But there have been claims (NSFW) that much of Scribd's traffic is generated by pornographic and pirated material (the "Adult" group is one of the largest and most active on the site).
Ms. Nana rejected claims that the pageant was immoral or "pornographic," as some radical groups claimed, and said she was concerned that the government appeared to be giving in to threats.
McCarthy's first group, pornographic parodies, includes 1976's Tintin en Suisse ("Tintin in Switzerland") and Jan Bucquoy's 1992 work La Vie Sexuelle de Tintin ("Tintin's Sex Life"), featuring Tintin and the other characters engaged in sexual acts.
Other members had been sharing pornographic images within the group.
From last year onwards, there has been great national momentum towards this goal with every Public Security Bureau destroying a group of pornographic sites.
And they kept coming: Starchamber, vaguely Tibetan in robes and furs, offering crystals; the Hindu Preppies, who wore garlands of marigolds and mehndi tattoos with their country club attire; "'80s curators" in jewel tones; savagely tan blondes in salt-encrusted prom dresses; a quartet in Lady Di wigs; and a group in airbrushed pornographic T-shirts, carrying neon-colored frosted cakes.
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A spokesman for the Bern police said the men, all French-speaking, organized themselves through the Internet in groups dedicated to sharing pornographic pictures of children.
Mr. Cuomo's margin was especially lopsided among women and African-Americans, suggesting that some of Mr. Paladino's more incendiary behavior, like forwarding racially tinged and pornographic e-mails, had alienated those groups.
