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LONDON — Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has met with Baroness Gabrielle Bertin, the member of the House of Lords charged by the U.K. government with conducting a full review of the country's pornography laws.
This is the statement by FSC regarding the meeting:
Free Speech Coalition and a group of sex workers, producers and industry advocates met with UK Baroness Gabrielle Bertin, the member of the House of Lords charged with conducting a full review of the country's pornography laws. Baroness Burton reached out to FSC Executive Director Alison Boden in January, asking if the organization would participate in a discussion as part of the government’s Independent Pornography Review.
The Review’s Call for Evidence — a request for stakeholders to weigh in — says it seeks “to shed light on the associations between the pornography industry and the abuse, exploitation and trafficking that may pervade it.”
During the meeting, FSC implored the Review to focus on facts, not headlines. We challenged assumptions made suggesting that the adult industry was engaged in illegal activity, or that illegal content — such as revenge porn and CSAM — was tolerated or permitted on adult platforms. Most of all, we pressed for on-going discussions with workers and other stakeholders in the industry.
FSC was joined at the roundtable by representatives of Sex Workers Union, Adult Industry Association (AIA), UK Adult Producers (UKAP), Pineapple Support, and obscenity lawyer Miles Jackman, among others. We look forward to continuing the discussion with our allies, partners and the members of the Review team.
“While we’re certainly wary of the way the debate is being framed, it’s crucial to have a seat at the table,” says Boden. “We were glad to be invited and given the opportunity to contest misinformation and bad policy, it allows us to push for greater transparency and inclusion. We only lose by being silent.”
For more information, visit FreeSpeechCoalition.com.
Source Media - The National Center on Sexual Exploitation
This week brought a momentous step forward in the fight against Pornhub and its parent company Aylo (formerly MindGeek).
After facing several lawsuits brought by courageous survivors of sex trafficking and child sexual abuse … After losing nearly all their major corporate partnerships including Visa and Mastercard, Instagram and Youtube … After being the subject of countless scathing media pieces … After a viral petition with more than 2 million signatures … Pornhub has FINALLY announced that it will be [kind of] verifying the age and consent of all individuals depicted in videos.
We celebrate this victory for survivors, whose resilience and bravery have been unmatched as they brought lawsuits and global attention to this kingpin of exploitation. At the same time, we urge caution. The loopholes in Pornhub’s new verification measures are abundant, and the policy change does not go far enough in removing and preventing sexual abuse.
While a positive step forward, there are major problems with Pornhub’s mediocre new age & consent verification policy. We must not allow this smoke and mirrors to slow down efforts to move them to meaningful change.
Firstly, the verification requirement only applies to videos uploaded from January 24, 2024 onward. Pornhub will NOT be removing unverified videos that were uploaded prior to this date. What this means is that the site is likely still infested with videos of rape, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse, and other forms of image-based sexual abuse, which Pornhub is choosing to continue profiting from.
Secondly, the verification measures required under the new policy are alarmingly weak. Pornhub only requires an ID and signed consent form for co-performers. Without a combination of automated tools and rigorous human moderation, these documents will be easily forged and/or coercively obtained by sex traffickers and abusers. We cannot allow ourselves to be beguiled by these initial measures. They do not constitute meaningful consent or effective age verification.
The assurance of a consent form, bereft of any tangible protective measures, not only fails to discourage those bent on profiting from abuse but also irresponsibly delegates the responsibility of consent to sexual exploiters, who are fundamentally untrustworthy. It only cements Pornhub’s partnership with those who revel in the degradation and exploitation of others.
In its current form, Pornhub’s new policy continues to abdicate the responsibility of safeguarding against the upload of non-consensual sexual content and child pornography. The system will easily be exploited by sex traffickers, voyeurs, child sexual abusers, and jilted ex-boyfriends, and Pornhub knows this.
For Pornhub’s new policy to be effective, it must require meaningful consent with documented risks and harms provided to the performer, pre-authorization and consent to sex acts, right of withdrawal of consent even after the footage is uploaded online, banning any video where the ID and face of all people depicted are confirmed as matching, and more. And these pornography sites can’t be allowed to outsource this responsibility to the uploaders. These are the kinds of measures NCOSE has always insisted on when we’ve called for meaningful consent and age verification.
As per usual, Pornhub is using its new policy change as a PR stunt, painting itself as a good, ethical company that has safety as its “highest priority”. Forgive our skepticism … But if safety is truly Pornhub’s highest priority, why are they only enacting watered down verification measures after years of relentless legal and public backlash that has severely damaged their business?
Let’s review some of the pressures Pornhub has faced leading up to this change:
And so much more…
Don’t be fooled. Pornhub is the farthest thing from a “good, ethical” company. They cannot be trusted, and we must continue to keep them under pressure and scrutiny, to ensure that their PR hype about age and consent verification turns into real, meaningful protection.
Finally, it must be emphasized that Pornhub’s new policy does NOT absolve the company of responsibility for all its former crimes. They still must face consequences. And they will, as lawsuits continue to move through the courts!
The NCOSE Law Center is currently serving as co-counsel in two lawsuits against Pornhub. Both have taken major steps forwards, with Pornhub’s motion to dismiss being denied and the class action case being certified.
Please help us ensure that Pornhub is held fully accountable for its crimes!
The days of being ridiculed, marginalised and discriminated against by society for being involved in the sex industry seem millions of miles away as Charlie Spice’s resume gets another big boost from the UK government department of Science, Innovation and Technology.
As the Founder/President of the umbrella organisation Adult Industry Association (AIA), Charlie Spice has received an invitation from the government to participate in a round table discussion to review the pornography legislation and enforcement in the UK, to identify gaps in the regulation which allow exploitation and abuse to take place online.
This Independent Pornography Review will also look at how effective the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, is in responding to illegal pornographic content, as well as consider what more can be done to provide information and resources on the potential impact of pornography.
The lead person of this review of the porn industry is Baroness Gabrielle Louise Bertin, a British Conservative member of the House of Lords and political aide best known for her association with David Cameron during his term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The other members of AIA selected to participate in the round table are Terry Stephens (Porn Producer), Reed Amber (Porn Performer) and Dr. Oliver Carter (Associate Professor in Creative Economies) at the University of Birmingham City.
In addition to this recent endorsement of his expertise in the sex industry, Charlie Spice also enjoys recognition from the United Nations as an advisor for the development of strategies against Human Trafficking, Child Prostitution and other problems which stem from the global sex trade. Over the past 9 years, Mr Spice has also been called upon to make a contribution to the academic development of students of the University of the West Indies as a guest lecturer on the “Impact Of The Global Sex Trade On The Sustainable Development Of Tourism”.
The round table discussion of the Independent Pornography Review is scheduled for February 19th at 3.00 pm (GMT).
The AIA team welcomes the opportunity to participate in this review of pornography in the UK, as it seeks to foster a secure and flourishing environment for individuals in the sex and adult entertainment industry, both personally and professionally.
For more information about AIA, visit their website at AdultIndustryAssociation.org.
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Introduction: The sex industry, comprising various segments such as adult entertainment, sex work, and related services, is marked by both legal and ethical intricacies. Despite its prevalence, the industry encounters numerous challenges that warrant attention and concerted efforts for resolution.
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Conclusion: The challenges facing the global sex industry are complex and interconnected, requiring a comprehensive and nuanced approach. By addressing stigma, promoting legal reforms, and prioritizing the well-being of sex workers, stakeholders can contribute to creating a more equitable and safer environment within the industry.
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On the 5th Jan 2021, the Founder/President of the Adult Industry Association, Charlie Spice sent an official proposal to Hon. Lt. Col Jeffrey Bostic, Minister Of Health in Barbados expressing interest in joining the local fight against the Covid-19 virus.
This is part of AIA’s global campaign to establish strategic partnerships with Ministries Of Health, UN, WHO, PAHO and other international organisations to assist their efforts to mitigate the impact of the activities of sex workers worldwide on the spread of this deadly virus.
Lewis says, “ With our superior knowledge, understanding, contacts, credibility and communication capability within the local sex and adult entertainment industry, AIA is ideally qualified to provide assistance as follows.”
To inform and update sex workers on the policy of its parters regarding Covid-19.
To disseminate information online on the Covid-19 protocols to sex workers.
To advise its partners with the development and implementation of initiatives to stem the spread of the virus among sex workers and to the wider community.
To establish an effective medium for sex workers to voice their opinions on policy regarding Covid-19.”
Although the primary focus of the association is to protect the rights and interests of sex workers, strippers and other professionals in the ndustry, AIA is also acutely aware and concerned that the activities of this sector can give rise to community spread of this deadly virus. Therefore, in the interest of protecting the health of the sex workers and the wider community, AIA is poised and ready to join the fight.
Lewis further says, “It is also important to note that Covid-19 is contributing to the exponential growth of the sex trade. The unprecedented number of layoffs, loss of income and the uncertainty of the markets brought about by this pandemic is resulting in a significant increase in the number of people turning to sex work in a desperate effort to survive their personal economic downturn.”
“As we all know, “Sex Sells” regardless to the presence of Covid-19, recession or any other global crisis. Therefore, we should all be mindful of the fact the sex workers will continue to ply their trade inspite of the protocols, and therein lies the risk of community spread. The industry is also shrouded in anonymity thus posing a greater challenge to contact tracing.”
The AIA team is confident in their ability to make a valuable contribution in the fight against Covid-19 and are looking forward to a successful collaboration with its partners.
For more information about AIA, visit their website at https://AdultIndustryAssociation.org
Source Media: The Star
Commercial sex workers in Montego Bay say they have been left penniless over the entire Christmas holidays due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The disgruntled women told THE STAR that 2020 has been their worst year.
"Wi a smaddy too, an wi haffi voice wi concern too, because a wi mek nuff things happen fi nuff a di big man dem inna 'Bay, an right now wi want di place fi free up because all a wi bruck," one who gave her name as 'Tulip', said. "Wi caa stay pon road fi greet wi customer dem again, and most a dem as yu know come pick wi up inna the later part a di night, but wid dem new restrictions yah massa, no sex naw sell again."
She said the municipal authorities keeping vendors off the road has also hampered their business, as they often get clients "Wen a man come buy him cigarette or him liquor" from the vendors. Tulip, who was sitting with four co-workers along Harbour Street, said even the early closure of businesses due to the curfew, has affected them.
"Normally inna di night wi have some little corner inside a some building weh wi carry a customer go do a quicky, fi a $500, or a $1,000, but di business place dem affe lock off early a nite time now, so wi lose all a dem little hustling deh," she said. Other workers say they have been barely getting by since November.
Another worker, who identified herself as Wendy, said some of them used to make $20,000 or $30,000 a night.
"Seet yah, a from morning mi out yah so, an not even a dolla mi nu mek yet. Di thing set a way yah now, because nuff a di man dem fraid fi buy a day time. Most a dem a married man, live wid dem wife an family. So dem cah come pon di corners inna broad daylight, or yu know how it wi go already," she stated.
They said that if things continue at the current pace, in 2021, they are strongly thinking of creating a formal group to lobby for themselves.
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In the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests which were triggered by the murder of George Floyd, the management of Adult Industry Association (AIA) has received numerous complaints about systemic racism within the sex and adult industry.
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How can you get a super-powered, self-actualized and world-famous vagina?
If you’ve read my Playboy article, then you know the Guinness World Record for vaginal weight lifting is 31 pounds.
Tatiata Kozhevnikova, a 42-year-old woman from Novosibirsk, Russia, has won the title for the second year in a row. Tatiata began the practice after the birth of her first child, feeling that her vaginal muscles had weakened. She read an article about the ancient Taoist practice and then picked up the first thing she could see – a Murano glass ball – and placed it in her vagina. It got, uh, stuck. So she began having custom balls made for her with a hook to tie a string onto – both to extricate the ball and to attach weights to.
Vaginal weight lifting is a 5000 year-old practice that has its roots in ancient, Taoist China. Courtesans in the emperor’s court used a jade egg with weights attached to it to strengthen the vaginal canal. They had such mastery that they were able to make a man ejaculate or stop him from ejaculating, all with the power of their vaginal muscles.
In addition to giving a man more pleasure, a strong vagina gives a woman greater satisfaction as well. By being able to articulate different regions, she awakens sensation. The chances of achieving G-Spot orgasm are increased. Strengthening the pelvic floor holds all the internal organs more solidly, contributing to their better function, a straighter posture and addresses issues such as incontinence or a future prolapsed uterus.
I have yet to find a woman (including me) who reports success with Kegels. The analogy I use is, if you want to build your bicep, do you flap your arm up and down 60 times? Or do you pick up a weight and then methodically pump your arm?
Exactly.
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Source Media - Bloomberg
As the coronavirus pandemic raged in March and April, the 500-year-old Amsterdam city-center became a ghost town: The scantily clad sex workers in brothel windows in small alleys like Stoofsteeg in the red-light district were gone, as were the hordes of tourists who come there to gawk at them; Coffee shops on historic plazas like Rembrandtplein and Leidseplein didn’t get the visitors who descend upon the city by the thousands for the cannabis they sell.
By driving away the more than 1 million tourists the city gets on average each month -- surpassing its population -- the virus lifted the veil on something that had been in plain sight for years: local Amsterdammers have lost the city’s historic center.
Now, a fight is on to reclaim it.
“It painfully showed how few people actually live in the center and how little it has to offer locals,” said Mascha ten Bruggencate, who chairs the council of Amsterdam’s central district. “We need to change that.”
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema laid out a plan at the end of May to do just that. Among measures she listed in a letter to the local council include buying property and limiting permits to ensure that the old city is not just dotted with shops selling souvenirs, cannabis and Nutella-lathered waffles but has companies where residents can work, houses where they can live and grocery stores and outlets that cater to them.
It won’t be the first time such efforts have been made. But the virus crisis underlined “the urgency to think about the city center of the future,” Halsema said in the letter, noting just how over-reliant on tourists it has become, and the need to diversify.
A triumph for the city came at the end of April, when Adyen NV, one of the country’s most successful fintech firms, said it will rent a 17,000 square-meter office in the heart of the city. The company, which processes payments for the likes of Uber Technologies Inc., Ebay Inc. and Booking.com Ltd., said it was drawn by the neighborhood’s retail activity.
Adyen’s young employees “like to work in a city that is vibrant, so they can, for example, visit a book store during their break or grab a drink together on a nearby terrace after a hard day of work,” said Chief Financial Officer Ingo Uytdehaage.
The local government has been actively trying to attract firms there, said Angelique Schouten, an executive at Ohpen, another fintech company that moved a few doors down eight years ago.
“There has been an exodus of companies here in the last 15 years,” she said. “With the arrival of Adyen, the balance is back on our street.”
A key piece of the government’s plan to reconfigure Amsterdam is to get brothels to move out of the old city and curb coffee shops that serve tourists. That won’t be easy.
The liberal approach to sex, drugs and parties, not to mention old Amsterdam’s quaint cobbled streets, canals and narrow colorful town houses, make the city a popular tourist destination. But over the years, like in Venice and Barcelona, floods of visitors have overwhelmed local lives -- from puking stoners to prostitute stalkers.
Things got so bad, some residents pasted photos of themselves in their windows with a sign that said, “I Live Here.”
“The street cleaning car has to pass by multiple times a day here to clean away the mess,” says Paul, a 52-year-old, who has been living in one of the many alleys in the red-light district for 16 years. A self-employed consultant who didn’t want to give his last name, Paul says he’s sick of the ever-increasing numbers of tourists who urinate or vomit by his doorway. He wants the local government to close window prostitution and coffee shops, and bring back local retailers.
“They have to give back this area to citizens, because if they don’t do it now, it will never happen,” he said.
That may be easier said than done. Local authorities have discussed and implemented multiple ideas over the years, like restrictions on tourist rentals and a ban on stores that cater to them. The council has even tried to buy out brothel owners to get them to move out.
“The tipping point was around 2014,” said Geerte Udo, CEO of amsterdam&partners, the city’s branding agency. “Everybody started to realize that more is not always better. Serving the tourist economy had become the sole purpose of the most crowded locations.”
Brothels that thrive on tourists are not keen to leave. Prostitutes who work in the 330 window brothels in the red-light district consider the area, full of cameras, as a safe place, and see tourists as their biggest income stream.
The pandemic has hit the sex business hard. Many sex workers have gone back home to eastern Europe or work illegally. And although brothels are set to reopen in September, they expect to generate only 30% of normal revenue as tourists mostly stay away.
“Things are not going well with us,” said Masten Stavast, the head of Agapi, a company that rents 31 window brothels to prostitutes.
While the financial pain of window brothel rental companies might have provided the city an opportunity to buy them out, local government coffers are themselves depleted. Also, that may not be a winning strategy. An effort over a decade ago to buy out more than 100 window brothels backfired as the value of the property tumbled with no high-end businesses wanting to move in.
“Let’s face it; prostitutes need tourists, and the tourists want to see Amsterdam, and what else is Amsterdam other than old Amsterdam?” Stavast said.
Cannabis-selling coffee shop owners are similarly wary of efforts to curb sales to tourists. Paul Wilhelm, the co-owner of two coffee shops, one of which is among Amsterdam’s oldest, says it would be terrible for business.
With foreign tourists gone, his shops -- one of which was the location for a scene shot in 2004 with Brad Pitt and Matt Damon for the movie “Ocean’s Twelve” -- have lost 50% of their revenue. Many coffee shops will fold because they couldn’t muster any local sales, he said.
He warns that the authorities may go too far to limit coffee shops -- which may go underground and be criminalized.
“A tourist might be initially attracted by the coffee shops, but these people also book a hotel, visit a restaurant and will go on a round-trip boat ride in the canals,” he said. “They spend money. Economic times are going to be very tough in the years ahead, we also need jobs. You can’t have the idyll of a small village and be an economic metropolis at the same time.”
For some, tourism is not the problem. What the city needs is rigorous enforcement to keep the rowdy elements in check, says 81-year-old pensioner Jan Dorreboom, who has lived in the red-light district for 45 years.
“Joints and window prostitution are a part of Amsterdam; just live with it,” he said.
City officials don’t disagree. They just want more homes instead of only hotel rooms, and more bars and restaurants for locals, Ten Bruggencate said.
“My dream is that the city center will continue to be a vibrant place, but one where visitors are visitors, and not the main event,” she said. “It should be a place where locals live, work and do their thing.”
Adult industry events around the world are about to get an additional boost in exposure as the producer of the new AIA Live talk show is proposing to become another media partner.
The production team will be hosting a series of live interviews with participating companies and professionals at adult industry expos, seminars, summits and conferences around the world. Interviews will also be held with members of the public who attend the events to get their perspective.
This is another great opportunity for event organizers to offer additional visibility to participants.
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Each day during the event, the host will conduct live, interactive interviews with the Organisers, Exhibitors, Participants and Visitors. Participation in interviews can be done from anywhere at the event venue, with the use of smart phone, iPad or laptop.
In order to give visibility to all participants, some interviews will also be held before and after the event.
There is no cost to participate in these interviews.
For more information about the AIA Live, please visit the website at https://adultindustryassociation.org/live
The management of AIA has appointed 3 AIA Reps. for the chapters of Arizona, Houston and Antigua.
See details of reps at https://adultindustryassociation.org/members
The management of Adult Industry association (AIA) host daily Zoom Meetings to communicate with our team, members, sponsors and business partners to discuss all types of related issues.
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To schedule a time for a Zoom meeting, please message us via WhatsApp on +44 7721 776 409.
The management of Adult Industry Association (AIA) has appointed Erin Murthy as the new AIA Rep for Arizona.
The join the AIA group for Arizona, g to https://adultindustryassociation.org/groups/arizona
The producer of AIA Live talk show is hosting a series of interviews with the women in SexTech worldwide. Each lady is invited to participate in 15-30 minute discussion about their achievements in the SexTech world.
There is no cost to appear as a guest on the show.
For more information about AIA Live and instructions to become a guest, go to https://adultindustryassociation.org/live.
