The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is pleased to announce its return to the Latin America Adult Business Expo (LALExpo), set for February 23-26 in Cali, Colombia.

Founded in 1996, ASACP spearheads the global battle to keep children out of and away from adult-oriented entertainment and other inappropriate materials online.

Supported by its sponsors and members, ASACP is a nonprofit organization that works with numerous international businesses, law enforcement agencies, and other digital media industry stakeholders, including LALExpo, to fight against child exploitation and sexual abuse in all of its forms.

LALExpo is the definitive B2B trade event for Central and South American digital media companies and service providers. The event attracts a growing international and Latin American audience of business professionals representing all aspects of the online business world, including models and studios, for a comprehensive experience that combines education, networking, and exposure to the latest industry trends.

LALExpo brings together key industry players in a professional and collaborative environment to address the latest digital marketing techniques and technology and the newest legal regulations. It features inspirational conferences, practical workshops, and exclusive networking opportunities to connect professionals and create collaboration opportunities and strategic alliances.

The event’s promoters strive to elevate the professionalism of the industry and its participants while educating the public, lawmakers, and other stakeholders about the economic opportunity this lawful business provides.

Anthony Rivera, an organizer of the event and co-founder of AJ Studios, said LALExpo provides a significant opportunity for ASACP to reach out to professional businesses operating in the Latin American and Spanish-speaking marketplaces.

“As a hub of the global camming community, Colombia is also making inroads into the broader digital media market. As such, LALExpo promotes business excellence and responsibility among the companies making a living and supporting their families and themselves through technology,” Rivera stated. “This is why we support ASACP and its mission to educate and professionalize the industry to protect children.”

In its effort to protect children, LALExpo only allows adult business professionals to attend its events.

In addition to promotion on the LALExpo website as well as in the show’s social media and on industry forums, in the official show guide, through a complimentary table at the event’s Meet Market, and more, allowing the association to reach out to adult business owners and operators face-to-face, LALExpo’s promoters have underwritten ASACP Executive Director Tim Henning’s admission to the event and accommodations while there.

“ASACP is pleased to support LALExpo,” Henning said. “The event and the event’s promoters play a leading role in the fight against child exploitation by helping educate operators about the need for legal compliance and the maintenance of industry protocols and safety standards to help avoid minors’ abuse and guarantee the rights of children and adolescents.”

While at the event, Henning will participate in a panel on Wednesday, February 26, from 2:00-2:45 p.m., addressing the issue of Age Verification and New Regulations to

Prevent Underage Access to Adult Content.

This session will explore recent advances and challenges in age verification for digital platforms, with a focus on new laws that seek to protect minors from adult content. The discussion will reveal the most effective technologies and strategies to ensure that users are of legal age, as well as the responsibilities of platform operators in

implementing these regulations. Providing a critical analysis of the topic, the panel will help guide attendees to ensure a safer and more respectful digital environment for all users. The panel will be held in English, and simultaneous translation will be provided for Spanish speakers.

Enabling his attendance, ASACP’s Travel Sponsor, DialXS, is generously underwriting Henning’s airfare to and from the venue city of Cali, providing much-needed help in the association’s international outreach efforts.

“LALExpo promotes awareness of child safety and doing business at the highest levels of safe and responsible operation throughout Latin America and beyond,” Henning explained. “One of ASACP’s valued Sponsors, LALExpo, and its promoters take their child safety advocacy seriously and serve as an example for their peers to follow.”

Henning said that this outreach is vital in LATAM, where the live cam industry is a significant driver of opportunity and prosperity for independent performers and companies of all sizes — and where fans and the performers that entertain them must be of legal age to participate.

“LALExpo’s continued support of the association sends a compelling message and helps establish its promoters among the upper echelon of industry leaders,” Henning added. “Through LALExpo’s generosity, ASACP can reach a much broader audience of frontline operators, providing them with the education and valuable free resources they need to help keep children out of and away from adult-oriented content.”

ASACP uses the generous financial and material support it receives to fund its initiatives, such as the internationally recognized Child Exploitation Tipline, which has processed more than 1 million reports since its inception. In addition, ASACP’s Restricted To Adults (RTA) meta-labeling system helps prevent minors’ access to adult-oriented web pages and apps. Finally, its market-specific Best Practices and universal Code of Ethics guide digital media firms toward child-safe operations.

To learn how your company can make a difference in online child safety or to arrange a meeting with Henning at LALExpo in Cali, email tim@asacp.org.