Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA)

Message from the operator

This business depends on demand. So before we turn our attention to performers seeking to earn income, the first people we must face are our users. People who approach sensuality with reason, unlock their five senses within their own online environment, and sometimes enjoy a sixth sense found through sensuality — 18LIVER exists for the people who seek that kind of entertainment that lets them set everyday life aside. As we work day to day with our performers, we feel this: regardless of gender, choosing to live with the sensual appeal one was born with — as a performer, on the same footing as fashion or art — how much that choice is honored by society is, in the end, the whole of this business. We see this as a physiological matter, equally for women and for men. Expressing one's own appeal online without inconveniencing anyone. Those who wish to watch doing so under their own reason. This is, fundamentally, a very natural human activity. We have long been uncomfortable with the culture that lumps everything together as "porn" or "adult." That is why at 18LIVER, we want to honor expressions like "sexy," "alluring," and "erotic." We have been involved with this world for more than 30 years, since the dawn of the worldwide internet. The world of mature content has, as a social structure, already entered its maturity. And within that maturity, there are things general society could learn from — many, many forms of mutual aid that arose from genuine need. Rather than coming from young operators like us, this is something the gentlemen who use our service understand best. Precisely because this content has reached structural maturity, we make three promises. We listen, properly. We improve, properly. We disclose, properly. To those who do not engage with this industry as part of the mainstream, we wish to convey the meaning of why it continues to exist — correctly. This, we believe, is a social responsibility we cannot avoid, if 18LIVER is to take root as one form of culture. Looking out at the world, there are people who spare no advocacy or awareness-raising for the sake of human progress. We will keep a careful eye on the activities of such organizations and bodies, and engage in whatever ways are within our reach. For comments and observations, please feel welcome to write to our free consultation desk.