9 posts and columns on nudity

Apple's Ping Wants Rock ‘n’ Roll, but No Sex and Drugs

in Media on October 14, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

When it comes to creating profiles on its would-be social network, Apple doesn’t want music acts thinking that differently.

Naked Brett Favre Won't Make Money for Nick Denton

in Media on October 7, 2010 at 10:27 am PT

Gawker Media’s Deadspin site says it will run naked photos of the Vikings quarterback, but Denton says it won’t be a profitable decision: “These things are always money-losers”

Playboy Shows Off The Smoking Jacket, Its Not-Naked "Safe For Work" Site

in Media on July 20, 2010 at 8:03 am PT

What would a “safe for work” version of Playboy.com look like? Like a whole lot of other sites on the Web. See for yourself! Or take my word for it.

Teen Fashion Blogger's Site Blocked

in News on April 26, 2010 at 3:15 pm PT

Just four days after celebrating her 14th birthday, fashion blogging phenom Tavi Gevinson got the smackdown from Blogger, Google’s blog publishing tool that she uses for her site, “The Style Rookie.” A click on the site reveals that it is “under review” due to possible terms of service violations, and currently only accessible to its author.

iPhone App Goes Topless

in News on June 25, 2009 at 9:30 am PT

Sexually Frustrated? There’s an App for That [UPDATED]

in News on June 25, 2009 at 8:04 am PT

The parental controls included in iPhone 3.0 have opened up a a rich and fertile frontier in Apple’s App Store: Porn. An app called “Hottest Girls,” which previously featured pictures of women in their skivvies, this week began featuring ones of ladies wearing quite a bit less.
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Facebook Slow to Respond to Phishing Scam

in News on January 22, 2009 at 1:00 pm PT

The latest phishing scam on Facebook has raised the question yet again as to whether the social-networking site is dropping the ball on security measures and properly responding to privacy complaints. Facebook faced consumer fraud charges in 2007 for allegedly responding too slowly to user complaints about harassment, pornography or nudity from the social-networking site. The probe into the company’s safety procedures by New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo resulted in a settlement requirement that Facebook respond to such complaints within 24 hours.