Dear Friend, 

My name's Lina Nealon, I'm the Director of Corporate Advocacy and a Vice President at NCOSE. But beyond that, I'm a mom. And it was my experiences as a mom that informed my work today. 

Here's my story: 

Just three weeks after I started working for NCOSE, my three daughters received school-issued Google Chromebooks for virtual learning during Covid. I made the assumption that I think most parents would ... I assumed that, since Google knew these Chromebooks were being distributed to grade schools, they would have designed them to be safe for kids. 

But I was wrong. 

To my astonishment, I began receiving calls from parents and teachers saying the kids had been exposed to pornography or accessed by sexual predators on their school-issued Chromebooks.  

I was horrified—and terrified for my kids. 'Google must not know this is happening!' I thought. 'Surely, if they knew, they could do something about it…' 

But Google did know. And they were doing nothing. 

That's when I decided that, in the capacity of my new role at NCOSE, Google Chromebooks would become my first and most aggressive corporate campaign. 

We put Google Chromebooks on the Dirty Dozen List, an annual campaign where NCOSE invites the public to call out 12 mainstream corporations that are enabling sexual exploitation. We recommended key changes Google could make—including turning on all the highest safety settings by default on school-issued Chromebooks.

And thanks to people like you, who joined us in putting pressure on Google through this campaign, we succeeded! Google made the changes we requested and even formally credited the Dirty Dozen List. 

I can admit now that, in the back of my mind, I was doubtful that such a massive company would change. How could one non-profit and few thousand people signing petitions and sending email make a difference? 

But it did make a difference. And since then, we have had numerous other wins as well, with some of the most powerful corporations in the world. 

It's almost time for another round of big victories. The 2024 Dirty Dozen List will be revealed on April 10th, and this will launch is into our next year of corporate advocacy. 

So today, I want to ask you: Will you join us in holding corporations accountable? 

Campaigns like the one that changed Google require steady, sustainable funding to bring them to fruition. Will you become a monthly donor, to help fuel campaigns like the Dirty Dozen List? 

Thank you SO much for being a force for change! I am beyond excited to welcome the next big victory with you. 

Sincerely, 

Lina Nealon

Vice President and Director of Corporate Advocacy

National Center on Sexual Exploitation