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'''xHamster''' is a free [[pornography|pornographic]] [[video sharing]] site headquartered in [[Limassol]], [[Cyprus]]. As of May 2016 it has an [[Alexa Internet|Alexa]] global rank of 88.<ref name=alexa /><ref>{{cite news |title=North Carolina governor backs down -- a bit -- on state's controversial LGBT law |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=12 April 2016 |url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-north-carolina-lgbt-20160412-story.html |accessdate=25 June 2016}}</ref>
'''xHamster''' is a free [[pornography|pornographic]] [[video sharing]] site headquartered in [[Limassol]], [[Cyprus]]. As of May 2016 it has an [[Alexa Internet|Alexa]] global rank of 88.<ref name=alexa /><ref>{{cite news |title=North Carolina governor backs down -- a bit -- on state's controversial LGBT law |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=12 April 2016 |url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-north-carolina-lgbt-20160412-story.html |accessdate=25 June 2016}}</ref>


In April 2016, the site blocked users with IP addresses based in [[North Carolina]], due to a recent law in the state stopping its counties and cities from passing laws to protect [[LGBT]] people.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bruce Springsteen or porn site, who will get North Carolina to change its anti-LGBT laws?|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2016/04/12/Bruce-Springsteen-or-porn-site-who-will-get-North-Carolina-to-change-its-anti-LGBT-laws|accessdate=12 April 2016|work=Times Live|date=12 April 2016}}</ref> In May 2016, xHamster released ''[[The Sex Factor]]'', a reality series competition where contestants compete to become a [[porn star]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/belle-knox-host-x-rated-reality-show-sex-factor-article-1.1808954|title=Belle Knox to host X-rated reality show, ‘The Sex Factor’|publisher=|accessdate=30 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/53171/duke-porn-star-sex-factor-porn-reality-tv/|title=Belle Knox: Duke Porn Star Lands Hosting Gig on Porn Reality Show|author=Michelle Arrouas|work=TIME.com|accessdate=14 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/05/30/porn-star-belle-knox-to-host-racy-reality-show/|title=Porn star Belle Knox to host racy reality show|work=Fox News|accessdate=14 December 2015}}</ref> In response to the verdict of ''[[People v. Turner]]'', xHamster instituted a "Brock Turner rule", which banned videos involving [[rape]], including those involving sex with an unconscious partner or hypnosis.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/xhamster-crack-down-rape-porn-adopts-brock-turner-rule-1565438|title=xHamster to crack down on rape porn, adopts 'Brock Turner Rule'|last=Russon|first=Mary-Ann|date=14 June 2016|publisher=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref> Users searching for such content were given a message asking them to "[consult] with a professional psychologist", and provided with a hyperlink to the online therapy service [[7 Cups|7cups.com]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/06/11/xhamsters-brock-turner-rule-bans-all-pornography-depicting-rape-sitewide/|title=xHamster enacts ‘Brock Turner rule’ banning rape porn sitewide|last=Clark|first=Bryan|date=11 June 2016|publisher=[[The Next Web]]}}</ref>
In April 2016, the site blocked users with IP addresses based in [[North Carolina]], due to a recent law in the state stopping its counties and cities from passing laws to protect [[LGBT]] people.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bruce Springsteen or porn site, who will get North Carolina to change its anti-LGBT laws?|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2016/04/12/Bruce-Springsteen-or-porn-site-who-will-get-North-Carolina-to-change-its-anti-LGBT-laws|accessdate=12 April 2016|work=Times Live|date=12 April 2016}}</ref> In May 2016, xHamster released ''[[The Sex Factor]]'', a reality series competition where contestants compete to become a [[porn star]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/belle-knox-host-x-rated-reality-show-sex-factor-article-1.1808954|title=Belle Knox to host X-rated reality show, ‘The Sex Factor’|publisher=|accessdate=30 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/53171/duke-porn-star-sex-factor-porn-reality-tv/|title=Belle Knox: Duke Porn Star Lands Hosting Gig on Porn Reality Show|author=Michelle Arrouas|work=TIME.com|accessdate=14 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/05/30/porn-star-belle-knox-to-host-racy-reality-show/|title=Porn star Belle Knox to host racy reality show|work=Fox News|accessdate=14 December 2015}}</ref> In response to the verdict of ''[[People v. Turner]]'', xHamster instituted a "Brock Turner rule", which banned videos involving [[rape]], including those involving sex with an unconscious partner or hypnosis.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/xhamster-crack-down-rape-porn-adopts-brock-turner-rule-1565438|title=xHamster to crack down on rape porn, adopts 'Brock Turner Rule'|last=Russon|first=Mary-Ann|date=14 June 2016|publisher=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref> Users searching for such content were given a message asking them to "[consult] with a professional psychologist", and provided with a hyperlink to the


==Malvertising==
==Malvertising==

Revision as of 18:14, 25 June 2016

xHamster
File:Xhamster logo.jpg
Type of site
Pornographic video sharing
Available inEnglish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Dutch
OwnerHammy Media Ltd
URLhttp://xhamster.com/
RegistrationOptional
Content license
Free; xhamsterpremiumpass.com is proprietary

xHamster is a free pornographic video sharing site headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus. As of May 2016 it has an Alexa global rank of 88.[2][3]

In April 2016, the site blocked users with IP addresses based in North Carolina, due to a recent law in the state stopping its counties and cities from passing laws to protect LGBT people.[4] In May 2016, xHamster released The Sex Factor, a reality series competition where contestants compete to become a porn star.[5][6][7] In response to the verdict of People v. Turner, xHamster instituted a "Brock Turner rule", which banned videos involving rape, including those involving sex with an unconscious partner or hypnosis.[8] Users searching for such content were given a message asking them to "[consult] with a professional psychologist", and provided with a hyperlink to the

Malvertising

Researcher Conrad Longmore claims that advertisements displayed by the sites were found to contain malware programs, which install harmful files on users' machines without their permission. Longmore told the BBC that two popular sites – XHamster and Pornhub – pose the greatest threat.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "XHamster.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "xhamster. Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ^ "North Carolina governor backs down -- a bit -- on state's controversial LGBT law". Los Angeles Times. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Bruce Springsteen or porn site, who will get North Carolina to change its anti-LGBT laws?". Times Live. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Belle Knox to host X-rated reality show, 'The Sex Factor'". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  6. ^ Michelle Arrouas. "Belle Knox: Duke Porn Star Lands Hosting Gig on Porn Reality Show". TIME.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Porn star Belle Knox to host racy reality show". Fox News. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. ^ Russon, Mary-Ann (14 June 2016). "xHamster to crack down on rape porn, adopts 'Brock Turner Rule'". International Business Times.
  9. ^ "Popular porn websites 'host adverts with malware'". The Independent. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Top porn sites 'pose growing malware risk' to users". BBC News. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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