Podcast: Kids on TikTok Find the Sunny App Has a Dark Side

Episode four of Foundering: The TikTok Story explains the disturbing things TikTok’s youngest users can be exposed to.

Reporter Shelly Banjo and NCOSE CEO Dawn Hawkins explain the consequences of TikTok's failure to safeguard its adolescent user base.

How Seeking Arrangement is Taking Advantage of Vulnerable People During COVID-19

Is it a coincidence that as the rate of Americans filing for unemployment rose exponentially in April 2020, Seeking Arrangement also saw a 74% member increase?

Seeking Arrangement promotes itself to those who are economically vulnerable, where they are pressured to accept sexual contact in sugar dating relationships so that they can pay rent or buy groceries to live.

Make no mistake, sugar dating is pseudo-dating prostitution and it is vital to push back against the normalization of such an exploitative trend.

You're Invited: Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Online Global Summit, July 20–24

Last year, over 22,000 people who care about fighting for a world free from sexual abuse and exploitation registered for the first ever Online Global Summit! 

The Summit isn't just about reviewing the latest research, it's about connecting with others in the movement, uniting efforts to find solutions, and feeling inspired to keep going.

Here are some comments from last year's attendees:

"I was so impressed by the overwhelming amount of people that were coming together to fight this epidemic!"

"Amazing! I felt like the world is a much bigger and hopeful place. It was incredible to connect with so many people from all around the world who are also passionate about the same thing."

We hope you will join us and have a similar experience! Email [email protected] with any questions.

Research Spotlight: “Sexual Violence as a Sexual Script in Mainstream Online Pornography”

The NCOSE Research Institute provides commentary on a new study from The British Journal of Criminology, "Sexual Violence as a Sexual Script in Mainstream Online Pornography." The study performed the largest analysis of online pornographic titles to date.

It provides valuable evidence of the mainstreaming of sexual violence by top pornography websites, as the study’s methodology utilized pornography titles that were advertised on the landing pages of the top three pornography websites in the U.K. to first-time users, providing insight into the actions of the pornography sites themselves.

Analysis revealed that the top three pornography websites in the U.K(Pornhub, XVideos, and XHamster) market pornography that includes sexual violence from the very outset of the user experience—no click required.

NCOSE Joins Allies to Counter Louisiana Bill That Would've Decriminalized Exploiters

Earlier this week, Louisiana House Bill 67 threatened to decriminalize sex buyers, pimps/traffickers, and brothel owners, and thereby fuel exploitation and sex trafficking of vulnerable populations.

Patrina Mosley, deputy director of legislative policy for NCOSE, testified before the Louisiana Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice at a hearing on May 4.

The Louisiana Legislature ceased consideration of House Bill 67 at the conclusion of the hearing.

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