THanks for the kind words, Kelly

As for this X-tube posting (which is reprinted from something circulating around among all the adult networking sites... Arrgh!

I get so annoyed with all these social networking sites saying the sky is falling.

The only change the new 2257A requires is that SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PHOTOS (and simulated sex, which will almost certainly get struck down) require whomever is displaying them (i.e., xpeeps, xtube, etc.) to maintain proper records to ensure that the person depicted in the photos is, in fact, over 18.

Nobody is trying to shut down adult social networking sites. Frankly, I am IN FAVOR of some level of regulation of adult networking sites, because I see rampant cases of kids 15, 16, 17 years old posting naked pics of themselves on so-called adult networking sites. I've personally reported at least a dozen such profiles to the site owners, some of which respond promptly and remove the profiles or images, and some of which don't.

Likewise, identity theft on these sites (posting a pic of someone else and claiming it's you) is rampant.

All the regulations would do is require adult networking sites that allow sexually explicit images to get ID from the people who are depicted in the images, and to be able to track the ID to the image. This ensures that pics displayed are of people who are of age, and, as a nice side benefit, dramatically increases the likelihood that the person in the pic is actually the person making the profile.

Yes, the sites that have had a free ride allowing anyone to post naked pics without any age verification will suffer somewhat. But adult networking sites will continue to exist, naked pics of people will continue to be available on these profiles, life will go on as we know it.

You didn't hear anyone complaining from these groups in May 2005 when the 2257 regs were published, even though the regs then said exactly the same thing they do now. And they certainly don't seem to care that membership sites have to keep records.

It makes sense to me that, if *anyone* is required to keep records, it would be the sites that allow anyone to post pics and don't go through any sort of verification; adult site operators, content producers, and studios have been required to keep proper records since 1995 and are aware of their responsibilities. To exclude adult networking sites seems while still requiring adult industry sites to maintain records seems pretty disingenuous.