| Popular dating app Tinder recently announced that it will be cracking down on advertisements for commercial sexual exploitation, such as links to OnlyFans or "sugar dating" (i.e. prostitution) profiles. They will do this by removing any social-media handles listed in public bios.
Tinder says, "Tinder isn’t the place for any sort of sex work, escort services, or compensated relationships. So, no—don’t use Tinder to find your sugarmamma.” Tinder also states that this policy update is intended to keep the dating app a "fun and safe place." Interestingly, this echoes the company Imgur's statement when they banned and removed pornography last week: "These changes are an important step in Imgur’s continued efforts to remain a safe and fun space on the internet. NCOSE is in total agreement with Tinder and Imgur on this point—we want the internet to be a fun and safe place, and prostitution and pornography are incompatible with that! Read more about Tinder's positive policy change here. |
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"I have to tell you, our son is gone . . . He killed himself." These are words no parent should ever have to hear or speak. But this is what Martin* had to say to his wife, Chantel,* over the phone one evening. Martin and Chantel's teenage son Jason* killed himself after he was sexually exploited on Instagram. The exploiters used surreptitiously obtained child sexual abuse material of Jason to threaten him, demanding money. They also threatened to hurt or kill his parents. "You might as well end it now," Jason's exploiters told him at one point. And that's what Jason did. |
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NOTE: Instagram's parent company, Meta, has its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, May 31st. Make sure to take action before then, so that Instagram knows the public wants them to make child protection a priority! Shareholders of Instagram are also encouraged to attend the meeting and raise this issue. |
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*Pseudonyms have been used to respect the victim and his family |
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| NCOSE and 218 organizations representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia plus 64 survivor leaders have sent a letter to Congress urging passage of the EARN IT Act.
EARN IT is a crucial bill which gives survivors of child sexual abuse material a path to justice and a chance to regain their privacy. Read more here. |
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| If you are a U.S. resident, please take 30 SECONDS to fill out this quick action form, urging your congressional representatives to co-sponsor the EARN IT Act! |
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NCOSE's Dr. Marcel van der Watt Invited by The Carter Center to Discuss Ruchira Gupta's New Book Dr. Marcel van der Watt, Director of NCOSE’s Research Institute, was invited to participate in a conversation at The Carter Center about Ruchira Gupta’s new book, I Kick and I Fly. The book tells the true life story of Heera, who escaped India’s brothels to become a Kung Fu champion. The conversation was moderated by Karin Ryan of the Carter Center. Learn more about the book and get your copy here! |
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