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# Pornography

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IP addresses from Vatican linked to internet porn downloads
Data from a torrent monitoring website finds that addresses linked to the Holy See have been downloading explicit material.
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Apr 10th 2013, 9:10 AM
Column: Embarrassed to talk about sex and porn? Ireland, this is your wake-up call
Today’s young women and men are being educated about sex by watching hardcore porn online for years before they ever have their own first romantic or sexual experience. For their sake, it’s time to open up about real sex, writes Cindy Gallop.
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Apr 2nd 2013, 7:00 PM
Column: Easy access to pornographic images is adversely affecting young people
Early exposure to online pornography – much of which is violent or degrading – is desensitising young people and contributing to the normalisation of rape and domestic violence, writes Joanna Fortune.
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Mar 26th 2013, 8:30 PM
1982: Women’s bodies used to sell ‘everything from cars to chocolate bars’
A campaign dedicated to eliminating the degrading treatment of women in advertising wrote to the Taoiseach in 1982 to highlight the ‘continual humiliation’ of women in the media.
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Dec 28th 2012, 9:15 PM
The 7 most crushingly mundane ‘XXX’ website addresses
These sites are absolutely suitable for work.
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Nov 3rd 2012, 1:00 PM
Web summit hears: Sex please, you're Irish
Cindy Gallop, founder of Make Love Not Porn, wants Irish people to share their real-life sex videos to counter the myths of online porn (and to make some money while they’re at it).
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Oct 18th 2012, 5:10 PM
Mother sues after breastfeeding footage used in porn film
Maryann Sahoury is suing a production company after breastfeeding instructional video was used by a third party to make porn.
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Aug 10th 2012, 9:16 AM
Nearly 3,000 O2 customers in the UK to receive letters for downloading porn
Details of alleged offenders are being handed over by Telefónica UK, having been ordered to do so by the High Court.
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Jul 24th 2012, 6:04 PM
Anchorman star arrested for 'lewd act' in porn theatre
Fred Willard has denied any wrongdoing, saying the incident was a misunderstanding.
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Jul 20th 2012, 9:39 AM
Poll: Should Ireland introduce an opt-in filter for online pornography?
A child protection expert has argued that parents should be given a choice over explicit content online. So what do you think?
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Jul 13th 2012, 10:04 AM
Column: Online pornography – Ireland should give parents a choice
Children are being exposed to sexual material online. A simple opt-in filter would help protect them without stifling web freedom, writes Pat McKenna.
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Jul 13th 2012, 7:00 AM
Archdiocese investigating report of 'inappropriate imagery' shown at primary school
A parish priest “inadvertently” displayed explicit images at the beginning of a PowerPoint presentation in a parents’ meeting.
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Apr 2nd 2012, 12:39 PM
Column: Blocking child porn isn’t about censorship. It keeps children safe.
The rights of children must come first – and it’s time to block images of the worst sexual abuse, write Senators Deirdre Clune and Jillian van Turnhout.
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Mar 21st 2012, 7:30 AM
Child pornography blocking system to be debated by Seanad
New proposals could radically cut the number of people in Ireland accessing child abuse material, according to backers.
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Feb 29th 2012, 7:15 AM
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
Your nightly news round-up of the day’s biggest stories…
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Feb 22nd 2012, 8:10 PM
Personal info of YouPorn chat service users compromised, says company
It is not clear how many people were potentially affected by the breach of the chat service affiliated to the popular pornography website.
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Feb 22nd 2012, 7:34 PM
Filesharing defendant tells court: 'You can't put copyright on porn'
A Californian defendant being sued for illegally downloading a porn film puts forward a novel legal defence.
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Feb 7th 2012, 4:56 PM
US teacher put on leave over porn site allegations
Special education teacher and former girls soccer coach Heidi Kaeslin faces allegations that she maintained a pornographic website from her school-issued laptop computer.
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Nov 18th 2011, 8:21 PM
Facebook falls victim to hardcore pornography 'spam attack'
Thousands of users report seeing their timelines clog up with hardcore porn – the potential work of the Anonymous group.
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Nov 16th 2011, 8:31 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
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Nov 16th 2011, 8:28 AM
Californian school criticised after ex-porn star took part in reading promotion
Sasha Grey, who appeared recently in several Entourage episodes, has defended her participation in the programme and her support for “education-focused initiatives”.
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Nov 12th 2011, 6:11 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Nov 8th 2011, 4:45 PM
Ryanair says any in-flight entertainment will be 'family friendly'
The airline has denied reports that it would allow passengers to watch porn on flights.
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Nov 8th 2011, 11:19 AM
Sesame Street returns to YouTube after porn hacking
Sesame Street’s popular YouTube channel reopens after being hacked, when intruders had uploaded pornographic footage.
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Oct 17th 2011, 9:47 PM
Bishop charged for not reporting child images on priest's laptop
Kansas bishop Robert Finn knew of suspicions around priest Shawn Ratigan, but did not report them, prosecutors say.
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Oct 14th 2011, 8:43 PM
UK: Four internet service providers to block access to porn sites
As part of a government bid to tackle the sexualisation of children, some the UK’s main ISPs will automatically block access to sites showing sexually explicit imagery – unless customers specifically request to be able to view pornography.
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Oct 11th 2011, 9:35 AM
Military court: Marine can wear part of uniform in porn film
Sgt Matthew Simmons is told he cannot wear his full uniform in an all-male movie – but that wearing parts of it is not an offence.
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Oct 3rd 2011, 11:24 AM
Column: PETA uses shock tactics? Of course we do. We have to.
Animal rights group PETA are to launch an .xxx website that will juxtapose pornographic sexual images with pics of animal cruelty. PETA’s manager explains that they have to be provocative to get their arguments noticed.
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Sep 24th 2011, 6:00 PM
PETA to launch pornography website
The animal rights group is to launch a pornography website – saying it will mix adult content with graphic images of animal abuse in a bid to raise awareness about animal rights.
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Sep 20th 2011, 5:11 PM
HIV scare shuts down LA's adult film industry
A porn star has tested HIV positive in Los Angeles, leading to a temporary closure of all adult film productions.
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Aug 30th 2011, 9:49 AM
Recession putting Irish people off sex
New research claims the recession is damaging our sex lives, and it’s men who are worst affected.
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Aug 1st 2011, 12:52 PM
Watch: How social media conquered the world - in four minutes
One in five couples meet online and the same number blame Facebook for their divorces, according to this new video on the power of social networking.
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Jun 30th 2011, 4:27 PM
Full time for Sport as smutty publisher enters administration
The Daily Sport and Sunday Sport stop publication after their parent company ceases trading with immediate effect.
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Apr 1st 2011, 9:02 PM
Two pornography studios halt production over HIV case
Two of the largest pornography studios in LA have postponed filming after news of a HIV positive result in one actor.
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Oct 13th 2010, 4:27 PM
You try to ban porn websites, then this happens
Indonesian lawmakers get a rude awakening in parliament. And we mean ‘rude’.
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Aug 4th 2010, 12:47 PM
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