Gearing Up Videos - YouTube Site Removed By Google

As some of you may have discovered, the YouTube page associated with Jockstrap Junction has been removed by Google, owner of YouTube.  This is part of an ongoing battle I seem to be having with Google, and in some ways I understand their position with respect to the YouTube site.  At the present time, I do not have any plans to either contest what Google has done, or to try to remake the YouTube site over in a way that might be acceptable.  My attempts to do so with Picasa were never even addressed by anyone at Google, and as a result, I lost hundreds of photos and images, many of them of myself, to Google.

It does seem to me, however, that Google has, recently, taken an extremely conservative stance with respect to at least some alleged pornographic content on its services.  Yet, other Blogger blogs which are arguably far more obscene and pornographic are left alone.  If there is some methodology on Google's part, I would like to know what it is.

I fear that the Internet's freedom and open-ness is retracting a bit in the area of adult information, services and multi-media content.  I am troubled by the .XXX domain extensions, Google's actions, and am informed that Facebook takes down any page even referencing the term "bareback."  For now, it remains to be seen what or how far these developments will go.  In the meantime, I will let you all know what video-related service or site (or combination) will take the place of the YouTube site.

Facebook v. Facebook Of Sex

Image via CrunchBaseAfter a lawsuit was filed by social media giant, Facebook, the site known as FacebookOfSex.com has been taken offline.

Facebook's latest lawsuit hardly comes as much of a surprise. In fact, Facebook has been filing similar lawsuits against other sites, not all of which are adult-related. For example, Facebook has filed lawsuits against the websites Teachbook, Placebook, and Lamebook. In each instance, Facebook appears to be asserting claims against these other sites, in large part, because they use the word "book" in their names.

Watch out Fuckbook!

Not only does Facebook appear to be asserting legal rights to the use of the word "book" in domain names, but it is also potentially extending its legal claim to the word "face" as well.