LOS ANGELES — The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) has named VerifyMy, Safenames, and Pineapple Support as "Featured Sponsors" for April 2025.
ASACP is a nonprofit organization with a 29-year history dedicated to promoting online child safety. The association is committed to protecting children from online harm with the support of numerous companies, organizations, and individuals.
“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," said ASACP executive director Tim Henning. "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.”
These are the ASACP descriptions for this month's sponsors:
VerifyMy
VerifyMy is a safety technology provider dedicated to providing solutions that safeguard children and society online. Spanning age assurance, identity verification, and content moderation, VerifyMy offers frictionless, trustworthy solutions for online platforms to maintain integrity, protect their reputation, and safeguard their users.
VerifyMyAge is a privacy-preserving age assurance solution for any online product, service, or business. It features the broadest range of age verification and estimation methods to ensure the highest pass rates possible with minimal business disruption. Their latest proprietary age assurance solution leverages email addresses to estimate a user’s age. This frictionless, 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 frictionless, trustworthy solutions for online platforms wanting to maintain their integrity, protect their reputation, and safeguard their users. Over the past 12 months, this talented team has developed a unique solution that addresses age verification challenges across the U.S. and beyond.
“Our team enjoyed solving the challenge of finding the balance between low friction, privacy preservation, and compliance,” Worrall explained. “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.”
“We are proud to be part of the solution,” Worrall added, “and look forward to helping members of the association and the wider adult community.”
Safenames
As an ASACP Corporate Sponsor since 2020, Safenames has kept companies one step ahead by protecting their online brand, data, revenue, and reputation.
Founded in 1999 and based in the United Kingdom, Safenames is a privately owned company with established operations worldwide. For more than 25 years, it has been a leading provider of global domain management, brand protection, SSL, hosting, and cybersecurity services.
Safenames’ comprehensive suite of partnerships and managed web-based tools enables its customers to protect their domain names, trademarks, and online brand identities worldwide.
“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,” said Safenames’ CEO Adan McManus. “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,” McManus added. “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, ensuring everyone has access to care regardless of background or personal circumstances.
Pineapple Support’s ever-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 U.S. 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 professional worldwide.
“Our partnership with ASACP is a key part of our ongoing effort to foster a safer and more responsible adult industry,” said Leya Tanit, CEO and Founder of Pineapple Support. “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.”
“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,” Henning added. “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.”
