| The National Center on Sexual Exploitation is pleased to present the Dignity Defense Award to Imgur, a popular image sharing website, for banning and removing all sexually explicit content and pornography from their platform. If well-enforced, Imgur’s ban of sexually explicit content will greatly curb the proliferation of child sexual abuse material and image-based sexual abuse on the platform, as well as minimize the number of children being exposed to pornography. |
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Formerly, Imgur was the main way internet users uploaded sexually explicit images to Reddit—a platform which is on the 2023 Dirty Dozen List for rampant child sexual abuse material and image-based sexual abuse. In quintessential Reddit fashion, the company responded to Imgur's safety change by expanding options for their users to upload "NSFW" images. Time and again, Reddit proves itself a bad actor. Take action now to call on them to change! |
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| Utah recently passed a commonsense measure to protect children from pornography exposure by requiring pornography websites verify that their users are over 18. Pornhub protested this law by blocking all users in Utah. Pornhub's protest reveals an ugly truth: the company will lose revenue if children cannot access pornography on its site. This should concern everyone who cares about the well-being of children. Read more here. |
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NCOSE Participates in Testimony to Promote Safety and Health of Sex Trade Survivors On Tuesday, NCOSE participated in 2 hours of testimony before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Judiciary. Local survivor leaders and advocates showed up in force to support legislation that would “strengthen justice and support for sex trade survivors.” The bill would provide exit services for individuals in the sex trade while addressing the demand for commercial sex and increasing penalties for those who solicit or receive compensation from prostituted persons. This survivor-centered bill was heard alongside a "sex work" study and full decriminalization of prostitution bill, both of which received opposition from survivor leaders and subject matter experts. |
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