The Latest on Pornhub: Class Action Lawsuit + Undercover Investigations

In a historic ruling, a federal district court in California has granted a motion to certify a class in a case against Pornhub and its parent company Aylo (formerly "MindGeek"). This decision means the Court found enough evidence of numerous victims who have been harmed in a common way—in other words, evidence of systemic abuse.

Following on the heels of this groundbreaking ruling, a new undercover investigation by Sound Investigations has exposed more of the company’s shockingly lax policies around underage or nonconsensually created/uploaded content. Employees at Aylo’s advertising arm, TrafficJunky, confirmed that:

  1. Advertisers who uploaded child sexual abuse material would not get their account suspended and would not be reported to the authorities, and
  2. Advertisers would not be asked if they had obtained consent of the individuals in pornographic videos.

📣 ACTION: Demand Pornography Websites Verify Age & Consent!

Dignity Defense Award: Street Grace & EPIK Project Use Tech for Good

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation is thrilled to bestow the Dignity Defense Award on Street Grace and EPIK Project—two organizations that are leading the charge in combatting sexual exploitation through innovative uses of emerging technology.

Street Grace, a faith-based organization with the mission of eradicating commercial sexual exploitation of children, employs a multifaceted approach that integrates prevention, protection, and policy. This is epitomized by the Transaction Intercept program, which merges technology and law enforcement to deter men from paying to sexually abuse minors.

EPIK Project is an organization dedicated to disrupting the demand for prostitution and sex trafficking (i.e. deterring “sex buyers”) and challenging cultural landscapes that fuel sexual exploitation. EPIK champions societal change and advocates for a safer, more dignified world.

Online Toxic Criminality: Congressional Briefing Highlights

A panel of lived-experience and policy specialists provided a powerful and comprehensive briefing to US Congress on the issues of online child sexual exploitation, pornography and image-based sexual abuse, and sex trafficking online. Watch the highlight video of the briefing!

📣ACTION: Call on Congress to Protect Children Online!

It's Not Too Late to Donate for #GivingTuesday!

#GivingTuesday was this week. If you missed it, don't worry! It's not too late to make a tax-deductible gift. 

Please consider donating $5, $50, $500, or any amount you can. Anything you can give is helpful to build a world where all can live and love, free from sexual abuse and exploitation! 

Sincerely,

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