Cyberculture roundup: Manning trial, Cameron’s Porn Filter, Apple’s ebook crisis…

  European Commission accepts Penguin?s proposals to scrap Apple ebook agency agreements The European Commission has accepted book publisher Penguin?s proposals to scrap all of its existing ebook agency agreements ? including its deal with Apple, most importantly ? and refrain from adopting any similar partnerships for the next five years. Journalists at Bradley Manning … Read more

peta.xxx to be launched soon…

I think at one point PETA  (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) lost its orientation and now all goes wild… PETA deploys nearly-nude street activists to promote its campaigns for animals. AP photo PETA goes wild with pornographic website As you might see some of previous campaigns, they are probably the best possible candidate … Read more

3 lecturers fired after the news of Porn movie as a thesis ? Twitter reactions

It hit the news yesterday. First in a news magazine (Tempo), then in a popular columnist’s column. A student at Visual Communication Design (at Istanbul Bilgi U) had produced a porn movie as a graduation thesis. Moral panic spread fast. “Bilgi Üniversitesi” is the top trending word at Twitter Turkey right now. 3 lecturers who … Read more

OkTrends survey: Gay Sex vs. Straight Sex

Gay Sex vs. Straight Sex Gay issues have been in the news a lot lately, from the debate over same-sex marriage in Congress to a sickening rash of gay-bashing here in New York City. We see a lot of emotion out there, instead of information, and we wanted to provide some data-based context on sexuality … Read more