ASACP Clarifies its Neutral Position on .XXX

[JoanASACP]

ASACP CLARIFIES ITS NEUTRAL POSITION ON .XXX

Los Angeles - (June 9, 2005) – The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) neither approves nor disapproves of .xxx. In 2003, ASACP was approached by ICM Registry to support .xxx. The ASACP Advisory Council decided that such support was not within the ASACP mission; therefore, ASACP does not take a position on the concept of .xxx.

ASACP works with other associations such as Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA) to help them be more effective in their efforts in the battle against child pornography. In fact, last month, ASACP launched cpHotline.org with DCIA’s P2P Patrol (http://www.asacp.org/press/pr050305.html).

If ICANN approves .xxx, ASACP would finalize a service agreement with ICM Registry/ International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR) for the use of cphotline.org. In addition, since IFFOR plans to contribute to various child protection associations, ASACP would accept such a contribution.

On May 17, 2004, ASACP posted the following letter (http://forum.icann.org/lists/stld-rfp-xxx/msg00061.html) “applauding IFFOR and ICM Registry's initiative to integrate tools and technology for finding and reporting child pornography websites into their proposed registry application.”

“ASACP (asacp.org) is the organization that helps the adult site industry make a difference in the battle against child pornography. ASACP recognizes sexual child abuse as a heinous crime committed against children. As a major deterrent to such abuse, ASACP was formed in 1996 and is dedicated to eliminating child pornography from the Internet. ASACP also provides a self-regulatory vehicle for its membership through a Code of Ethics that promotes the protection of children through responsible, professional business practices. Over 4,700 adult sites have joined our cause in raising awareness about this subject.

ASACP investigates and assists the F.B.I. and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in enforcing anti-child pornography laws against thousands of child pornography sites. To date, ASACP has received and reviewed over 100,000 reports of suspect child pornography, of which more than 25,000 valid child pornography sites have been reported to the F.B.I and NCMEC.

ASACP has been in negotiations with the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR) and ICM for it to serve as a hotline for reviewing reports of suspected child pornography and to carry out the secondary monitoring of .xxx sites for child pornography.

I applaud IFFOR and ICM Registry's initiative to integrate tools and technology of finding and reporting child pornography websites into their proposed registry application to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

I also support the online adult industry developing their own credible business practices in conjunction with other impacted stakeholders and support the IFFOR initiative to create a line of communication between the adult industry and the global community.”

“I am surprised that people are attacking ASACP for potentially providing the use of cpHotline.org to IFFOR. Plus, this has been public information for over a year” said Joan Irvine, executive director of ASACP. “When people asked, I told them ASACP’s position and the potential for the service agreement. I will be attending Cybernet Expo (http://www.cybernetexpo.com) in San Diego next week and will be on the "Hot Issues and Problems in the Adult Internet" seminar on Tuesday, June 14th at 1:45 pm. If anyone has additional questions, please feel free to contact me.”


The ASACP mission is to help battle child pornography on the Internet. It provides a child pornography (CP) reporting hotline. ASACP provides a self-regulatory vehicle for its members through a Code of Ethics that promotes the protection of children through responsible, professional business practices (http://www.asacp.org/bestpractices.html). Also, it offers the benefit to its members of monitoring traffic to their sites, which proves to government agencies that these sites are in no way involved with CP. Both of these efforts are progressing very well with the implementation of a new technology system over the last two years.

For further information visit the ASACP site (www.asacp.org) or contact Joan Irvine at joan@asacp.org.

[Inabon]

great post for search engines. kicking ass on the ugly term. anyways good for asacp

my question is what do they think about 2257 do they think it helps?

[gigi]

Joan, if this is a fly by post you'll not see this...but, I'll take my chances....

since IFFOR plans to contribute to various child protection associations, ASACP would accept such a contribution.

Of course ASACP would......

ASACP has been in negotiations with the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR) and ICM for it to serve as a hotline for reviewing reports of suspected child pornography and to carry out the secondary monitoring of .xxx sites for child pornography.

Is this not the function of ASACP in the first place? Whether it's .xxx, .com, .net, .org?

And can you elaborate on 'secondary monitoring'?

Do you believe that true CP site webmasters would use an .xxx TLD...espcially since it is NOT mandatory? Isn't the point of .xxx, according to IFFOR and ICM, to present a venue for 'responsible' adult webmasters in their online business ventures? You are obviously aware that CP webmasters aren't exactly the most 'responsible' bunch.

I also support the online adult industry developing their own credible business practices in conjunction with other impacted stakeholders and support the IFFOR initiative to create a line of communication between the adult industry and the global community.”

Do you not believe that the online adult industry already has 'credible business practices' in place without being associated with these 'impacted stakeholders'? How do you envision this creation of 'a line of communication between the adult industry and the global community'? How will .xxx promote such communication?

I am surprised that people are attacking ASACP for potentially providing the use of cpHotline.org to IFFOR.

IFFOR, as with any company, or individual has always had use of cphotline.org and ASACP...that's what you're there for. Why did ASACP feel it necessary to establish to the public that IFFOR can make use of the ASACP resources?

[Dravyk]

ASACP (asacp.org) is the organization that helps the adult site industry make a difference in the battle against child pornography

ASACP has done many worthwhile things, grant it. Overall they must be lauded for their fine work. But I have to admit there are things about it I just don't totally agree with.

ASACP gets most of it's traffic from adult sites and resources, and sends none back. It gets most of its publicity and promotion from news articles and published press releases in the adult community too, but again, sends nothing back. And it continues to take even after changing its name in a concerted effort to push itself still further away the very industry that supports it.

Am I the only one who thinks this is a backslap and a one-way relationship?

Furthermore, shutting down CP sites helps everybody, people in porn, people in mainstream, people in goverment, families, people who aren't even online. (Again, very very laudible and worthwhile!) ... Just, I'm not understanding totally, how then does it specifically become the "organiaztion that helps the adult online industry make a difference"?

As a long-time supporter, hopefully, Joan, you'll see this is not an attack, just curious about some things and would be great if you could answer them. Thanks.

[Inabon]

flyby

[Mike AI]

Originally posted by Dravyk@Jun 9 2005, 08:14 PM

ASACP has done many worthwhile things, grant it. Overall they must be lauded for their fine work. But I have to admit there are things about it I just don't totally agree with.

ASACP gets most of it's traffic from adult sites and resources, and sends none back. It gets most of its publicity and promotion from news articles and published press releases in the adult community too, but again, sends nothing back. And it continues to take even after changing its name in a concerted effort to push itself still further away the very industry that supports it.

Am I the only one who thinks this is a backslap and a one-way relationship?

Furthermore, shutting down CP sites helps everybody, people in porn, people in mainstream, people in goverment, families, people who aren't even online. (Again, very very laudible and worthwhile!) ... Just, I'm not understanding totally, how then does it specifically become the "organiaztion that helps the adult online industry make a difference"?

As a long-time supporter, hopefully, Joan, you'll see this is not an attack, just curious about some things and would be great if you could answer them. Thanks.

Wow!!! Drav is growing up and getting off the fence!!

[Newton]

ok .. does "applaud" in the second paragraph below, mean you are sitting on the fence?

"ASACP has been in negotiations with the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR) and ICM for it to serve as a hotline for reviewing reports of suspected child pornography and to carry out the secondary monitoring of .xxx sites for child pornography.

I applaud IFFOR and ICM Registry's initiative to integrate tools and
technology of finding and reporting child pornography websites into their
proposed registry application to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)."



Its does appear to your benefit if people buy xxx domains as you get a percentage of the funds of this .. You are still sitting on the fence and not supporting this? ..

from the xbiz article .. http://www.xbiz.com/news_piece.php?i...archstring=xxx

"While the selling price for .XXX domains has not yet been determined, Jason Hendeles, ICM Registry vice president, said that $10 of each domain sale will be designated to IFFOR to contribute to issues facing the online adult industry, and of those proceeds, a percentage will be donated to the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection and the battle against child pornography."

[peon]

Newton, I wish you were dead

I declare cancer on you

and I want to see your guts hanging out, for pleasure

[Newton]

Originally posted by peon@Jun 9 2005, 09:18 PM
Newton, I wish you were dead

I declare cancer on you

and I want to see your guts hanging out, for pleasure

ahahahaha Thank you .. I needed that moment of levity

[BillPMB]

You fucktards have hit a new low.

Editing someones avatar and or handle is tantamount to being a fucking republican.

You rail about free speech, yet you adjust other's speech to amuse yourself or bring it within your own ways of thinking? God forbid someone have an opposing view, let alone a view more witty, thought provoking, abusive, or downright nut twisting than any of (a collective) you could author.

As you can see, I'm pissed off.




h34r:

[peon]

Originally posted by BillPMB@Jun 9 2005, 09:30 PM
You fucktards have hit a new low.

Editing someones avatar and or handle is tantamount to being a fucking republican.

You rail about free speech, yet you adjust other's speech to amuse yourself or bring it within your own ways of thinking? God forbid someone have an opposing view, let alone a view more witty, thought provoking, abusive, or downright nut twisting than any of (a collective) you could author.

As you can see, I'm pissed off.




h34r:

Bill, it would be a pleasure to see you die. When I close my eyes I see you being ripped apart by a pack of Rottweilers.

It's not evil, it's pure joy.

[Anthony]

I hate Aeon.

Changing his post and nick, well that sucks ass.

It shows giving up, and ulitmately that he has won.

[Newton]

Aeon's name hasnt been changed, he is still online reading this thread .. peon is a different entity entirely ...

Newton*, aeon*, peon, BillPMB, Dravyk are reading this thread

[peon]

Originally posted by Anthony@Jun 9 2005, 09:39 PM
I hate Aeon.

Changing his post and nick, well that sucks ass.

It shows giving up, and ulitmately that he has won.

I aint aeon, I'm peon, aeon's angry brother

RAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!

[Newton]

Originally posted by peon+Jun 9 2005, 09:43 PM-->