In April, Adult Video News reported that Google was removing adult websites from its AdSense for Domains program. Google’s ad programs help websites and domain owners generate revenue. AdSense for Domains generally serves high-volume clients. Google’s April email to clients stated: “[W]e at Google are constantly working to improve the experiences of advertisers, users and […]
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Springfield License Commission to Review Amazing.net on June 18: Mail Your Comments in Now
As we reported earlier, Springfield Mayor Charles Ryan will convene a License Commission hearing on Monday, June 18, at 3:30pm to consider rescinding an entertainment license for the adult store Amazing.net, located on Bridge Street on Apremont Triangle. The hearing will take place at Springfield City Hall, 36 Court Street, Room 220 (map). The public […]
Omni Hotels Drops Porn, Reaps Rewards
A few years back, Omni Hotels removed porn from its entertainment system. The results, reports James Harder, were bags of supportive mail and an increase in movie-rental profits… Hotels were among the first publicly held companies to profit from porn, networking their rooms to provide a flow of X-rated movies. It’s a route almost all […]
June 8-9: Anti-Pornography Slideshow Training in Boston
Do you believe that pornography is related to rape, sexual degradation, and violence in our culture? Do you want to do something to reclaim our culture? The National Feminist Antipornography Movement invites the public to attend two days of Stop! Pornography Training in Boston. The training will take place during Friday, June 8 through Saturday, […]
Election Season Approaches for Northampton City Council
Candidates for Northampton City Council may now pick up the necessary forms from the Clerk at City Hall, 210 Main Street. The key dates and deadlines are: July 24, 2007Last day to submit nomination papers to the Registrar of Voters. You will need at least 50 voters from your ward to sign a petition to […]
Dorothea Dix: Giving Voice to Suffering, Getting Results
Many comments from our opponents have a despair- or paralysis-inducing cast to them. We have been derided for not making a big dent in a $56 billion industry within a few months, told that sexual abuse has been pervasive in society long before the advent of today’s porn, told that to improve the lot of […]
Mocha Club: Helping Former Sex Slaves Transition into Normal Life
This post does not have to do with porn per se, but the Mocha Club‘s Village of Hope is such a great example of love in action we wanted to call attention to it. The village is a safe community of huts, a workshop, a medical clinic, a community center and a school that [club […]
Robert Jensen: Liberate Sex from Porn (explicit language)
We have noticed that many of our opponents tend to confine their discussions to clean, safe realms of law and abstractions. Others like to talk about homeless shelters, churches or Wal-Marts, rather than concentrating on actual porn shops and other adult enterprises. Many also like to claim that if you are against porn, you are […]
How the People Reclaimed Oklahoma City from a Major Eruption of Adult Businesses and Crime
Publicity campaigns and pressure on city officials helped Oklahoma City recover from a proliferation of adult enterprises in the 1980s. Jon Stephen Gustin, Retired Sergeant, Oklahoma City Police Department, tells the story in QUALITY OF LIFE: A Look At Successful Abatement of Adult Oriented Business Nuisances in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1984-1989) (PDF). Some excerpts: Traditionally […]
Pornography and Pop Culture: Boston Conference Starts Today
Pornography and Pop Culture: Reframing Theory, Re-thinking Activism, a three-day conference, opens today at Wheelock College in Boston. This conference will: feature recent feminist theory and research on pornography, prostitution and pop culture, and provide space for collaborative discussion on how we can prepare the ground for building a broad-based, energized and vibrant feminist movement […]