Mike Stabile
FSC To Host Media Strategies Workshop for Adult Biz Activists
Free Speech Coalition (FSC) will host a free industry-only webinar titled "The War on Porn: Media Strategies for Advocacy" Tuesday at 11 a.m. (PDT).
What's Next for the PASS System After TTS, CET Pullouts?
With the sudden withdrawal of Cutting Edge Testing (CET) this week — a year and a month after the withdrawal of Talent Testing Service (TTS) — the PASS system of adult industry performer testing has entered a period of uncertainty, but its director and board members hope this will result in an improved status quo that will provide more options for talent health services.
Gay in Flux: A Look at the Latest Trends in a Vibrant, Evolving Market
Welcome to the summer of 2021. It’s been nearly a year and a half since the COVID-19 lockdowns were first imposed and as vaccine rollouts continue to pick up speed, all sectors of adult are looking forward to a post-pandemic return to some kind of normalcy.
FSC's Mike Stabile Helps Debunk Google Disinformation About Adult Performer Life Expectancy
Last week, Mike Stabile of the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) helped to debunk an oft-quoted and stigmatizing statement by anti-porn activists about the life expectancy of adult performers, which is being spread worldwide as disinformation by the Google search engine.
Here's What the New Mastercard Rules Mean for Adult Sites, Producers
After yesterday’s XBIZ report that Mastercard Inc. had decided to change the requirements it sets for banks that process payments for “sellers of adult content,” industry payment processors, attorneys and advocates shared their thoughts on what this might mean for content production and distribution.
NYT Probes Possible 'Lessons' From Adult Industry's PASS for COVID-19 Testing
The New York Times has published an article about the possible usefulness of adult industry STI testing protocols to help researchers and policymakers attempting to come up with COVID testing protocols.
Nevada Sex Workers Denounce FOSTA's 'Attack' on Their Rights, Safety
Las Vegas Sun published an article yesterday interviewing sex workers and advocates about how FOSTA has endangered them and put them at the mercy of “sex traffickers and pimps.”
FSC Blasts Grindr's Decision to Allow 3rd Parties View User HIV Status
A new report revealing that gay hookup app Grindr has been providing user HIV status to two other companies that optimize apps has shaken those who use the service and outraged civil rights groups.