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Sex offenders booted from videogame playgrounds

New York State's top prosecutor on Thursday announced that thousands of sex offenders have been kicked out of online playgrounds popular with young videogame lovers.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Kremlin TV to air Julian Assange's new show

(AP) -- Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's new talk show will be broadcast on RT, the Kremlin-funded English-language television station said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Julian Assange says he's launching TV talk show

(AP) -- You've read his leaks. Now watch his show.

Technology / Other

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

WikiLeaks' Assange can continue extradition fight

(AP) -- A British court Monday gave WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to continue his legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex crimes allegations.

Technology / Other

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 8

As Assange awaits ruling, WikiLeaks faces its fate

(AP) -- As Julian Assange awaits a judge's extradition verdict, it could be WikiLeaks' very future that's at stake.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Study casts doubt on sex offender notification laws

(PhysOrg.com) -- While evidence suggests that requiring convicted sex offenders to register with the police reduces the chances they'll re-offend, a recent paper co-authored by a University of Michigan law professor shows ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Studies question effectiveness of sex offender laws

Two studies in the latest issue of the Journal of Law and Economics cast doubt on whether sex offender registry and notification laws actually work as intended.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 25

Legalizing child pornography is linked to lower rates of child sex abuse: study

Could making child pornography legal lead to lower rates of child sex abuse? It could well do, according to a new study by Milton Diamond, from the University of Hawaii, and colleagues.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (26) | comments 36

Could Porn Be Good For Society?

(PhysOrg.com) -- The arguments against pornography are many, ranging from insistence that porn degrades women and is morally reprehensible to the assertion that pornography viewing is the cause of sex crimes. ...

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created Mar 10, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (63) | comments 47 | with audio podcast weblog