APAG Archives - Mike South The institute for the advance study of insensitivity and pornography Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:23:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/mikesouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 APAG Archives - Mike South 32 32 1788040 OnlyFans ‘Suspicious Activity Reports’ Mostly Show that Banks Hate Sex Work https://mikesouth.com/industry/onlyfans-suspicious-activity-reports-mostly-show-that-banks-hate-sex-work-67644/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/onlyfans-suspicious-activity-reports-mostly-show-that-banks-hate-sex-work-67644/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:11:45 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=67644 Vice took a look at yesterday’s story by Forensic News and here is what they learned …. banks hate sex workers. Then again that’s not really news to those of us who have been in the adult biz for more than a minute.  So what else did Vice think about the OnlyFans story? Let’s take […]

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Help APAG @apagunion Stop Internet Sexual Exploitation Act!!! https://mikesouth.com/industry/help-apag-apagunion-stop-internet-sexual-exploitation-act-67047/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/help-apag-apagunion-stop-internet-sexual-exploitation-act-67047/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2020 03:15:52 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=67047 The announcement of the latest attack on the adult industry, a bill titled “Stop Internet Sexual Exploitation Act” from U.S. Senators Ben Sasse (R-NE) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), is the latest move to shut down our industry as we know it. The Adult Performance Artists Guild has called for an industry-wide meeting, to include performers, […]

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APAG Announces Name Change https://mikesouth.com/industry/apag-announces-name-change-66998/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/apag-announces-name-change-66998/#respond Sat, 19 Dec 2020 01:24:25 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=66998 The organization known as APAG is excited to announce changes to its brand. Once known as the Adult Performers Actors Guild, with a vote of membership APAG has rebranded as the Adult Performance Artists Guild. As they move in 2021, the union is going through organizational changes. After pulling away from its parent union IEAU, […]

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APAG Union @apagunion negotiates AB5 exception for webcam models https://mikesouth.com/legal/apag-union-apagunion-negotiates-ab5-exception-for-webcam-models-65939/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/apag-union-apagunion-negotiates-ab5-exception-for-webcam-models-65939/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2020 23:49:53 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=65939 Today Alana Evans, president of the Adult Performs Actors Guild announced some big news. They’ve been working with government officials to get webcam models an exception from AB5. This is huge for webcam models in California, who in January lost the ability to make money through webcam sites who were forced to comply with the new […]

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Is @OnlyFans Calling Into Question Legit Model Releases? https://mikesouth.com/industry/is-onlyfans-calling-into-question-legit-model-releases-65703/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/is-onlyfans-calling-into-question-legit-model-releases-65703/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2020 22:30:57 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=65703 I saw a tweet today about OnlyFans that caught my attention. OnlyFans has decided that just having a model release and 2257 documents are not enough. They recently sent a warning to a performer that is shown below. The odd thing about this warning is that she did have a model release and the stated […]

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IEAU to APAG: You’re Terminated! https://mikesouth.com/porn-idiocy/ieau-to-apag-youre-terminated-56218/ https://mikesouth.com/porn-idiocy/ieau-to-apag-youre-terminated-56218/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:53:18 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=56218 You’re terminated! In the latest round of idiocy, Phyllisha Anne, the felonious founder and International Secretary of the rudderless International Entertainment Adult Union (IEAU), has published the following screed, which she wrote on behalf of the “mother union” to APAG.   In the rambling letter, the unhinged Ms. Anne announces “the termination of our Adult Performers Actors […]

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Andi Rye a.k.a. Zoe Sparx: Dog Lover (VIDEO) @ZoeSparx https://mikesouth.com/porn-idiocy/andi-rye-a-k-a-zoe-sparx-dog-lover-video-52409/ https://mikesouth.com/porn-idiocy/andi-rye-a-k-a-zoe-sparx-dog-lover-video-52409/#comments Wed, 13 Nov 2019 08:42:45 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=52409 Nexxxt Level Talent starlet Andi Rye a.k.a. Zoe Sparx says that having sexual contact with a dog is “kinda hot”, and ok as long as the dog is into it. Really. Here’s the video, which derives from a Pierre Woodman casting session in June 2017. I think it speaks for itself. “If a dog humps […]

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Trial By Twitter: Cal/OSHA Edition https://mikesouth.com/industry/trial-by-twitter-cal-osha-edition-51822/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/trial-by-twitter-cal-osha-edition-51822/#comments Wed, 16 Oct 2019 04:12:50 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=51822 This being 2019, it should come as no surprise that a Cal/OSHA petition cites to TWITTER POSTS to illustrate what an anonymous petitioner claims are widespread abuses within the adult biz.

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Kink~E Magazine Looks at the Instagram Porn Star Problem https://mikesouth.com/social-media/kinke-magazine-looks-at-the-instagram-porn-star-problem-51305/ https://mikesouth.com/social-media/kinke-magazine-looks-at-the-instagram-porn-star-problem-51305/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:27:09 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=51305 The secretary of APAG just did an interview with Marabelle Blue from Kink!~E magazine about the trouble porn stars are having with Instagram. It’s a great read so I wanted to share it with you guys. “Your Account Has Been Suspended….” Recently the Adult Entertainment industry, including photographers and artist have been waking up to this […]

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What’s going on with the APAC and APAG? The good, the bad and the BDSM https://mikesouth.com/industry/whats-going-on-with-the-apac-and-apag-the-good-the-bad-and-the-bdsm-49838/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/whats-going-on-with-the-apac-and-apag-the-good-the-bad-and-the-bdsm-49838/#comments Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:10:20 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=49838 Man how times have changed. I was a big supporter of the idea of the FSC creating a performer division, offering services to porn stars. I thought it was the best idea ever. Now, I see I might have been a little short-sighted. Things started off great, but now you have the Free Speech Coalition’s […]

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