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U.K. Entrepreneur Launches 'Halal' Adult Store for Islamic Couples
A U.K. female entrepreneur based in the Midlands city of Nottingham will launch tomorrow a new online adult products shop called Habebee, catering to the local Islamic community.
Mistress Eva Featured on U.K. Doc 'Sex in Lockdown'
Eva Oh, aka Mistress Eva, is among the interview subjects for the U.K. TV documentary "Sex in Lockdown: Keep Shagging and Carry On," hosted for Channel 4 by Anna Richardson.
Porn Pedallers Invite U.K. Cyclists to 'Ride for Pride and Inclusivity'
Porn Pedallers, the British adult industry cycling club, is “calling on friends and fans alike to come together for a ‘Pride Ride’ on Saturday in support of LGBTQ+ inclusivity.”
U.K. Politician Named 'Cummings' Shadowbanned by Twitter's Anti-Porn Filter
The latest victim of Twitter’s unnecessarily secretive censorship policy regarding sexual content is not, for a change, an adult performer, but a publicly pilloried U.K. politician surnamed Cummings.
U.K. Performer Adreena Winters Stars in 'Los Angeles Vacation'
British performer Adreena Winters stars in “Los Angeles Vacation,” now available on VOD.
ManyVids Launches U.K. Petition to End Discrimination Against Sex Workers
ManyVids is circulating a petition to have legal sex work included in the U.K.'s Equality Act to protect current and former sex workers against discrimination in housing, banking, schooling and the workplace.
Alexxa Vice Launches 'Wanks for Thanks' Campaign to Benefit U.K.'s NHS
U.K.-based performer Alexxa Vice is leading a team of content creators for "Wanks for Thanks," a promotional campaign and fundraiser whose profits will benefit a National Health Service (NHS) charity focused on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
MedFetUK Donates Stock of PPE to U.K. Hospitals
Following calls from the U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS), MedFetUK, a Manchester-based online medical fetish retailer, has announced today that it has donated its entire remaining stock of disposable scrubs to an NHS hospital in southern England.
Dating Site MaritalAffair Trumpets Successful Relaunch Into U.K., Australian Markets
Reps for dating site MaritalAffair.com are trumpeting a relaunch, under new ownership, into the U.K. and Australian markets that resulted in registrations increasing by 72 percent from January to February this year.
ManyVids Petitions U.K. Government to Safeguard Sex Workers
ManyVids has petitioned the U.K. government for the occupation of “adult entertainer” to be protected under the Equality Act of 2010.
Rocks-Off Remains Positioned to Ship Products From U.K. Warehouse
Rocks-Off is reporting that it will continue to serve customers while closely monitoring developments surrounding COVID-19.
U.K.'s Pleasuredrome, Famed for Never Closing, Goes Dark
The Pleasuredrome spa and sauna for gay and bi men, notable for being the only gay venue in the U.K. that never closes, has gone dark in response to recommendations from the U.K. government that all pubs, nightclubs, theaters and similar venues close to stem the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus.
U.K. Names Ofcom as Internet Watchdog, Proposes Broad Regulatory Powers
The U.K. government has appointed telecoms and broadcasting regulator Ofcom to enforce rules intended to safeguard internet users.
U.K. Age Verification Report Prompts Puzzled Reactions
Although the Conservative U.K. government has refused to make a controversial report it commissioned from a private research and intelligence agency readily available, a copy of the full report, titled "Young People, Pornography & Age Verification" and dated January 2020, is circulating among media and academic sources.
AV Industry Seeks to Compel U.K. to Begin Adult Site Age Checks
A group of age verification technology providers has launched legal action to require the U.K. government to reverse its decision to abandon a law requiring age checks for adult websites.
Convicted U.K. Porn Blackmailer Must Pay Large Fine, Sell Rolex
Zain Qaiser, the student hacker who was jailed in April for more than six years by a UK court, has been ordered to pay £270,000 (approximately US$355,000) and to sell his Rolex watch or face an extra jail time.
Autoblow Entrepreneur Seeks U.K. Charities for Blowjob Machine Giveaway
Pleasure product entrepreneur Brian Sloan is seeking U.K. charity partners for a giveaway of his Autoblow 2+ device.
U.K. Government Scraps Age Verification Scheme
In a surprising move, the U.K. government has backtracked on its efforts to implement the controversial Age Verification scheme that would have compelled anyone accessing adult websites in the realm to officially verify they were not minors.
U.S., U.K., Australia Berate Facebook Over Plans for End-to-End Encryption
If there’s one issue that adult entertainment creators and consumers care about, it is privacy. Unfortunately, all manner of busybodies, snoops and spies around the world care about personal privacy as well, but from a somewhat different perspective.
U.K. Judge Backs Anti-Porn Activists Against Sex Workers' Privacy
A judge in London has ruled against nine women, who had been secretly filmed by private investigators hired by a fringe group of anti-porn crusaders while they were working at two UK franchises of the Spearmint Club strip club chain, rejecting their application for anonymity.