Plus, a U.S. senator introduces an important new trafficking bill.






Defending Dignity Weekly Newsletter

Highlights: a Dirty Dozen victory, a new trafficking bill in the Senate, and more!

Victory! TikTok, a 2020 Dirty Dozen Member, Adds New Safety Features to App ([link removed])

TikTok has been a target of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation for the past year and was named to the 2020 Dirty Dozen List due to lack of moderation and insufficient safety controls, and because it facilitated a space for sexual grooming by abusers or potentially sex traffickers.

Not long after being officially added to the 2020 Dirty Dozen List, TikTok is announcing some changes. 

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Why the United States Needs the "Human Trafficking Research Act of 2020" ([link removed])

Senator Josh Hawley’s bill, the “Human Trafficking Research Act of 2020,” would fund research on human trafficking victims in order to help the United States find better ways to more effectively combat these crimes.

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Meet the National Center on Sexual Exploitation's Spring 2020 Interns and Fellows ([link removed])

Internships at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation provide energetic and highly motivated individuals the opportunity to address issues of sexual abuse and exploitation while gaining new skills through hands-on opportunities that seek to prevent exploitation before it begins, and which foster a national culture that stands for freedom from sexual exploitation.

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Pornhub Refused To Remove Videos Of This Minor’s Sexual Assault—Until She Posed As Her Own Lawyer ([link removed])

“My assault itself put me in a mental prison, but Pornhub gave me a life sentence. Millions of men watched the six videos of my assault. I have no way of knowing how many of those millions downloaded them and still have access to them..."

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With gratitude,

Dawn Hawkins

Sr. Vice President and Executive Director

National Center on Sexual Exploitation

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