No, Prostitution is Not the Same as Being and Athlete or a Secretary
When walking home from school one day,
Luna* was approached by a man who offered her $100 for sex.
“I was in my school uniform, so there was no mistaking my age,” she recalled.
But after her father had committed suicide and her stepfather became abusive, she reluctantly accepted the man’s offer and used the money to run away.
What started as a method of survival left Luna trapped in the clutches of prostitution for the next 24 years of her life.
In the beginning, she found solace in the “New Zealand Prostitutes’ Collective (NZPC),” where the members were advocates for full decriminalization of the sex trade—including pimping, sex buying, and brothel keeping. This was a stance Luna initially aligned with. But once these pleas for legalization came to fruition, Luna’s idealistic view of fully decriminalized/legalized prostitution was altered by a dreadful reality.
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ACTION: Ask Your Legislator to Pass the Survivor Model!
The Survivor Model
protects the exploited
(i.e. prostituted persons) while
holding accountable the exploiters
(pimps, sex buyers, brothel keepers). It is the best way to both shrink the prostitution marketplace and help survivors. Call on your legislators to pass this model now!
Take Action!
A Tsunami of "Nudifying" Apps Advertised on Meta's Platforms
An
AI chatbot
gives a 13-year-old tips on how to lose her virginity to a 31-year-old.
A
young woman
develops depression and anxiety after AI-generated sexually explicit images of her were circulated online.
A
supposedly child-friendly game
pushes sexually explicit ads for AI girlfriends to a 5th grader.
These are only a few examples of the new dangers facing us as emerging technology, especially artificial intelligence, grows in its capabilities. But it isn’t only bad.
On this episode of
The Movement
, we’re unveiling the ways
emerging technology can hurt us, but also help us.
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ACTION: Call on Congress to Combat AI-generated IBSA and CSAM!
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Giving Tuesday is Coming Up...
👋 REMINDER: Giving Tuesday is December 3rd
What are some ways you can set money aside
right now
for Giving Tuesday? How about...
☕ Sacrifice that Starbucks coffee and make one at home
🚶♀️ Walk to work instead of taking public transit or driving
🥪 Rather than going out for lunch, bring one from home
Giving Tuesday is a global campaign that encourages people to do good. It is a day dedicated to charitable contributions worldwide. Any dollar amount you can donate will have a monumental impact in the fight against sexual exploitation!
Donate Action?
The Movement Episode 3 Newsletter:
The Dark and Light Side of AI
From AI chatbots giving explicit advice to kids, to AI-generated images that drive young women into depression—technology is advancing, but not always for the better.
In our latest newsletter, we explore the dangers posed by AI and emerging tech—like sextortion, grooming, and image-based abuse (also known as "deepfake pornography")—and how we can use the same technology to fight back against exploitation.
Curious about the ways we can use AI to fight AI? Read this week's newsletter and check out Episode 3 of The Movement!
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