Playboy Magazine is Dropping the Nude Photos, Because of the Internet

Playboy has announced they are removing nude photos of women from their magazine, because the internet now owns that part of the pornography market. Playboy’s circulation has dropped from 5.6 million in 1975 to about 800,000 now, according to the Alliance for Audited Media. The magazine debuted in 1953 with Marilyn Monroe on the cover. There will still be provocative photos of women, but, in their clothes.

The New York Times:

Its executives admit that Playboy has been overtaken by the changes it pioneered. “That battle has been fought and won,” said Scott Flanders, the company’s chief executive. “You’re now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free. And so it’s just passé at this juncture.”