Social Porn

New Law Spells Death For Social Porn?

Social networking didn’t just revolutionize the way we interact online (and caused a lot of very, very ugly profiles to appear); it has also revolutionized porn. Believe it or not, YouPorn [link obviously NSFW], a site that lets its users post erotic/pornographic images and videos of themselves is currently the most visited adult site out there. It’s bigger than CNN, and that’s a lot of traffic.

But, the proposed changes to a US law 18 U.S.C. 2257 might be the end of sites like YouPorn, because they would require every performer (this would include social networks like YouPorn) to disclose about his/her age and identity. Want to post that raunchy picture of you and your girlfriend in the bathroom? Your ID, please. Social networking didn’t just revolutionize the way we interact online (and caused a lot of very, very ugly profiles to appear); it ha... more

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