Deep Dive into Last week’s Victory in the Twitter Lawsuit
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We’ve reviewed the content, and didn’t find a violation of our policies, so no action will be taken at this time.”
This was Twitter’s unthinkable response to a report of child sexual abuse material of a thirteen-year-old boy. They issued this response even after requesting and receiving verification of the boy’s age and identity—in other words, verifying that the content was in fact illegal child sexual abuse material (CSAM, or “child pornography” under the law).
This is why the NCOSE Law Center is representing the boy, John Doe, in a lawsuit against Twitter (now X).
Last week we reported a tremendous victory, in which
the 9th Circuit court of Appeals allowed this lawsuit to proceed
, overturning a lower court’s decision to grant Twitter total immunity from liability under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Now we offer a deep dive into the meaning and significance of this victory. We explain why it is so groundbreaking, as
the
first federal lawsuit
to proceed against a social media company for its failure to report child sexual abuse material and for the harm to children it caused by this negligence. We explore how this
sets a powerful precedent
, paving a way for other survivors of sexual exploitation to sue the tech companies that facilitated their abuse with dangerous product design and negligent behavior.
Read all about it below!
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Daily Wire:
‘Secrets of the Bunny Ranch’ Reveals The Deep Corruption In Nevada’s Legal Brothel System
Christen Price, senior legal counsel for NCOSE, recently published an op-ed in the Daily Wire shining light on the abuse and exploitation that occurs in Nevada brothels and why
NCOSE has filed lawsuits against these brothel owners and the Nevada state government.
In a few rural counties in Nevada, prostitution is legal, so long as it takes place within the walls of a brothel. A new documentary, entitled
"Secrets of the Bunny Ranch"
details
the corruption and abuse that takes place in these Nevada brothels, all under the guise of legality.
Price writes:
"In 'Secrets of the Bunny Ranch,' survivors detailed the fee system that kept them in debt to these brothels. The brothels took 50% of whatever the women made off the top, while also charging the women for room and board. Many women do not stay in the black.
These accounts dovetail with what dozens of survivors of Nevada’s legal brothels have told me. After the brothels take their cut, the women must still pay licensing fees, cover STI examination costs — which are mandatory for the women, but not for the men who visit the brothels — and whatever fines the brothels decide to dish out. Debt, of course, is one of the oldest means of enslavement, and was a prominent feature of 19th-century American brothels."
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MSNBC: Jeffrey Epstein survivor talks ongoing 'fire’ within victims to get justice
In an interview with MSNBC, Teresa Helm, survivor services coordinator at NCOSE, discusses the slew of emotions she is feeling as
the federal government decided not to prosecute sex buyers and accomplices who took part in Jeffery Epstein's abuse of over 1,000 women and children.
Helm is a survivor of abuse at the hands of Epstein and offered insight on the vital need for justice. She also cites
what lack of accountability would mean for her and other survivors
and the implications it has for the larger fight against sexual abuse.
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Blaze Media:
Porn's dark empire is collapsing — here's how the fight is being won
"Pornography sites built their empires, in no small part, by
allowing, encouraging, and profiting from the distribution of image-based sexual abuse material
on their platforms, according to a
new report
released by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation," writes Marcel van der Watt, president of NCOSE, in an op-ed for Blaze Media.
Van der Watt continues on to describe the harms of pornography on children and adults, and how the free pornography profit model has caused the industry to thrive and victimize more people than ever before.
Read the full op-ed by clicking below.
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