A host of internet giants – from social networks to dating apps to porn sites – will join a protest Wednesday against plans to roll back rules protecting “net neutrality”. The sites will display a variety of messages, or simulate the potential effects of losing the basic principle of all internet traffic being treated equally. … Read more
Thousands of children, including a boy aged five, have been investigated for sexting, the BBC has learned. Nearly 400 children under the age of 12 have been spoken to by police in the last three years in England and Wales. Figures obtained by the BBC show more than 4,000 cases since 2013 where children have … Read more
The National Media Commission (NMC) has directed television stations XYZ TV, Thunder TV and Ice TV to immediately cease airing pornographic materials on their television stations. The directive follows a complaint filed by Mr. James Oberko and Mr. Tommy Annan Forson against the stations. The Commission says it examined the broadcast of the three stations … Read more
The management of Ice TV has threatened a court action against the National Media Commission for restraining it from airing pornographic movies. They say they would want the court to give clarification on whether the Commission has the right to stop it from airing such content on free-to-air TV. The National Media Commission (NMC) on Thursday … Read more
The National Media Commission (NMC) has directed television stations XYZ TV, Thunder TV and Ice TV to stop airing pornographic materials on their television stations. The directive follows a complaint filed by Mr. James Oberko and Mr. Tommy Annan Forson against TV XYZ, Ice TV and Thunder TV. According to the NMC, it examined contents … Read more
The National Media Commission has directed XYZ TV, Thunder TV and Ice TV to stop showing pornographic materials on their screens with immediate effect. An examination of the content of the three television stations showed that they broadcast sub-standard content as regards decency required by the Broadcasting Standards of the Commission. This follows a petition … Read more
Ace Journalist Esther Armah has lambasted owners of TV stations gleefully showing pornographic movies on free-to air channels. The tough talking playwright says business men who are championing the airing of pornography for purely monetary gains cannot be invited to make a decision about morality. The money will always hold sway over morality, she argued … Read more
Two broadcasters, Messrs Tommy-Annan Forson and James Kwasi Oberko have made a complaint against three television stations in Ghana for showing films with pornographic scenes. The two, on Monday, 12th June, 2017, presented their complaint to the National Media Commission and the Ministry of Information against TV XYZ, Ice TV and Thunder TV for showing … Read more
Lifestyle: Why are we having less sex – Research We live in one of the most sexually liberated times of human history We live in one of the most sexually liberated times of human history. Access to new technologies over the past 40 years, whether it is the contraceptive pill, or dating apps such as … Read more
Researchers on Monday urged tougher laws to protect victims of “revenge porn” in Australia after a survey revealed abuses, including shooting and sharing intimate images without permission, on a “mass scale”. One in five Australians have fallen prey to abusive behaviour, including having intimate photographs taken without consent and then confronting threats to share them … Read more
One in five Australians has suffered image-based abuse, according to the nation’s most comprehensive study on “revenge porn”. The national survey of more than 4,200 people found that men and women were equally likely to be targeted. A fifth had had nude or sexual images taken without their permission, while 11% said images of them … Read more
Facebook is taking fresh action to prevent so-called revenge porn from being spread across its platforms. The social network is making it impossible to repost or share intimate images of people thought to have been uploaded without their permission once they have been identified as such and removed. The measure is being rolled out across … Read more
Actress Mischa Barton is the victim of “revenge pornography,” her attorney said on Tuesday, threatening legal action against anyone touting sexually explicit images of the 31-year-old actress. Several media outlets have reported the existence of a tape of the “The OC” star taking part in sex acts with an unidentified man, dressed in a black … Read more
By Mohammed Abdul-Basit Since the beginning of January, Wa the Upper West Regional capital has been trending on social media for the wrong reason. A sex tape involving a supposedly married lady and her ex-boyfriend went viral in town and was eventually published by several online newspapers and websites. A few years ago, it would … Read more
It’s no secret that lots of people watch pornography on the internet. It’s usually something done behind closed doors – but how would you feel about someone watching porn in public? The BBC’s Siobhann Tighe describes a troubling experience on a London bus. It had been a long day at work. I got on the … Read more
It should not hurt to be a child; unfortunately, children continue to suffer worse forms of abuse such as child pornography Child Abuse is not new; it has always persisted in different forms causing pain and wrecking innocent children’s lives. Do you know that every 10 seconds a report is made about child abuse? Child … Read more
It should not hurt to be a child; unfortunately, children continue to suffer worse forms of abuse such as child pornography Child Abuse is not new; it has always persisted in different forms causing pain and wrecking innocent children’s lives. Do you know that every 10 seconds a report is made about child abuse? Child … Read more
Pornography exists the world over, but do men go to greater lengths in Korea than elsewhere to take secret photographs of women? The BBC’s Seoul correspondent, Stephen Evans, investigates.\ The other day I just typed into the search box the word for a very obscure term in music. I’m learning the guitar and I wanted … Read more
For many of us, our first exposure to pornography was surreptitious: a sneak peek at someone else’s copy of Playboy or the viewing of a worn VHS tape stolen from an older sibling. Today, however, porn is everywhere; anyone can jump online and view it with the few clicks of a keyboard. The numbers are … Read more
An estimated 1 in every 17 adults claim to have sex addiction and each year thousands seek treatment. In my humble opinion- it has become something politicians and celebrities have thrown around to make themselves less vulnerable- as opposed to what their behavior really is; exercising poor judgment and accepting blame for being a nasty … Read more