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Anti-porn laws: A full list, state-by-state
State legislatures have made tangible progress this year with sometimes-bipartisan age verification laws.
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Why is tutorial porn so popular right now?
"I was amazed that you could masturbate and learn about sex at the same time."
By Beth Ashley
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Can watching ethical porn help improve our sexual body image?
"Slowly, over time, it showed me I could be sexy too. That my body is sexy."
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How selling nudes on OnlyFans helped my body image issues
How homemade porn helps people feel sexy.
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How women squirt on camera, according to porn stars
How do porn stars make their squirt scenes look like a shaken bottle of popped champagne?
By Rae Witte
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Watch porn with your partner. It could help your relationship.
5 reasons you should watch porn with your significant other.
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So, your partner watches porn. Here's why it's not a problem.
"We all have our own feelings and assumptions about porn and it can be easy to project that onto a partner and bring that into a relationship."
By Rae Witte
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How to unblock Redtube for free with a VPN
Bypass online blockades and restrictions with the help of a high-speed VPN.
By Joseph Green
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How to unblock OnlyFans for free with a VPN
Bypass online blockades and restrictions with a VPN.
By Joseph Green
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How to unblock XVideos for free with a VPN
Bypass online blockades and restrictions with a high-speed VPN.
By Joseph Green
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Pornhub traffic dropped during Champions League final
The sharpest dip in traffic came from Italy.
By Anna Iovine
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Pornhub blocks Utah because of age verification law
"Until a real solution is offered, we have made the difficult decision to completely disable access to our website in Utah."
By Anna Iovine
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Porn site xHamster ordered to delete certain amateur videos
A judge ruled that the site must obtain proof of consent for all performers.
By Anna Iovine
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Why age-verification bills for porn sites won't work
And how to actually protect children online.
By Anna Iovine
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Young men are stressed out about sex, report finds
51 percent say porn has changed their perception of how long they should last in bed and how erect their penis should be.
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Twitter should cash in on adult content
Will porn be invited to the potential free speech gold rush?
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Pornhub has been suspended from Instagram
Pornhub says this is not the first time it's happened.
By Amanda Yeo
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How sex workers bank their money, since Mastercard abandoned them
"Financial discrimination means sex workers can’t access other rights, like a credit score, buying property, or insurance."
By Faima Bakar
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How problematic is bi pornography?
You may think it's a boon for visibility, but the reality isn't so simple.
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A new wave of smut readers are on TikTok. And they're not shy about it.
#SpicyBookTok is the influencer hub for toe-curling recs (and self discovery).
By Chase DiBenedetto and Elena Cavender
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All the best places to click on when you want to get off
Why not expand your porn horizons?
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ASMR is supposedly nonsexual. So why is there so much ASMR porn?
"Anything that’s pleasurable has some sort of sexuality in it."
By Mark Hay
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The UK's porn age verification plan is a terrible idea
Censorship isn't the answer.
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