Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP)
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The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is a non-profit organization that fights Internet child pornography
and works to help parents prevent children from viewing age-inappropriate material online.
Most of ASACP's funding comes from sponsoring companies in the online adult entertainment industry. There are hundreds of ASACP member companies, comprising thousands of websites. All ASACP member sites are required to comply with the group's code of ethics.
ASACP was founded in 1996 by Alec Helmy, founder and president of XBIZ, Publisher of Adult Industry News & Information as a hotline where webmasters and web surfers could report child pornography on the internet. ASACP’s online child pornography reporting hotline receives thousands of reports per month. ASACP investigates to determine the hosting
, billing, IP address
, ownership, and linkage of suspected child pornography sites. ASACP then forwards information to law enforcement, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
(NCMEC), and hotlines in other countries. Sites can also be shut down by reporting them to web hosts and domain name registrars. In April 2007, the organization announced that their online reporting system had registered its 200,000th report from internet users.
In late 2006, ASACP launched the RTA ("Restricted to Adults") website label. RTA is a META tag
that webmasters place in the page headers of adult websites to better enable parental filtering. On June 22, 2007 ASACP held a press conference to officially announce the Restricted to Adults - RTA Website Label. A video which includes highlights from the press conference as well as comments from Free Speech Advocate Greg Piccionelli and Wicked Pictures
Contract Performer, Writer, and Director Stormy Daniels
is available on ASACP's YouTube Channel.
In March 2008, ASACP released a public service announcement (PSA) featuring adult film star Stormy Daniels
for the Restricted to Adults - RTA Website Label. Daniels is a Wicked Pictures Contract Performer, Writer, and Director. In addition she has appeared in such films as The 40-Year Old Virgin, Knocked-up, and the FX Network series Dirt. The RTA PSA, which is available for viewing at ASACP's YouTube Channel features Daniels discussing the RTA website label and encouraging parents to use parental filtering software to protect children from viewing age-inappropriate content. The one minute video is the first in what will become an ongoing series of PSAs produced by ASACP featuring different adult entertainment stars.
In June 2008, an article in the California Western Law Review highlighted ASACP’s and the U.S. adult entertainment industry's efforts to keep children safe. Untangling Child Pornography From the Adult Entertainment Industry: An Inside Look at the Industry's Efforts to Protect Minors was published by Robert D. Richards, a professor of journalism and law, and Clay Calvert
, a professor of First Amendment studies. Both teach at Pennsylvania State University and are involved in the university's Center for the First Amendment. The article provides a unique, in-depth insight into the burgeoning problem of child pornography
and the efforts of the U.S. adult entertainment industry to keep children safe. The article focuses primarily on an in-person interview conducted with ASACP CEO Joan Irvine that took place in July 2007. Irvine discusses the difficulty the adult industry faces both in stopping politicians from linking mainstream adult entertainment to child pornography and in changing public perception about this conflation. Irvine also discusses the RTA "Restricted to Adults" label and Paul Cambria
’s testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in regards to labeling. In addition Calvert and Richards interviewed several adult industry insiders including attorneys Gregory Piccionelli and Clyde DeWitt, Paul Fishbein of AVN (magazine)
and Tom Hymes of XBIZ
.
ASACP released its third public service announcement (PSA) about the Restricted to Adults - RTA Website Label in August 2008. The PSA features Teravision President and multi-award winning adult actress Tera Patrick
along with her husband, musician and actor Evan Seinfeld
. In the RTA PSA, which is available for viewing on YouTube.com/ASACPRTA, Patrick and Seinfeld discuss the RTA website label and encourage parents to use web filtering software to protect children from viewing age-inappropriate content.
On August 19, ASACP CEO Joan Irvine was presented the 2008 Associations Make a Better World Award by the American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership, Washington, DC at their annual meeting in San Diego. The Associations Make a Better World Awards recognize associations that engage in compelling programs and activities that benefit communities in the United States and internationally in two categories: U.S./Developed Nations and Developing Nations. ASACP received the overall award in the U.S./Developed Nations category for its RTA website label.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Innocent Images National Initiative
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ): Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS)
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS): Child Pornography on the Internet (PDF Document)
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE): Cyber Crimes Center
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC): Exploited Child Unit (ECU)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - A Parent`s Guide to Internet Safety
Child pornography
Child pornography refers to images or films and, in some cases, writings depicting sexually explicit activities involving a child...
and works to help parents prevent children from viewing age-inappropriate material online.
Most of ASACP's funding comes from sponsoring companies in the online adult entertainment industry. There are hundreds of ASACP member companies, comprising thousands of websites. All ASACP member sites are required to comply with the group's code of ethics.
ASACP was founded in 1996 by Alec Helmy, founder and president of XBIZ, Publisher of Adult Industry News & Information as a hotline where webmasters and web surfers could report child pornography on the internet. ASACP’s online child pornography reporting hotline receives thousands of reports per month. ASACP investigates to determine the hosting
Web hosting service
A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own or lease for use by their clients as well as providing Internet...
, billing, IP address
IP address
An Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing...
, ownership, and linkage of suspected child pornography sites. ASACP then forwards information to law enforcement, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is a private, non-profit organization established in 1984 by the United States Congress.-Establishment and overview:...
(NCMEC), and hotlines in other countries. Sites can also be shut down by reporting them to web hosts and domain name registrars. In April 2007, the organization announced that their online reporting system had registered its 200,000th report from internet users.
In late 2006, ASACP launched the RTA ("Restricted to Adults") website label. RTA is a META tag
Meta element
Meta elements are the HTML or XHTML <meta … > element used to provide structured metadata about a Web page. Multiple elements are often used on the same page: the element is the same, but its attributes are different...
that webmasters place in the page headers of adult websites to better enable parental filtering. On June 22, 2007 ASACP held a press conference to officially announce the Restricted to Adults - RTA Website Label. A video which includes highlights from the press conference as well as comments from Free Speech Advocate Greg Piccionelli and Wicked Pictures
Wicked Pictures
Wicked Pictures is an American pornographic movie studio headquartered in Canoga Park, California. In 2006 it was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry...
Contract Performer, Writer, and Director Stormy Daniels
Stormy Daniels
Stormy Daniels , also known as Stormy Waters and simply Stormy, is an American pornographic actress, screenwriter, and director. She chose her stage name to reflect her love of Mötley Crüe, whose bassist, Nikki Sixx, named his daughter Storm...
is available on ASACP's YouTube Channel.
In March 2008, ASACP released a public service announcement (PSA) featuring adult film star Stormy Daniels
Stormy Daniels
Stormy Daniels , also known as Stormy Waters and simply Stormy, is an American pornographic actress, screenwriter, and director. She chose her stage name to reflect her love of Mötley Crüe, whose bassist, Nikki Sixx, named his daughter Storm...
for the Restricted to Adults - RTA Website Label. Daniels is a Wicked Pictures Contract Performer, Writer, and Director. In addition she has appeared in such films as The 40-Year Old Virgin, Knocked-up, and the FX Network series Dirt. The RTA PSA, which is available for viewing at ASACP's YouTube Channel features Daniels discussing the RTA website label and encouraging parents to use parental filtering software to protect children from viewing age-inappropriate content. The one minute video is the first in what will become an ongoing series of PSAs produced by ASACP featuring different adult entertainment stars.
In June 2008, an article in the California Western Law Review highlighted ASACP’s and the U.S. adult entertainment industry's efforts to keep children safe. Untangling Child Pornography From the Adult Entertainment Industry: An Inside Look at the Industry's Efforts to Protect Minors was published by Robert D. Richards, a professor of journalism and law, and Clay Calvert
Clay Calvert
Clay Calvert is Brechner Eminent Scholar of Mass Communication in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, specializing in First Amendment Law. He was previously a professor at the Pennsylvania State University where he co-founded the Pennsylvania Center for the First...
, a professor of First Amendment studies. Both teach at Pennsylvania State University and are involved in the university's Center for the First Amendment. The article provides a unique, in-depth insight into the burgeoning problem of child pornography
Child pornography
Child pornography refers to images or films and, in some cases, writings depicting sexually explicit activities involving a child...
and the efforts of the U.S. adult entertainment industry to keep children safe. The article focuses primarily on an in-person interview conducted with ASACP CEO Joan Irvine that took place in July 2007. Irvine discusses the difficulty the adult industry faces both in stopping politicians from linking mainstream adult entertainment to child pornography and in changing public perception about this conflation. Irvine also discusses the RTA "Restricted to Adults" label and Paul Cambria
Paul Cambria
Paul Cambria is a Buffalo, NY based first amendment attorney who has represented various figures and companies within the pornography industry. Cambria received his Juris Doctorate degree from University of Toledo College of Law in 1973 and a BA from State University of New York at Fredonia in...
’s testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in regards to labeling. In addition Calvert and Richards interviewed several adult industry insiders including attorneys Gregory Piccionelli and Clyde DeWitt, Paul Fishbein of AVN (magazine)
AVN (magazine)
Adult Video News is an American trade journal that covers the adult video industry. The New York Times notes that AVN is to pornographic films what Billboard is to records...
and Tom Hymes of XBIZ
XBIZ
XBIZ is an American publisher of business news and business information for the adult entertainment industry.In addition to its flagship website, XBIZ publishes two monthly trade magazines, hosts winter and summer exhibition & industry conferences, and facilitates networking among adult online...
.
ASACP released its third public service announcement (PSA) about the Restricted to Adults - RTA Website Label in August 2008. The PSA features Teravision President and multi-award winning adult actress Tera Patrick
Tera Patrick
Linda Ann Hopkins, better known as Tera Patrick is a former American pornographic actress.-Early life:Tera Patrick was born Linda Ann Hopkins in Great Falls, Montana. While at Boise State, Patrick earned an AAS degree in nursing and a BS in Biology.-Career:Patrick moved to New York City and her...
along with her husband, musician and actor Evan Seinfeld
Evan Seinfeld
Evan Seinfeld is an American musician and actor, as well as a director, photographer, and writer. He has also appeared in several pornographic films under the pseudonym "Spyder Jonez". He is best known for playing bass guitar and serving as vocalist for the heavy metal band Biohazard, and as the...
. In the RTA PSA, which is available for viewing on YouTube.com/ASACPRTA, Patrick and Seinfeld discuss the RTA website label and encourage parents to use web filtering software to protect children from viewing age-inappropriate content.
On August 19, ASACP CEO Joan Irvine was presented the 2008 Associations Make a Better World Award by the American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership, Washington, DC at their annual meeting in San Diego. The Associations Make a Better World Awards recognize associations that engage in compelling programs and activities that benefit communities in the United States and internationally in two categories: U.S./Developed Nations and Developing Nations. ASACP received the overall award in the U.S./Developed Nations category for its RTA website label.
Awards
- Associations Advance America 2005 Honor Roll Presented by the American Society of Associations Executives
- Associations Advance America 2008 Honor Roll Presented by the American Society of Associations Executives
- City Of Los Angeles Certificate Of Recognition Presented by Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa
- Overall Winner U.S./Developed Nations Category 2008 Associations Make a Better World Award Presented by the American Society of Association Executives
- City Of Redondo Beach Mayor's Commendation Presented by Mayor Michael A. Gin
- U.S. House Of Representatives Congressional Commendation Presented by Congresswoman Jane Harman
- The City Of West Hollywood City Proclamation Presented by Mayor Jeffrey Prang
- The City Of San Diego City Proclamation Presented by Mayor Jerry Sanders
- California State Assembly Certificate Of Recognition Presented to Joan Irvine by Assemblymember Ted W. Lieu
- California State Assembly Certificate Of Recognition Presented to ASACP by Assemblymember Ted W. Lieu
External links
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Innocent Images National Initiative
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ): Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS)
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS): Child Pornography on the Internet (PDF Document)
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE): Cyber Crimes Center
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC): Exploited Child Unit (ECU)
- ECPAT International
- Take Parental Control - guide for parents on how to restrict or block inappropriate content on the Internet, on TV, in videogames, on cell phones and more.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - A Parent`s Guide to Internet Safety