s now TalkTalk to have begun filtering adult content by default. TalkTalk has announced that it will turn on web filters by default for all undecided customers….
Sky to turn on adult content filter by default soon
UK Broadband provider Sky has announced its Broadband Shield content filter will be turned on by default, unless customers choose to turn it off. This means that Sky Broadband will block all…
UK broadband providers forcing existing customers to sign-up for porn-filters
Four of UK’s major broadband providers – BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin – are forcing their existing customers to decide on whether or not to turn on adult content filters. The providers…
Age checks should be mandatory for pornography websites says ATVOD
Users should be allowed access to pornography websites only when they prove they are over 18 years of age, a UK industry regulator said. In order to protect children from being exposed…
Twitter bans explicit videos on Vine
Twitter has officially banned explicit sexual content from being published on its video-sharing app Vine. The company updated its rules and terms of service along with the new “no porn” policy and…
Virgin Media rolls out Web Safe network level porn filter
Virgin Media is the last of the top internet service provider in the UK to roll out network level porn filter to block inappropriate online content and pornography. Dubbed Web Safe the…
UK Gov compiling ‘whitelist’ to counter porn filter over-blocking
The UK government is reportedly making changes to the adult content filter system to prevent over-blocking of legitimate, age-appropriate sites, run by charities with the aim to educate young people about health,…
League of Legends’ latest update apparently fails because of UK porn filters
Network level porn filter implemented by UK’s internet service providers as part of child internet safety campaign initiated by David Cameron have been blamed for a failing League of Legends update as…
Sky reclassifies, unblocks TorrentFreak after censorship row
Sky has updated its network-level filtering to remove the block on TorrentFreak after the news sites was blocked following a false classification as a file-sharing site. TorrentFreak co-founder, Andy Maxwell revealed through…
Google Chrome extension ‘Go Away Cameron’ defeats ISP level porn filters
UK ISPs may have announced their porn filters but developers have already worked on ways to circumvent the filter with a particular one ‘Go Away Cameron’ hogging the limelight. The tool comes…
UK ISP level porn filters blocking legitimate sex education, abuse support sites
Internet porn filters backed by UK Prime Minister David Cameron and implemented by Sky, TalkTalk, BT and Virgin Media are not only blocking sites distributing adult content, but are also blocking sex…
BT implements default porn filter to keep adult content at bay
BT has announced that a porn filter will now be ON by default for all new connections, which can only be disabled if the customers specifically decide against implementation of parental controls…