NEW DELHI — The conservative Indian government has ordered the country’s internet service providers to block 67 adult sites for violating a new IT law passed in 2021, accusing them of “tarnishing the image of modesty of women.”

The list of adult sites banned in India now includes top-ranked global sites such as Pornhub, Brazzers and BangBros.

In an email sent to internet service providers, the Department of Telecom “has asked them to block 63 websites based on the order of a Pune court, and block 4 websites based on the order of the Uttarakhand High Court and directions issued by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY),” the Times of India newspaper reported Thursday.

The order, issued Sept. 23 but only made public today, cited the 2021 Information Technology Rules in requiring ISPs to immediately block the sites, “in view of certain obscene material available in the below mentioned website that tarnish the image of modesty of women.”

The IT Rules 2021, the Times of India explained, “mandates IT companies to remove or disable access to content hosted, stored or published by them which ‘shows such individual in full or partial nudity or shows or depicts such individual in any sexual act or conduct’ and also content which is allegedly impersonated or artificially morphed.”

Although most mainstream Indian newspapers avoided mentioning which sites were the latest to be subjected to government censorship, India Express has published a spreadsheet that names some of the top adult sites worldwide, and which brings the total number of adult sites banned by the Indian government to 857.

Hindu Nationalism and Porn Panic

As XBIZ reported, in early June, India’s increasingly powerful Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology published proposed new rules that would give the government sweeping control over social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit as well as digital news publications and streaming sites, including the power to punish them for “porn” and “obscenity.”

Led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a religious nationalist with authoritarian tendencies who came to power in 2014, the government “wants to arm itself with powers to overturn decisions of top social media companies such as Twitter, Facebook, Google and Instagram to suspend, block or remove accounts of users over various violations, and is also seeking new levers that will force the internet majors to take down content when directed on a user’s complaint,” The Times of India reported in June.

India is currently in the middle of a media-driven “porn panic” centered around a case involving Bollywood celebrities who invested in an X-rated online startup.

Sep 29, 2022 3:02 PM PDT

HOLLYWOOD — MILF performer Sophia West has released several new clips to her official OnlyFans.

The clips include a new 18-minute girl/girl scene with Corra Cox.

“Sophia’s orgasm is so strong that viewers will feel it as well,” said a rep.

Other updates from West include content with Keiran Lee, Skylar Snow, Aria Khaide, Dan Ferrari and Big Tre.

“I am so proud of the updates available and coming to my OnlyFans,” West said. “They are exactly the content I love to film and always please my fans. I post at least 4-5 updates a day, including photos and videos, so you will always find something to entice you.”

West is offering subscriptions to her OnlyFans for a limited time for $5 for 30 days.

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Sep 29, 2022 2:56 PM PDT

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Jax Slayher and Maddy May star alongside Anna Claire Clouds in the latest threesome scene from Ricky’s Room, “Heavy Hitters Get Jax’d Up.”

In the scene, Slayher has a sexual appetite, which is why, “when he stopped by Ricky’s Room, he knew he needed two ladies to satisfy him — a sexy blonde and a sultry brunette. Maddy May and Anna Claire Clouds are just what the hung stud ordered, with their firm, flexible young tattoo scrawled bodies and their sweet bubble butts,” a rep said.

May enthused about her co-stars.

“Working with Jax is always amazing,” May said. “He always knows how to keep me cumming and Anna, we just vibe so well and work off each other perfectly. I can do the craziest, fun shit that always creates a permanent memory with her.”

The interview for the scene can be found at Ricky’s Room.

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BARCELONA — B2B solutions company Gisele is now partnering up with communications service Aguacate y Mango, branding outfit A Million Ways and expansion consultant Steme 360.

“Two years after its creation, Gisele is expanding its offerings to provide even more comprehensive services to its clients,” said a rep.

Originally designed to serve as a strategic sales and marketing force for selected brands within the European market, Gisele “has rapidly expanded to cover more geographic territories,” the rep continued.

Gisele acts as the B2B sales team globally for Lora DiCarlo and Love Not War, and on the EU and U.K. markets for Überlube, and has also worked with Snail Vibe and Hot Octopuss on temporary campaigns.

“Having the chance to work with several brands enabled the team to identify common challenges that brands often face,” the rep noted.

CEO Lisa Sananes said, “What we’ve realized is that most of the brands we talk with often look for support in three other strategic areas: Art Direction & Graphic Design, Brand-Retail Strategy and Warehousing solutions.”

Aguacate y Mango is led by Mapi Sahori, former Art Director at Bijoux Indiscrets, and, according to the rep, “captures the essence of brands to showcase their products in the most appealing and impactful way, from branding to trade marketing and asset creation.

A Millions Ways, run by Coyote Amrich, “helps emerging brands to optimize their portfolio and ensure it is retail-ready for a maximized impact.”

Steme 360, headed by Shaye Saldana, offers a 3PL solution to sensual wellness brands desiring to expand in North America.

With these new partnerships, the rep said, Gisele is “aiming to offer a one-stop solution for the brands they work with by providing support at every step of the sales flow.“This expansion is the natural evolution of our offering and a strategic answer to our ‘lessons learned.’

Sananes added Giselle is “so happy to partner with such talented, dynamic and client-focused experts, who support our mission to accompany small and medium boutique brands on one hand, and independent retailers on the other.”

For more information, visit GiseleInternational.com.

Sep 29, 2022 2:48 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES — GoAskAlex has released two new clips to both her OnlyFans and ManyVids.

In the first clip, Alex stars with Margo Bones in a POV fantasy that begins with an oiled up rubdown that gives way to oral exploration between the cis and trans performers.

In the second new clip, “Pegging Fantasy,” Alex presents herself in head-toe red, from her crimson wig and lingerie set to her leather crop and strap-on harness with its bulging purple dildo. She talks dirty intimately, describing her viewer’s ultimate pegging fantasy.

Both scenes can be viewed on either her OnlyFans or ManyVids pages.

Follow GoAskAlex on Twitter and access her social media links here.

Sep 29, 2022 2:41 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES — MILF performer Jupiter Jetson makes her Adult Time debut in the latest episode of the family roleplay series “Mommy’s Boy,” titled “Keep It Down, You Two!!”

The scene also features Clarke Kent and Tyler Cruise.

“Cruise, not amused over his stepmom and dad (Kent) getting it on, pounds on the wall and asks them to keep it down and even goes into their room while they’re in the act,” said a rep. “Worried that he has a final in the morning, Cruise pleads with the couple, but Clarke finally suggests he join his stepmom and stepdad so he can get a workout and go right to sleep.” 

Jetson enthused about her co-stars.

“I had a lot of fun filming this scene — I got to show off my acting skills, and Clarke was hilarious, especially when he pretended to be a plane while we were fucking,” she said. “I enjoyed working with Clarke and Tyler and can’t wait for my next scene for ‘Mommy’s Boy.’”

Watch the scene here.

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Sep 29, 2022 2:31 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES — Emma Rose is hosting an OnlyFans-exclusive livestream on Saturday night to show off her new breast enhancements.
 
The “live show boobie reveal” will be the first time she’s shown off her new look. “Instead of posting her new boobies on social media, she’s rewarding her subscribers with a live show, making them the first people actually to see her new boobies,” said a rep.

The show is set for Saturday 6 p.m. (PDT)/ 9 p.m. (EDT). To participate in the stream, viewers must subscribe to Rose’s OnlyFans.

“The anticipation is so high, and my fans can’t wait to see my new boobies,” Rose said. “I’ve been posting flashbacks of my old ones on social media for fun. So, I thought, why not make a celebration out of it and do a live reveal on OnlyFans? Besides seeing my amazing new boobies, there might be some other surprises. But you’ll have to watch to find out. I hope to see you all on Saturday night.”   

Follow Emma Rose on Twitter and find her social media links here.

Sep 29, 2022 2:23 PM PDT

BARCELONA — Sabien DeMonia stars in two new scenes from MomXXX and Perverse Family, respectively.
 
In MomXXX’s “Curvy Tattooed MILF Shows Her Worth,” DeMonia is “incensed to discover her boyfriend Luca Ferrero is cheating on her with her sister,” a rep said. “And she’s decided a revenge fuck is in order with her giving Luca one of her legendary BJs and riding him in cowgirl.”

In her Perverse Family scene, DeMonia plays a dominant who hooks up with a male co-star and then sexually humiliates Anna Deville.
 
“You must love Euro adult content — it’s so wild, and the storylines and sex acts go farther than production in other continents. I enjoyed filming both of these scenes for different reasons. If you like my more extreme content, definitely join one or both sites,” DeMonia said.
 
Follow Sabrina DeMonia on Twitter and find her social media links here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Digital studies and sexuality researcher Dr. Carolina Are will be presenting a talk in San Francisco this Saturday on her research about algorithmic bias against nudity and its relationship with the patriarchy and whorephobia.

The talk, “Pole Dancing Against the Algorithm: What Pole Dancing Can Teach Us About Big Tech’s Power Over Bodies,” will be presented Saturday at Pole + Dance Studios in San Francisco.

Are, aka @bloggeronpole, is an Innovation Fellow at Northumbria University’s Centre for Digital Citizens, researching the intersection between online abuse and censorship. Her work on social media moderation, platform governance and algorithm bias has been published in Feminist Media Studies, Porn Studies, First Monday and Journalism, and featured by The New York Times, the BBC, The Atlantic, MIT Technology Review, Business Insider, Vice, Wired and Mashable.

Are is also a blogger and content creator herself, as well as a writer, pole dance instructor and recipient of the 2019 Sexual Freedom Award for Activist of the Year.

During Saturday’s talk, Are will discuss algorithmic bias against nudity, its relationship with the patriarchy and whorephobia, and share some insights from her recent investigations into mass reporting of sex-positive activists and sex workers.

“You’ll leave this talk with new ideas about what pole dancing can teach tech companies about content governance as well as with tips, gossip and concerns about Big Tech’s power over our bodies,” a rep commented.

Are told XBIZ that she will be teaching a pole dancing workshop in conjunction with this talk, but that non-polers are welcome to just buy a ticket for the talk.

“I was asked by San Francisco Pole + Dance to present my research on algorithmic bias and platform governance, how it affects pole dancers and sex workers, and how platforms’ rules and running of their spaces can be improved,” she said. “It’s very exciting to do this in the Bay Area, because there’s the opportunity to reach the audience that will be working on what affects so many workers and sex-positive communities.”

Are described the upcoming talk as being is based on her own experiences of censorship, as well as on preliminary findings from her project at Northumbria’s Centre for Digital Citizens. Those finding have not  yet been presented publicly.

For more information on the talk and/or the pole dancing workshop, visit PoleAndDanceStudios.com.

For more information on Dr. Carolina Are, visit BloggerOnPole.com and follow her on Twitter.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Premier webcam community Chaturbate has signed on as the presenting cams sponsor of X3 Expo, set for Jan. 13-14, 2023 at the world-famous Hollywood Palladium.

“Chaturbate has always worked hard to provide a professional and safe platform to allow broadcasters the freedom to create the content they want and to have the tools they need to maximize their profits,” Chaturbate COO Shirley Lara said. “That is why we are so excited to return as a presenting sponsor of X3 Expo.”

Hailed by attendees and exhibitors alike, the inaugural edition of X3 drew thousands of fans, stars and exhibitors from around the world for a one-of-a-kind experience, garnering a tsunami of social media buzz.

Showcasing a wide variety of sizzling exhibits and solo booths for creators to connect with fans, promote merch and more, X3 promises once again to deliver the biggest lineup of stars in North America along with the latest advances in digital entertainment and pleasure tech.

The event uniquely places content creators “in the spotlight, which complements Chaturbate’s mission,” Lara added.

Purchase tickets here and visit X3.show for the official event website; follow X3 on Twitter and Instagram.

For creator inquiries, contact creators@x3.show.

Find Chaturbate online and on Twitter.

In related news, Lara will join renowned sexpert Lou Featherstone for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch Sex Expo at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York on Saturday at 11 a.m.