LOS ANGELES — The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) has named  MojoHost, Segpay and TES Affiliate Conferences as its featured sponsors for June 2024.

ASACP’s Featured Sponsors are leaders in the industry, recognized for their significant contributions to corporate responsibility, ethical business practicesand the implementation of technical measures for child safety.

“The association’s sponsors’ pivotal role in shaping the future of online child protection, particularly in guiding efforts toward age verification to preserve the innocence of youth, is truly commendable and deeply appreciated,” said ASACP executive director Tim Henning. “ASACP’s tools, made possible by the support of our sponsors, are not just beneficial, they are invaluable.”

Henning thanks MojoHost, Segpay and TES Affiliate Conferences for their constant support, generosity and leadership in helping the association achieve its mission of preventing children from accessing adult-oriented content.

“ASACP’s sponsors are contributing towards building a better world for consenting adults and society’s most vulnerable members,” Henning added. “This is an honorable mission that the association will continue to embrace and spread to all industry stakeholders.”

Jun 3, 2024 5:20 PM PDT

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Cruel Reell will attend the EroChain Expo in Warsaw, Friday and Saturday.

EroChain brand ambassador Reell will appear on both days at the LoyalFans booth during most show hours. Her fans can meet her and buy her merch.

“This is the first time that they’re doing this expo, but it will be very big, with a wide variety of enthusiasts, trade professionals, exhibitors and fans from over 30 countries,” said Reell. “Show your devotion to me; come one or both days and bring me tributes.”

For more information about EroChain Expo, click here.

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Jun 3, 2024 5:15 PM PDT

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Tera Patrick is the latest guest on the “Hustlers2Housewives” podcast, hosted by Leigh Ann Steel.

During the episode, Patrick opens up about keeping in touch with fans after leaving the industry, living in Italy and the evolution of the industry, among other topics.

“I met Tera at Exxxotica Chicago, and she was so friendly and beautiful, just like I remembered her,” said Steel. “We talked for over two hours, and I didn’t get halfway through my nine pages of notes, so we’ll definitely have a part two in the future. Tera was even more fascinating than I could have imagined, and this is one of my favorite interviews to date.”

The episode is streaming on Hustlers2Housewives.

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LOS ANGELES — XBIZ is pleased to announce the categories for the 2024 XBIZ Europa Awards, the capstone event of XBIZ Amsterdam.

To be nominated, companies must have a base of operations located within Europe (including the U.K.) and performers must reside in the continent — with the exception of “Global” categories, for which all companies are eligible. Content shot in Europe qualifies regardless of the parent company’s home base.

In order to be eligible for consideration for an XBIZ Europa Award, movies, content and pleasure products must be released between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.

Industry members may submit pre-nominations via XBIZ.net. The final day for entries is June 30. 

Relevant links to digital media, marketing material and/or website login information should be included in the comments field for each entry.

The XBIZ Europa Awards ceremony will be held on Sept. 5, capping off XBIZ Amsterdam, which takes place Sept. 3-5.

The 2024 XBIZ Europa Awards categories are:

MOVIES & PRODUCTION

• Feature Movie of the Year
• Glamcore Movie of the Year
• Gonzo Movie of the Year
• Director of the Year
• Female Performer of the Year
• Male Performer of the Year
• Gay Performer of the Year
• Best New Performer
• Best Acting
• Best Sex Scene – Feature
• Best Sex Scene – Glamcore
• Best Sex Scene – Gonzo
• Best Sex Scene – Lesbian

WEB & TECHNOLOGY

• Paysite Company of the Year
• Cam Company of the Year
• Payment Services Company of the Year
• Emerging Web Brand of the Year
• Female Streamer of the Year
• Male Streamer of the Year
• Female Clip Creator of the Year
• Male Clip Creator of the Year
• Female Premium Social Media Star of the Year
• Male Premium Social Media Star of the Year
• Creator Platform of the Year
• Cam Site of the Year
• Paysite of the Year
• Performer Site of the Year
• Erotic Site of the Year

PLEASURE PRODUCTS

• Sex Toy of the Year — Powered
• Sex Toy of the Year — Non-Powered
• Innovative Sex Toy of the Year
• Fetish Line of the Year
• Sex Lubricant of the Year

RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION

• Retailer of the Year (10+ Stores)
• Retailer of the Year (3-9 Stores)
• Retailer of the Year (1-2 Stores)
• Online Retailer of the Year
• Distributor of the Year

OTTAWA, Canada —  Canada’s privacy commissioner warned a parliamentary committee on Tuesday that the expansive age verification bill promoted by vocally anti-porn and anti-sex work Senator Julie Miville-Dechênel has broad censorship implications and could end up applying to mainstream services such a Netflix.

Commissioner Philippe Dufresne suggested the scope of the bill should be “dramatically narrowed” to address concerns about the affected content, The Canadian Press reported.

Canadian Heritage Deputy Minister Owen Ripley also testified, calling Miville-Dechênel’s bill “highly problematic for a number of reasons, including a scope that is much too broad, both in terms of regulated services as well as regulated content.”

The Canadian Press reported that University of Ottawa law professor and internet expert Michael Geist called the bill “fundamentally flawed,” explaining that age verification technology “is simply not there yet” to accomplish what censorship proponents like Miville-Dechênel and her U.S.-based allies and counterparts are seeking.

An Unelected Politician With Peculiar U.S. Allies

As XBIZ reported, Miville-Dechêne — an unelected official, since, like most British members of the House of Lords, Canadian Senators are appointed — is a former journalist and broadcaster who does not appear to have specialized knowledge of universal technical and systemic issues regarding third-party content moderation on the internet.

In June 2021, Miville-Dechêne spoke to the francophone CBC outlet Radio Canada for an in-depth piece on the religious motivation of the then current anti-Pornhub crusade spearheaded by MP Arnold Viersen with the support of U.S. anti-porn crusader Laila Mickelwait of the Exodus Cry ministry.

She told Radio Canada that although she does not share the ideology of Exodus Cry, she tackles the issue of sexual exploitation “under a feminist angle.”

“The issue of children watching online porn as well as the presence of illegal content on porn sites have gathered a large coalition of Canadian citizens who are ideologically different, but who agree with each other on these two precise objectives,” she added.

However, in April 2022, Miville-Dechêne said that “protecting children against pornography is both a health and a public safety issue,” echoing NCOSE and Exodus Cry terminology about an alleged “public health crisis” around watching porn and about “porn addiction,” a concept that has been repeatedly debunked.

“Exposing minors, especially boys, to online porn is associated with a number of harmful effects: addiction, aggressive sexual behaviors, fear, anxiety and an increase in sexist beliefs that particularly affect girls and women,” she told the committee.

‘Pass It Now, Figure the “Technical Details” Later’

During Tuesday’s hearing, Miville-Dechêne and her supporters argued that the bill’s purpose “to shield minors from sexually graphic and violent material, is important enough that it should be passed, with the technical details to be sorted out through a regulatory process,” The Canadian Press reported.

Academic expert Geist retorted that the bill is “fundamentally defective in its current form, and it can’t be fixed without a complete overhaul,” and that “the technology simply doesn’t exist to permit age verification at scale.”

Ripley added that, as written, “the proposed law would make it a rule for services like Netflix to verify the age of their users,” having “far-reaching implications for how Canadians access and use the internet. Website blocking remains a highly contentious enforcement instrument that poses a range of challenges and could impact Canadians’ freedom of speech and Canada’s commitment to an open and free internet and net neutrality.”

Dufresne suggested an amendment that narrowed the scope of the bill to “providing sexually explicit material for commercial purposes.”

LOS ANGELES — Free Speech Coalition (FSC) Executive Director Alison Boden called Tennessee’s version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn activists, which was signed into law by Republican Governor Bill Lee on Tuesday, “an attack not only on the adult industry but on the First Amendment rights of millions of people who engage with adult content online.”

Boden told XBIZ that Tennessee’s SB 1792, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2025, “goes further than almost other bill that we’ve seen and directly criminalizes speech online, by making it a felony to operate, or seemingly even link to, a platform that does nor perform age-verification.”

Last month, FSC Director of Public Affairs Mike Stabile told XBIZ that SB 1792 is a “particularly bad” law because of its felony charge component.

“It also requires visitors to be re-verified every hour, and allows the database to keep the records for 30 days,” Stabile added, calling the law — and similar measures proposed in Ohio and Alabama — “grossly unconstitutional and dangerous.”

“They are meant to crush legal speech,” he added. “But if they’re not challenged, they will go into effect.”

In spite of these criticisms, SB 1792 was passed unanimously by the Tennessee Legislature, on a bipartisan vote, on April 24.

May 31, 2024 4:03 PM PDT

NEW YORK — Ellen Stagg is the latest guest on the “Get Schooled” podcast, hosted by Marcela Alonso.

During the episode, Stagg discusses her book ‘Free to Be Naked,’ model etiquette and how she educates models prior to her shoots, among other topics.

“I’ve interviewed with Marcela on IG Live, but this time we really got to talk,” Stagg said. “We chatted about so many things, and this is one of my favorite recent interviews.”

The episode is streaming on Apple Podcasts.

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May 31, 2024 4:02 PM PDT

TORONTO — Marina Valmont will appear at Spicy Island, on July 2-6.

The Spicy Island swingers event takes place on a 136-acre private island in Šibenik, Croatia. Produced by Spicy Match, the event will feature multiple activities and parties. Valmont will attend on behalf of Naked News.

“I’m so excited to be in paradise,” Valmont said. “I really do have the best job, covering the event with Naked News and hosting the parties and events. There are still some accommodations available, so if you are thinking about going, now is the time to reserve your spot before it’s all booked up.”

For more information, click here.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s Republican Governor Henry McMaster held a ceremony on Wednesday combining the signings of the state’s new age verification law for adult content and a controversial ban on gender affirming care for trans youth.

During the photo-op showing him signing the bills into law, McMaster made a statement that conflated the laws as both aiming to “protect the innocence of our state’s children” against “threats” and “damaging influences online and off.”

H. 3424, South Carolina’s version of the age verification bills being sponsored around the country by anti-porn activists, is also known as the “Child Online Safety Act” and was originally introduced in Dec. 2022. It passed the legislature on May 15 and was actually signed by McMaster on May 21. Age verification becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2025.

Wednesday’s ceremonial signing was deliberately scheduled by McMaster’s office to make a joint statement about the age verification law and H. 4624, the “Help Not Harm Bill” that denies gender affirming care to South Carolina’s trans minors. The joint ceremony dubbed both controversial laws “child safety legislation.”

“These signings reflect our commitment to ensuring the health and well-being of all our state’s children from damaging influences online and off,” McMaster said about the theater-like event, which unlike his May 21 signature, is not necessary for the law to go into effect. McMast added that he was “grateful for the support of the General Assembly and all those who have worked to bring these critical pieces of legislation to my desk.”

The Help Not Harm Bill, the governor’s office explained, “prohibits healthcare professionals from knowingly providing gender transition procedures to a person under 18 years of age. Gender transition procedures are defined as puberty-blocking drugs, cross-sex hormones, or genital or nongenital gender reassignment surgery, used for the purpose of assisting an individual with a physical gender transition.”

The bill “also prohibits public funds from being used directly or indirectly for gender transition procedures” of trans people regardless of age and “precludes the South Carolina Medicaid Program from reimbursing or providing coverage for these procedures.” 

The Child Online Safety Act, the governor’s office claims, “protects minors from harmful online content by mandating websites containing 33.33% or more material deemed harmful to minors implement an age verification system to ensure that users under 18 years old cannot access the material. Harmful online content is defined as material or performances that depict sexually explicit nudity or sexual activity that an average adult applying contemporary community standards would find that the material or performance has a tendency to appeal to a prurient interest of minors in sex.”

H. 3424 also “makes websites that produce obscene material or promote child pornography or child sexual exploitation liable to an individual for damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees as ordered by the court and is open to class action suits,” the governor office added.

Free Speech Coalition (FSC) Executive Director Alison Boden told XBIZ, “It’s unfortunate that South Carolina chose to join its neighbors in passing an ineffective website-based age verification mandate despite knowing that it’s unconstitutional.”