LoyalFans Nabs 2 XBIZ Awards Noms

LOS ANGELES — LoyalFans has been nominated for two 2023 XBIZ Awards — “Creator Platform Company of the Year” and “Creator Platform/Site of the Year.”
 
“We at LoyalFans are so proud to have not one but two nominations at the 2023 XBIZ Awards,” LoyalFans co-founder Neil said. “The credit for the company comes from an amazing team that has been built up over the past few years. Providing the best service possible to all the amazing creators and fans is a great pleasure for all of us at LoyalFans.”    
 
“To be nominated as ‘Creator Platform/Site of the Year’ is really a huge honor,” Neil added. “Our team works non-stop to make sure we continue to add amazing features that both fans and creators use in order to have the best experience possible. We pride ourselves on being the all-in-one fan platform of choice by so many creators. It’s all about being of service to everyone and making sure we remain transparent and all-inclusive.”  

The 2023 XBIZ Awards will crown the best-of-the-best in adult Sunday, Jan. 15 at the historic Hollywood Palladium; in keeping with tradition, select award categories under Web & Technology, Pleasure Products and Retail will be presented as part of the annual XBIZ Honors ceremonies.

Voting is now open.

More information about Loyalfans can be found online and Twitter.

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Crystal Clark Returns to FreeUseMILF

LAS VEGAS — Crystal Clark stars in FreeUseMILF’s new scene alongside Oliver Faze and directed by Brother Love.

The scene begins with Clark having baked a pie, but soon catches her stepson using it for nefarious means. The stepson, played by Faze, is not handling No Nut November, so Clark helps him out by physically pleasuring him.

“I was happy to work with FreeUseMILF again for another fun scene,” Clark said. “It was great to take charge while still letting Oliver have free use over me.”

The trailer for the release can be found here.

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Rock Candy Toys Now Shipping New ‘Poppin’ Rock Candy’ Flavors

Rock Candy Toys Now Shipping New 'Poppin' Rock Candy' Flavors

LOS ANGELES — Rock Candy Toys has unveiled three new flavors for the company’s Poppin’ Rock Candy edible sex candy line.

The new flavors are included with the Tropical Summer pop-up countertop display. The fizzing oral sex candy flavors include Mango Tango, Pineapple Express, and Watermelon Suga’.

“Every flavor in our Poppin’ Rock Candy range is so playful and yummy, and they consistently generate outstanding feedback,” said Rock Candy Director of Sales Tracy Leone. “Retailers and their customers rave about our delicious flavors. Our oral sex edibles are an effortless sell, they are great impulse purchase to keep by your register.”

The 36-piece display includes 12 of each new flavor. 

“The timing of our new edibles release is perfect, because we want to provide retail shoppers the taste of a tropical getaway, without having to leave the house,” Leone continued.

Poppin’ Rock Candy is available through East Coast News, Eldorado, Holiday Products, Nalpac and National Video Supply.

For more information, email tracy@rockcandytoys.com.

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UK’s Online Safety Bill Remains Mired in Conceptual Chaos

LONDON — The Tory government led by Rishi Sunak has reintroduced the Online Safety Bill, which has now been amended to remove some of the language that would have forced platforms to censor content the government termed “legal but harmful.”

As The Guardian’s Alex Hern pointed out today, this version of the controversial bill — which has been criticized even by ardent, veteran members of the ruling Conservative Party — is yet another “compromise” take presented by the “fourth prime minister and seventh secretary of state since it was first proposed as an online harms white paper under Theresa May.”

In fact, the Online Safety Bill has been stuck in conceptual chaos since its very beginnings, with various unclear goals such as “protecting children,” “outlawing hate speech,” “cleaning up the internet” and other fuzzy notions popularized through various media panics concerning online content.

The bill reintroduced today was originally drafted in May 2021, but was repeatedly delayed awaiting modifications prompted by the serious concerns of free speech advocates, lobbyists for platforms, and politicians across the spectrum. 

“While the latest raft of amendments will see more harmful content criminalized, the government has u-turned on the ‘legal but harmful’ aspect of the bill,” explained the New Statesman’s Sarah Dawood. “This would have put a duty on Big Tech companies to stop the proliferation of dangerous content that is not illegal, such as misogyny, some online bullying and content promoting eating disorders.”

The “legal but harmful” formulation — essentially a vague carve-out of free speech — originates in a rhyming expression taught in U.S. law schools: “lawful but awful,” an imprecise, catchall label that encompasses threats and violence but also most visual expressions of sexuality, including all pornography.

‘Legal but Harmful’ Out, ‘Downblousing’ In

The most significant change in the version of the bill introduced today, the New Statesman explained, is “the removal of ‘legal but harmful’ content from the bill. Previously, social media giants would have been forced to take down content deemed to be harmful as specified by the government. Instead, users will now be able to filter out harmful content they do not want to see themselves, while Big Tech will be required to enforce their own terms and conditions, which could prohibit content that falls outside of criminality if they wish.”

Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan — a Tory politician who had previously strongly defended the censorship provisions of earlier versions of the bill — “defended the change to Sky News, saying that the original provision could have impacted free speech by creating a ‘quasi-legal category between illegal and legal,’ instigating different rules around online and offline expression.”

Other changes to the bill promoted today by its Tory sponsors are the explicit criminalization of “deepfake” pornography, “upskirting” and “downblousing,” defined by the New Statesman as “when photos or videos are secretly taken down someone’s shirt.”

“Alongside this, stronger regulation will also be enforced around sharing any intimate images without consent,” the paper added. “It will also be illegal to share content encouraging self-harm. This brings it in line with sharing content that encourages suicide, which is already illegal.”

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab commented, “We must do more to protect women and girls from people who take or manipulate intimate photos in order to hound or humiliate them. Our changes will give police and prosecutors the powers they need to bring these cowards to justice and safeguard women and girls from such vile abuse.”

The ‘Children’s Code’

As XBIZ reported, one of the main engines behind the bill has been the U.K.’s “Children’s Code,” a set of regulatory standards devised by a British aristocrat with California and Hollywood ties, the Baroness Beeban Kidron.

Kidron is a 62-year-old former photographer, film producer and director, philanthropist and self-appointed “advocate for children’s rights in the digital world.” She has founded and chairs charities the 5Rights Foundation and Into Film. In 2012, Queen Elizabeth made Kidron a Baroness and she was introduced in the House of Lords. She was appointed on the recommendation of the House of Lords Appointments Commission and is an unelected “life peer,” legislating in the U.K. as a member of the House of Lords Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee.

Kidron spoke at length to The Guardian in 2021 about what she sees as her crusade for “children’s rights” online. The Guardian reported that Kidron took up the cause while working on a documentary titled ‘InRealLife’ and spending “‘hundreds of hours in the bedrooms of children’ to discover how the internet affects young lives. What she saw disturbed her.”

“I did what they were doing — gaming, falling in love, watching pornography, going to meet-ups, making music — you name it, it happened,” Kidron told The Guardian.

Main Image: U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Conservative, Richmond)

NPR’s ‘Marketplace’ Interviews Sex Work CEO’s MelRose Michaels About Twitter Changes

NPR's 'Marketplace' Interviews Sex Work CEO's MelRose Michaels About Twitter Changes

LOS ANGELES — NPR’s business program “Marketplace” interviewed Sex Work CEO’s MelRose Michaels about the current situation at Twitter and what it may mean for adult content creators and sex workers.

The feature, titled “Changes at Twitter Put Adult Content Creators in Limbo,” aired Tuesday morning and highlighted the findings of Michaels’ recent SWCEO’s 2022 State of the Creator survey of 200 adult creators.

“A recent report from Media Matters for America found at least half of Twitter’s 100 biggest advertisers have either announced they will stop running ads on the platform or just seem to be stopping more quietly,” the Marketplace report explained. “But not all businesses can walk away so easily. Take sex workers. A recent survey from the website Sex Work CEO shows that Twitter is incredibly important for adult content creators, helping them connect with fans, find new ones and promote their legal businesses.”

Michaels told Kimberly Adams of “Marketplace” that 97% of the adult creators she had surveyed “said Twitter was their top platform for finding fans.”

Twitter, Michaels elaborated, “is a main home, hub for us in terms of finding fans because it’s the only place where we really can access a new audience. Twitter is the last frontier for adult creators to link to an adult platform directly, have a one-click conversion and have a sale made. And without this tool at our disposal, we’re really at a huge disadvantage.”

Michaels also discussed rumors that Twitter may be implementing a paywall to charge for premium content, including adult; why people should not separate the concerns of adult and mainstream creators; the relationship between OnlyFans and the outward-facing platforms; and other surprising findings from her SWCEO’s 2022 State of the Creator survey.

Ultimately, Michaels stressed that “sex workers, just by nature, are the most adaptable and the most intelligent marketers because we’re constantly in this state of having to navigate a landscape that we are not allowed to participate in. So when you have things like this happening, and the ground starts to shift, that’s really where our community shines … We’re constantly figuring out how to navigate the next shift, because there’s always another one coming.”

To listen to and read “Changes at Twitter Put Adult Content Creators in Limbo,” visit Marketplace.org.

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Fundraiser Organized for Charles Dera’s Medical Bills

Fundraiser Organized for Charles Dera's Medical Bills

LOS ANGELES — A fundraiser is being organized to help performer Charles Dera with his medical bills, after a recent motorcycle accident.

The GoFundMe, set up by Dera’s friend Nita, states, “Hi, I’m fundraising for Charles Dera. He was recently the victim of a terrible motorcycle accident where he received several life-threatening injuries. He still has a long road ahead with his recovery. Anything you can donate will help ensure his recovery is smooth and he can get back on his feet again. We love and appreciate you all and wish you nothing but a long, healthy and happy life.”

To contribute to the GoFundMe, click here.

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Violet Myers Earns XBIZ Awards Nominations

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Violet Myers has been nominated for 2023 XBIZ Awards for “Premium Social Media Star of the Year” and “Best Sex Scene” in the Vignette category.

“I was so happy to receive the award nomination I wanted the most from the XBIZ Awards, and that’s ‘Premium Social Media Star of the Year.’ The ‘Best Sex Scene – Vignette’ was just the icing on the cake. I’m so grateful for all the career-changing opportunities that came my way this year and to XBIZ for these incredible nominations,” says Myers.
 
The 2023 XBIZ Awards will crown the best-of-the-best in adult Sunday, Jan. 15 at the historic Hollywood Palladium; in keeping with tradition, select award categories under Web & Technology, Pleasure Products and Retail will be presented as part of the annual XBIZ Honors ceremonies.

Voting is now open.

Follow Myers on Twitter and find her social media links here.

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Sabien DeMonia Nominated for 2023 XBIZ Award

BARCELONA, Spain — Sabien Demonia has been nominated for the XBIZ Award for “Clip Artist of the Year.”
 
“My work as a clip artist opened a lot of doors for me including the opportunity to direct for Kink.com. I’d love to win this award, and anything is possible with my fans and industry friends voting for me,” DeMonia said. “Check my social media to alert you when voting is open and for the link. Thank you, XBIZ, for this incredible nomination.”
 
The 2023 XBIZ Awards will crown the best-of-the-best in adult Sunday, Jan. 15 at the historic Hollywood Palladium; in keeping with tradition, select award categories under Web & Technology, Pleasure Products and Retail will be presented as part of the annual XBIZ Honors ceremonies.

Voting is now open.

Follow Sabrina DeMonia on Twitter and find her social media links here.

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Rachael Cavalli Nominated for XBIZ Award

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Rachael Cavalli has been nominated for the XBIZ Award for “Girl/Girl Performer of the Year.”
 
“I’ve really blessed to work with some of the best performers, directors, and studios this year. I’m so honored that XBIZ nominated me for one of the biggest categories with some of the top Girl/Girl performers in the biz,” Cavalli said. “Thank you, XBIZ.”

The 2023 XBIZ Awards will crown the best-of-the-best in adult Sunday, Jan. 15 at the historic Hollywood Palladium; in keeping with tradition, select award categories under Web & Technology, Pleasure Products and Retail will be presented as part of the annual XBIZ Honors ceremonies.

Voting is now open.

Follow Rachael Cavalli on Twitter and find her social media links here.

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Entrenue Now Shipping Pastease Nipple Pasties

Entrenue Now Shipping Pastease Nipple Pasties

PHOENIX — Entrenue is now offering 76 products from nipple pasties designer Pastease, including the Tastease line of edible pasties.

Pastease is “a family-owned-and-operated designer of nipple pasties with nearly 20 years of experience making products inspired by the company’s ethos: Sexy Fun Freedom,” said a rep.

Pastease products include traditional pasties styles, along with various shapes and designs, including sasquatch, ice cream pops, skeleton hands, middle fingers and rainbows, among others.

Entrenue Owner and CEO Joe Casella touted the new partnership.

“We are so excited to work with Pastease and be able to offer colorful and clever pasties designs to our customers,” he said. “We were so charmed by their designs and attention to detail, and we love working with family-owned companies who take pride in their work.”

The selection of Pastease products also features Tastease edible pasties in a variety of flavors.

“With the wide variety of designs, fun shapes, and even different edible flavors, shoppers will genuinely be able to find a pasties option to fit any occasion,” Casella added.

For more information, visit Entrenue’s B2B portal, email info@entrenue.com or call 800-368-7268.

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