Webmaster News – Los Angeles, CA – The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is pleased to announce the ASACP Foundation a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Since 1996, ASACP has operated as a non-profit 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.

“As a 501(c)(4), donations to ASACP were not tax-deductible as a charitable donation; it is considered an advertising or ordinary business expense. Many people asked ASACP to establish a charity, so that in addition to their sponsorship and membership payments, they could donate money that would be a charitable tax-deductible gift. Therefore, we are pleased to announce that we have established the ASACP Foundation — 501(c)(3) nonprofit,” stated ASACP CEO Joan Irvine.

ASACP will now comprise of two separate corporate entities, the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection and the ASACP Foundation, both being integral parts of the child protection effort. ASACP will continue to manage the membership program, help adult companies protect their businesses by protecting children, and make certain that these efforts are known by mainstream companies and by lawmakers in Washington DC and Europe. The ASACP Foundation will operate the ASACP child pornography reporting hotline and the Restricted To Adults – RTA Website Label.

“These two separate organizations will act together in order to do a broad range of work in protecting children online,” added Irvine. “Donations to the Foundation will help us to continue our online child protection efforts, while expanding our online safety educational efforts. Membership and sponsorship dues will continue to fund ASACP’s continual technology updates, its efforts to advocate on behalf of the industry, help ASACP expand internationally and provide the industry with the tools they need to protect their businesses. In addition with the Foundation, ASACP can now apply for grants.”

“ASACP is the only association in the world that coordinates the adult entertainment industry’s efforts to protect children online. It has spent over 13 years creating progressive programs to protect children. ASACP’s relationship in assisting the adult industry’s child protection efforts is unparalleled. Your donation to the ASACP Foundation not only helps the organization to create a safer internet for children, it helps to demonstrate our responsibility,” stated XBIZ President and ASACP Founder Alec Helmy.

Contributions to the ASACP Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, you can donate at: http://www.asacp.org. Donations to the ASACP Foundation cannot be applied toward ASACP membership.

About ASACP
Founded in 1996, ASACP is a non-profit organization dedicated to online child protection. ASACP battles child pornography through its CP Reporting Hotline and helps parents prevent children from viewing age-restricted material online with its Restricted To Adults – RTA Website Label. Companies and individuals interested in supporting ASACP may go to www.asacp.org for more information on how to get involved.

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Webmaster News – Los Angeles, CA – On September 13, 2009, Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) CEO, Joan Irvine, graduated from the Chamber of Commerce Leadership Redondo Beach Program.

The Leadership Redondo Beach program is similar to the many other Chamber of Commerce Leadership programs around the world. It requires a two-year commitment. The first year focuses on educating participants about the community while meeting with numerous city and business community leaders. The second year requires working on a group project that will benefit the city and residents of Redondo Beach.

During the graduation ceremony at Wilderness Park, the graduates were honored with a congratulatory letter from Senator Diane Feinstein and Letters of Recognition from California Senator Jenny Oropeza and Assembly Member Ted Lieu. In honor of the graduation, on Oct 20, 2009 Irvine and her classmates were presented with a Letter of Recognition from Congresswoman Jane Harman and a Mayor’s Commendation from the City of Redondo Beach at its City Council meeting.

Since there is a water crisis in California and Redondo Beach has the additional problem of water run-off into the ocean, Leadership Redondo 2008 (LR08) chose to plant an educational Get Water Smart Garden in Wilderness Park (http://www.getwatersmart-rb.org) as their group project. This garden includes native and water tolerant plants. Many in the community helped to bring this vision to fruition including the Eagle Scouts who built seating from logs so people could rest while enjoying the Zen-like garden. In addition to the garden, LR08 held a fundraiser at the Sea Lab and provided education material to grade school children as well as information to businesses and residents.

Irvine stated, “I spend so much time working on national and international online child protection issues that I felt it was important to give back to my local community. Children spend too much time online, so it’s important to enhance such a great place like Wilderness Park where they can learn about nature and even camp in the woods. While we were working in the garden, it was great to see so many families taking advantage of this great community resource. It’s a good feeling to know that the Get Water Smart Garden will be around for decades to educate future generations of Redondo Beach children.”

Joan Irvine started with ASACP in 2002 as Executive Director and was promoted to CEO in 2008. She has worked in business technology and association management for over 25 years for companies including ADP, SDC and VIC. She advocates on behalf of online child protection in Washington and Sacramento, and participates in the Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography, Family Online Safety Institute, and the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee. She belongs to the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and is a graduate of the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce Leadership program. She has a BA in Human Development and Psychology from the University of Kansas.

About ASACP
Founded in 1996, the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating child pornography from the Internet. ASACP also works to help parents prevent children from viewing age-restricted material online with its Restricted To Adults – RTA Website Label. Companies and individuals interested in supporting ASACP may go to http://www.asacp.org for more information on how to get involved.

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Adult Hosting – Los Angeles, CA – Last week representatives from The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) attended a special networking event at the Sureflix Corporate Offices in Toronto, Canada.

The event was arranged by Sureflix in order to introduce ASACP to key decision makers from Canadian companies in the industry. ASACP CEO Joan Irvine and Technology and Forensic Research Director Tim Henning attended the event. Sureflix not only organized the networking event, they provided opportunities for ASACP to meet with their staff and further educate them on ASACP’s activities. Sureflix also offered to include the ASACP public service announcements on their TV channel in Canada. In addition, Henning reviewed the Sureflix data in the ASACP database to make sure Sureflix was receiving the most benefits from their sponsorship.

ASACP also discussed with the Sureflix staff the options for ASACP’s plans to expand internationally. ASACP Advisory Council Member and Sureflix President, Eric Johnson offered advice on expansion plans in order to set correct expectations. Sureflix Vice President of Marketing Dennis Welsh and Account Manager of International Accounts Eduardo Mendonca, who speaks six languages, offered insight on the process of website translation and recommended a structured approach especially since ASACP has limited resources.

“ASACP has always worked on an international level to protect children; however, this event provided an opportunity for ASACP to launch our efforts to increase our presence internationally,” stated Irvine. “Thanks to Sureflix’s generosity, this was my first visit to Toronto. Like many other non-profits, ASACP is on a tight budget and I greatly appreciate Sureflix not only organizing this event, but also hosting my flight and hotel. Tradeshows are a good way to meet many people; however, I believe that small business gatherings with the decision makers are a better environment for ASACP to discuss its mission and goals. Sureflix limited the number of people who could attend to achieve this intimate setting.”

Henning added, “I was pleased to learn more about Sureflix operations, from Best Practices to behavior on boards and social media sites including having a motivational sheet with its six mission statement words and other adjectives which define the Sureflix corporate culture. Sureflix is an excellent example of a company that is committed to good business practices that includes supporting various non-profit and community groups.”

“As ASACP continues its international expansion, we ask other ASACP sponsors to do similar networking events for ASACP. This way ASACP can continue to do its best to protect children and the industry. Mainstream companies that work with ‘high risk’ industries are under pressure to dissolve such relationships. It helps if we can state to our opponents that these industries support a child protection association that has a recognized child pornography reporting hotline and the international award-winning Restricted to Adults – RTA Website Label. It’s a win/win for all,” Johnson stated. He added, “Sureflix encourages all our affiliates to label with the Restricted to Adults – RTA website label.”

Next week Irvine will travel to Europe to attend Webmasters Access Europe in Amsterdam where she will hold the third ASACP European Expansion Focus Group meeting. While in Europe she will meet with the European Commission in Luxemburg. Sureflix CBDO Michel Lozier also arranged other meetings for Irvine while she is in Europe.

Irvine stated, “It is only because of the support of its current sponsors and the industry that ASACP has progressed so far in protecting children and the industry. Now, we need additional support to expand our efforts on an international basis.”

Sureflix Digital Distribution Inc. is a leading digital distributor of adult programming in the worldwide television broadcast markets and Internet VOD markets, including IPTV and mobile. Sureflix operates the largest network of premium gay pay-per-view VOD Websites including its award winning flagship site, www.maleflixxx.tv. Sureflix is pleased to have been named “Business of the Year” by the Free Speech Coalition in 2008 and “GLBT Web Company of the Year” by XBIZ Publishing in 2009. To learn more about Sureflix, please visit: www.sureflix.com.

About ASACP
Founded in 1996, the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating child pornography from the Internet. ASACP also works to help parents prevent children from viewing age-restricted material online with its Restricted To Adults – RTA Website Label. More information is available at www.asacp.org.

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Adult Web Hosting – Los Angeles, CA – The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) has released a public service announcement (PSA) explaining how webmasters can better protect children online. The video is currently available for viewing on the ASACP YouTube Channel.

The “10 Tips To Help Protect Children Online” video shows how webmasters can prevent children from viewing age-restricted content and help them to protect their businesses. Created by ASACP Technology and Forensic Research Director Tim Henning, the PSA offers simple tips that all webmasters should use to help legally protect their businesses. While the advice in the video is no guarantee of legal protection, it can be very helpful.

“Running an adult entertainment company means being responsible for your content and for those accessing your site, because you are legally liable for your business. For years webmasters have been asking ASACP how they can best protect themselves and their companies, the video includes many of the tips I have developed,” stated Henning. “While the video is not a substitute for professional legal advice, the tips we have included are important safe guards for anyone operating an adult entertainment website.”

ASACP encourages all adult entertainment webmasters to view the PSA. For companies who are looking for additional technical advice on how to protect children and their businesses, Henning is available to conduct educational seminars and consult on your current child protection efforts. Henning has a degree in Computer Sciences and has worked with ASACP for 13 years. He managed the development of the ASACP child pornography reporting hotline and the Restricted to Adults – RTA website label. He is a member of the Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography and is on their Technical Challenges and Analytics workgroup. Tim is a recognized expert in online child protection and his technical opinion is often requested as an expert witness in child pornography trials. He heads up the ASACP Technology Taskforce which strives to develop the most cutting edge technological advancements in child protection.

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Adult Web Hosting – Los Angeles, CA – Sureflix wants you to meet with representatives from The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) at the Maleflixxx Cock & Tail Hour in Toronto, Canada.

Join ASACP CEO Joan Irvine and Technology and Forensic Research Director Tim Henning on Thursday, September 10th, 2009 between 6:00pm and 8:00pm (EST) at this very special networking event. The Maleflixxx Cock & Tail Hour will take place at the Sureflix Corporate Offices in Toronto. The event will provide the perfect opportunity to meet key decision makers from Canadian Companies in the Adult Entertainment Industry while learning more about what ASACP is doing to protect children online and the industry.

ASACP Advisory Council Member and Sureflix President, Eric Johnson stated, “We are thrilled to be hosting the Maleflixxx Cock & Tail Hour here in our home town, Toronto. It is a great opportunity for us to create a unique networking opportunity and to introduce the ASACP to Canadian adult companies.”

“We are very grateful to Sureflix for organizing this event for ASACP,” said ASACP CEO Joan Irvine. “This event will be a great opportunity to discuss ASACP’s plans for international expansion and we look forward to getting valuable input in order to develop these plans.”

If you are interested in attending the event or for more information, please contact: media@sureflix.com.

Sureflix Digital Distribution Inc. is a leading digital distributor of adult programming in the worldwide television broadcast markets and Internet VOD markets, including IPTV and mobile. Sureflix operates the largest network of premium gay pay-per-view VOD Websites including its award winning flagship site, www.maleflixxx.tv. Sureflix is pleased to have been named “Business of the Year” by the Free Speech Coalition in 2008 and “GLBT Web Company of the Year” by XBIZ Publishing in 2009. To learn more about Sureflix, please visit: www.sureflix.com.

About ASACP
Founded in 1996, the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating child pornography from the Internet. ASACP also works to help parents prevent children from viewing age-restricted material online with its Restricted To Adults – RTA Website Label. More information is available at www.asacp.org.

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Adult Webmaster News – Los Angeles, CA – The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) will be sending Technology and Forensic Research Director, Tim Henning, to be a part of the 2009 QWEBEC-Expo.

QWEBEC-Expo takes place Aug. 28 – 30th at the Marriott Chateau Champlain in Montreal. The event features a tradeshow, technical conferences, and an opportunity for people to meet face-to-face with industry suppliers from the U.S, Canada, Europe and other countries in order to discuss the latest industry technologies, trends, products and services.

ASACP will have a table at the expo and Henning will be participating in the “New Bees” workshop on Friday August 28th from 11am to 12:15pm. The workshop will focus on “the questions you were too shy to ask” and will be moderated by Bob Rice from Solo Converts. Other panellists include Hone Lynn from F.U.B.A.R., Greg Jones from 2MUCH internet, and Jimmy Dean from Sinister Angel Cash.

“QWEBEC-Expo, is a fantastic international show set against the backdrop of a beautiful multicultural city. It provides ASACP an opportunity to speak to many companies and webmasters from diverse locations about RTA, the Restricted to Adults website label, and how they can be an important part of protecting children from viewing age-restricted material,” stated Henning. “Because of the unique opportunities this show provides, this year will be especially important as ASACP plans for and begins to implement its international expansion into other countries beginning with Germany and then Spain.”

About ASACP
Founded in 1996, the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating child pornography from the Internet. ASACP also works to help parents prevent children from viewing age-inappropriate material online with its Restricted To Adults – RTA Website Label. More information is available at www.asacp.org.

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Adult Webmaster News – Los Angeles, CA – The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) has released a public service announcement (PSA) explaining how to report online child pornography (CP). The video is currently available for viewing on the ASACP YouTube Channel.

The sexual exploitation of children is a heinous crime and reporting CP could help save a child from being further victimized. However when reporting CP it could be just as important to know what not to do as it is to know what to do in order to not become criminally liable for the possession or distribution of child pornography. ASACP’s “How to Report Child Pornography” PSA explains exactly what to do, and what not to do, if you come across suspect child pornography online.

“ASACP’s CP hotline receives an average of 7,000 reports each month; however, coming across CP on the internet is a situation few are prepared for. What makes it so difficult is the shock of seeing the image of a very young child, even babies, being horribly sexually abused. It’s so upsetting that many people have a hard time properly reporting what they’ve seen,” stated Joan Irvine CEO of ASACP. “That is why ASACP created this new PSA on how to report CP.”

About ASACP
Founded in 1996, the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating child pornography from the Internet. ASACP operates an online reporting hotline that can help you to report child pornography. ASACP also works to help parents prevent children from viewing age-inappropriate material online, through initiatives like its RTA (“Restricted to Adults”) website label. For more information visit: www.asacp.org.

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Webmaster News – Los Angeles, CA - The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is proud to announce a special Star Supporter level to allow solo-site performers an opportunity to join ASACP in the fight against child pornography. The new Star Supporter program allows performers who operate solo-sites to join ASACP for only $50 a year.

ASACP is completely funded by the adult industry and companies who have memberships or sponsorships. The Star Supporter program was designed for performers who want to support ASACP’s child protection mission, but are unable to afford to join at a higher level, to become involved.

Star Supporters will receive some of benefits reserved for ASACP members such as having their site reviewed and monitored by ASACP and being able to add the ASACP Star Supporter button to their site. This in turn demonstrates they are following ASACP’s code of ethics, while letting their fans know they care about children. They will also be able to have this site eligible for the new RTA “Restricted To Adults” Verified program.

“There are many performers who want to show their support of child protection, but are currently unable to join on as an ASACP member or sponsor, the Star Supporter Program allows them to demonstrate their social responsibility,” stated ASACP CEO Joan Irvine. “We felt it was important to implement this program after meeting with Pete Housley of PornStarTweet. With his assistance we were able to work together to create a program to help solo-site performers protect children online. ”

PornStarTweet.com uses the Twitter platform to aggregate the Twitter feeds of dozens of popular stars.

Pete Housley CEO of PornStarTweet commented, “Parents are ultimately responsible for their children’s experiences online. However, we all must work together to provide parents the tools they need to protect their children. By labeling with RTA, and following ASACP’s Best Practices and Code of Ethics, the adult industry is doing its part. Since so many adult performers use Twitter, I worked with ASACP to help them to update their Best Practices to help adult stars protect themselves and children while tweeting. We hope that solo-site performers will not only join the Star Supporter program, but that they will share with their fans what the adult industry is doing to protect children.”

To join the Star Supporter program visit: www.asacp.org/stars.

About ASACP
Founded in 1996, the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating child pornography from the Internet. ASACP also works to help parents prevent children from viewing age-inappropriate material online with its Restricted To Adults – RTA Website Label. More information is available at www.asacp.org.

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Adult Hosting – Los Angeles, CA – The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) will be participating in the 2009 Internext Summer Expo.

Catalina Cruz will be joining ASACP Technology and Forensic Research Director Tim Henning at the Mix and Meet on Friday August 7th, 2009. The event takes place from 5pm – 8pm; Cruz is scheduled to be at the ASACP table from 6pm – 8pm. Henning will also be previewing the pubic service announcement for the Restricted to Adults – RTA website label featuring Cruz.

Cruz is the owner of Fantasy Girl Revenue and was recently named AVN’s 2009 Web Starlet of the Year. Cruz is also one of AVN’s Girls of Internext Summer.

Internext is a business-to-business show for the adult entertainment industry. Internext Summer 2009 will take place August 7th – 9th at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Florida. Internext brings together content producers, distributors, webmasters, mobile companies, and technology manufacturers and developers together for three days of networking.

“We hope everyone will stop by the ASACP table Friday and meet Catalina Cruz. Catalina has been very supportive of ASACP’s child protection mission by supporting us as a member and volunteer,” stated Henning. “ASACP could not accomplish what it does without volunteers in the adult industry. Internext is a great opportunity for me to meet with people face to face and discuss how they can help ASACP and allow me so share what ASACP can do to help them protect children while protecting their business. Plus, I am looking forward to conducting the second in the series of meetings with the ASACP European Expansion Focus Group.”

About ASACP
Founded in 1996, the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating child pornography from the Internet. ASACP also works to help parents prevent children from viewing age-inappropriate material online with its Restricted To Adults – RTA Website Label. More information is available at www.asacp.org.

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Adult Webmaster News – Los Angeles, CA – The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is pleased to announce that MojoHost has become its newest Corporate Sponsor.

MojoHost is the premiere solutions provider for online media distribution. MojoHost differentiates itself from the competition by delivering a higher overall quality of service. With its location within a Tier IV datacenter, highly skilled support staff and blending of numerous global carrier networks utilizing the Internap Flow Control Platform 10GX, MojoHost sets a high standard of excellence.

“We are thrilled to welcome MojoHost as a sponsor,” stated ASACP CEO Joan Irvine. “MojoHost believes strongly in our mission and we look forward to working with them to further our child protection efforts.”

“I have been impressed with the ASACP and its work for a long time. It’s only fitting that MojoHost and the ASACP join forces as MojoHost has always been a strong advocate against child pornography and takes pride in the work that it has done together with its customers in the battle against child pornography,” stated MojoHost President Brad Mitchell.

Corey Silverstein, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of MojoHost added, “Much like the ASACP, MojoHost has always provided its customers with tools to assist in stopping the exploitation of child pornography. The ASACP provides greater tools and resources that will now be actively promoted to our customers. The ASACP is vital to advocating for free speech and MojoHost has long promoted and assisted its customers in exercising those rights. MojoHost and the ASACP working together only makes both organizations stronger.”

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