LOS ANGELES—The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) has honored VerifyMy, Safenames, and Pineapple Support as Featured Sponsors for April 2025.
ASACP is a nonprofit organization entering its 29th year of driving online child safety. It relies on the support of companies, organizations, and individuals committed to protecting children from online harm.
ASACP’s Featured Sponsors are industry members and companies who have demonstrated corporate responsibility and ethical business practices and deploy technical measures that protect minors and sensitive users from accidental exposure to age-restricted materials online.
ASACP’s executive director, Tim Henning thanked VerifyMy, Safenames, and Pineapple Support for their support.
Henning stated, "We are extremely grateful to our dedicated sponsors, who play a crucial role in creating a safer future through their support of online child protection initiatives. Their commitment to promoting age assurance helps preserve the innocence of our youth. The tools our association provides at no cost would not be possible without their generous support. Together, we are making a true impact!"
Tools encompass free child protection resources for parents, Best Practices tailored to specific adult market segments, and a comprehensive Code of Ethics for all website and mobile app publishers. These vital resources help empower companies of all sizes to prevent minors from accessing age-restricted content.
One of ASACP’s most notable achievements is its RTA (Restricted To Adults) meta-labeling system, which prevents children from accessing adult-oriented web pages and apps. Additionally, its CP Reporting Tipline has processed over 1.25 million reports since its inception and remains a vital global resource.
The association’s sponsors, including April’s Featured Sponsors, VerifyMy, Safenames, and Pineapple Support, are crucial in making these tools available.
VerifyMy—A safety technology provider dedicated to providing solutions that safeguard children and society online such as spanning age assurance, identity verification, and content moderation. It features a broad range of age verification and estimation methods to ensure the highest pass rates possible with minimal business disruption. The latest proprietary age assurance solution leverages email addresses to estimate a user’s age. This privacy-preserving method is designed to be unbiased and is certified by the ACCS to EAL level 3, the highest level for age estimation.
VerifyMyContent is a complete end-to-end identity verification and content moderation solution to prevent uploaders from publishing illegal content on user-generated content platforms. It ensures a safe, trustworthy, and compliant online experience for everyone.
By advocating for robust, privacy-preserving age assurance, content moderation, and safeguarding solutions, VerifyMy technology protects minors by ensuring they enjoy age-appropriate experiences online.
According to Gavin Worrall, VerifyMy's VP of global strategic partnerships, the team’s mission is to provide solutions for online platforms wanting to maintain their integrity, protect their reputation, and safeguard their users. Worrall explained, "Our team enjoyed solving the challenge of finding the balance between low friction, privacy preservation, and compliance. We are pleased to introduce this new method, which leverages publicly available transactional data points to verify age, to the adult industry. We look forward to demonstrating how this will help businesses protect their brand and reputation."
Worrall added, "We are proud to be part of the solution, and look forward to helping members of the association and the wider adult community."
Safenames—As an ASACP Corporate Sponsor since 2020, Safenames, founded in 1999 and based in the United Kingdom, has been a provider of global domain management, brand protection, SSL, hosting, and cybersecurity services for more than 25 years.
Said Safenames’ CEO Adan McManus, "In a fluid digital age, Safenames enables clients to make their mark on the world by providing a safe and secure framework where their brands are protected. We engage, connect, and share our knowledge to help deliver our clients’ aspirations as we strive to be the premier service provider in protecting and securing digital brands and platforms. Safenames’ focus on brand protection aligns with ASACP’s focus on online business protection through child protection, making for a mutually beneficial alliance. We are proud to be Corporate Sponsors of ASACP and help it provide a safe space for brands, children, and consumers alike."
Pineapple Support—An In-Kind Media Sponsor since 2019, Pineapple Support Society provides free and subsidized professional therapy, counseling, and emotional support services for all individuals working in the online adult industry.
Pineapple Support’s growing team of sex-worker-friendly, kink-aware therapists is spread across five continents and speaks 23 languages. Resources include one-on-one therapy sessions, weekly support groups, workshops, well-being events, webinars, and free, anonymous, 24/7 emotional support.
As a global provider of mental health care, Pineapple Support is also committed to strengthening the adult industry by offering corporate training and support, helping companies better understand and support the mental well-being of their teams.
Pineapple Support Society is a registered US 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that raises funds to assist with professional mental health care costs for those in need. It has provided services to over 14,000 industry professionals and continues to expand its outreach, with a goal of offering comprehensive, accessible mental health support to every adult industry professionals worldwide.
Pineapple Support CEO and founder Leya Tanit said, "Our partnership with ASACP is a key part of our ongoing effort to foster a safer and more responsible adult industry. By working together, we’re demonstrating the importance of unity across all sectors, whether protecting vulnerable individuals or ensuring mental well-being for adult industry professionals. It’s through collaboration and mutual respect that we can create a stronger, more supportive environment for everyone involved.
Henning concluded, "Our sponsors do more than just support the association; they actively help shape the industry and, most importantly, work diligently to ensure children’s online safety, a responsibility we all share. The sponsors and members of ASACP play a vital role in creating a better environment for consenting adults while also protecting the most vulnerable members of society. This is a noble and essential mission that the association will continue to uphold and promote among all stakeholders in the industry as we look toward the future."
For more information, email [email protected] or visit ASACP.org.
