LOS ANGELES - The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection has activated an “Online Town Hall” located at ASACP.org/townhall to open up the topic of self-labeling by adult sites for broad discussion, and to get feedback from all adult companies on this urgent topic. The site features information about site labeling and a discussion forum where professionals throughout the adult industry can begin discussing the topic.
Recently introduced Senate bills S3499, the Internet Safety Act, and S3432, the Project Safe Childhood Act, would require commercial websites to label all pages featuring adult content or face stiff prison terms and large fines.
The bills may face political and legal hurdles, but mandatory self-labeling by adult sites may or may not become federal law.
“The Free Speech Coalition shares the concerns of other First Amendment advocacy groups that portions of U.S. Senate Bill 3499 threaten a broad array of legal adult entertainment and educational content on the Internet,” said the FSC in a statement.
The FSC also states that although much of the bill addresses the scourge of child pornography, Section 7 and parts of Section 6 of 3499 go too far in requiring labeling of every page containing “sexually explicit” material and prohibiting the use of “misleading” words in source code.
“The draconian prison terms of up to 15 years called for in Section 7 could have a chilling effect on the distribution of lawful content online. FSC staff and attorneys are currently analyzing S.3499 and will provide our members with further information on our website,” says an FSC representative.
FSC Legislative Affairs Director Kat Sunlove will attend a strategy session this week in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Center for Democracy and Technology, to develop an action plan in response to S.3499 which is focused on user empowerment and public education rather than government mandates.
“No matter what happens, broad voluntary acceptance of self-labeling could help protect children online—and demonstrate the adult industry’s practical commitment to preventing children from viewing adult content,” says ASACP’s Executive Director Joan Irvine.
“ASACP represents the combined efforts of many adult companies when it comes to protecting children from adult material,” Irvine adds. “ASACP has stepped up on this issue and will facilitate an industry-wide discussion. We’ve also been approached by both adult and mainstream companies about possibly helping to establish a new 18-plus label, so we definitely want to hear back from the industry that has supported us for so long before proceeding in that direction.”
Founded in 1996, ASACP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating child pornography from the Internet. ASACP battles child pornography through its CP reporting hot line, and by organizing the efforts of the online adult industry to combat the crime of child sexual abuse. ASACP will help organize and participate in discussions related to self-labeling at the upcoming XBiz Summer Forum and Internext Summer.
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Im guessing this will get about as far as the thread i started several months ago on the same topic.
It just doesnt seem to be something the industry cares about.
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