VICTORY! Google Enhances Protections Against Deepfake and AI-Generated Pornography

In a significant stride towards combating image-based sexual abuse (IBSA), Google has announced major updates to its policies and processes to protect individuals from sexually explicit "deepfake" and AI-generated content.

These key updates include:

👉Making it easier for survivors to get "deepfake" images removed, including duplicate images

👉Demoting "deepfake" pornography and websites with a high volume of removal requests, so they appear less prominently in search results 

👉When a survivor successfully requests the removal of an explicit deepfake image, Google will now aim to filter all explicit results on similar searches from the survivor

Google reached out to NCOSE directly to let us know about these changes, reflecting the years of advocacy which preceded this victory! 

THANK YOU for helping us move the most powerful corporations to prioritize safety!

VICTORY! Kids Online Safety Act Passes Senate!

Thanks to the support of people like you, the Kids Online Safety Act has passed the Senate! 

KOSA has received astonishing bipartisan support in the Senate, with 72 bipartisan cosponsors from across the aisle. The bill passed today with 91 votes in favor! This is the first time in 25 years that a bill for online child protection bill has come this close to being signed into law!

We are so close to this crucial bill becoming law. KOSA has already been introduced House and has 38 bipartisan cosponsors; we need YOUR HELP to ensure it passes there as well!

📣ACTION: Call on your House Representatives to support KOSA

OpenAI’s Dangerous Proposal: Why Allowing NSFW Content is a Grave Mistake 

In response to OpenAI's recent call for feedback on their announcement that the frontier AI company is considering changing its usage policies to allow the creation of “NSFW” (not safe for work) content with their AI tools, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) has prepared a rapid assessment report, The High Stake of AI Ethics: Evaluating OpenAI’s Potential Shift to “NSFW” Content and Other Concerns, and is sharing this report with OpenAI and the public.

OpenAI's proposal would exacerbate already uncontrolled sexual exploitation and abuse occurring online. As leading experts in combating sexual exploitation, especially online, we were compelled to share our insights to prevent such a critical mistake.

📣ACTION: Ask OpenAI Not to Allow "NSFW" Content Creation

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