Sundays are for shopping, friends and Internet porn

When do you watch the most online porn? OK, let's rephrase that: when is the most popular time for watching adult videos online? The answer might just surprise you.
 

Fallout 3 banned, it was the drugs

Another example of Draconian laws stifling creativity and adult choice, with the Australian Office of Film & Literature Classification (OFLC) effectively handing down a ban to one of the most highly anticipated titles this year.  No Fallout 3 for you Australia.
 

President pays for Internet porn

The Economic Stimulus Plan, which saw President Bush giving tax rebates of up to USD $600 (AUD $623) to every citizen, seems to have stimulated one part of the economy more than others: the online porn business. Research suggests that since the cash went out, subscriptions to Internet porn sites have gone up by 30 percent.
 

Take Two hit Courts over pulled GTA IV ads

Remember the Chicago Transit Authority decided to pull ads for the crime laden blockbuster GTA IV?  Well publisher Take Two, buoyed by the games success have come back swinging.
 

GTA IV - just buy it

Uh-oh... pirate copies of Grand Theft Auto IV are roaming around the web, causing havoc - but why risk downloading a pirate copy at 6.32GB in size for the Xbox 360 - when the full version comes out tomorrow?
 

Help! I’m addicted to the Internet - are you?

Internet addiction is a real disorder, with its incidence rising across the world, with the most interesting research coming from South Korea, although US ‘case descriptions are remarkably similar’ according to a new report.
 

R18+ for games: looks like Australia won’t get it

A new report suggests the South Australian Attorney-General will scuttle the long-awaited R18+ rating for games, much to the horror and disgust of many commenters.
 

SBS’s ‘Obscene Machines’ too robotically obscene for ACMA

ACMA, the Australian Communications and Media Authority, has ruled that Australia’s SBS television has breached SBS’s own ‘Codes of Practice 2006’ by not complying with MA 15+ classification guidelines for a TV program showing sexual gratification by artificial means.
 

Will Australia soon have R-rated games on sale?

While movies have long been able to be sold under an R rating classification should they have deserved it, games that would have gained such a classification have either had to be toned down, or not sold thanks to being banned – but this could soon change.
 

ACMA report finds little to support Conroy's enthusiasm for ISP filtering

Communications minister Stephen Conroy has used publication of the ACMA's report on internet filtering to once again talk up the government's plans to introduce ISP level filtering, but the ACMA report says little in support of the practicalities of such a scheme.