Since porn first appeared on the internet, a rousing chorus of voices has called for a workable way to ensure that this material could only be accessed by consenting adults rather than by curious children.
Europe is at the forefront of evolving legislation targeting the internet, privacy and commerce, and as such serves as a bellwether and compliance challenge for front-line operators everywhere.
Affiliate marketing, the concept of paying commission for referred business, was employed long before the internet. But just four years after the invention of the World Wide Web, it made the jump into the digital world.
