The Top Ten Adult Entertainment-Related Stories of 2018 (YNOT)
Read the full article by Gene Zorkin at YNOT.com
It’s safe to say 2018 was an unusual year in news, regardless of which subjects one chooses to focus on in the last twelve months. Part of the strangeness lay in it being a year when claims of “fake news!” seemed to ring out daily – not just regarding stories which clearly were literally fake, but also stories which appeared to be true, but were simply disfavored by the person(s) who were subject of the reporting.
Below are ten of the most significant adult entertainment-related stories of 2018, as chosen by the YNOT editorial staff. Naturally, many readers will disagree both with the topics chosen and the order in which they’re ranked – this isn’t a math problem, after all, or a trivia question with a single correct answer.
In any event, we hope recalling these stories sparks interesting discussion and useful reflection on the year which has just passed.
#10: Kink Sells the Armory
#9: Deepfakes
#8: Porn as a “Public Health Hazard”
#7: Adult-Focused Cryptocurrency
#6: The UK’s Age Verification Measures
#5: Social media porn-tolerance shrinkage
#4: SESTA/FOSTA
#3: Big ruling on 2257
#2: Adult performer mental health needs get long overdue attention
#1: Stormy v. Trump
Gene Zorkin has been covering legal and political issues for various adult publications (and under a variety of different pen names) since 2002.