Dignity Defense Alert: Comcast Scrubs Services of MindGeek Content

Big win! Comcast Cable—the largest cable television company in the United States—has cut ties with MindGeek!

In an email to NCOSE, a Comcast representative shared that they were deeply concerned over the growing number of reports against MindGeek regarding its unlawful business practices—including minors being exploited on MindGeek sites. Faced with the evidence, Comcast decided to drop all MindGeek content from their cable systems. As of April 2021, all MindGeek material has been removed.

New Canadian Bill Calls for Age and Consent Verification in Online Pornography

Canadian Member of Parliament Arnold Viersen has proposed the "STOP Internet Exploitation (SISE) Act."

If passed, the SISE Act would make it a criminal offense to create or distribute pornographic material without first verifying the age and consent of everyone depicted. Notably, the offense for distribution also applies if a depicted person has withdrawn their consent since the pornographic material was created.

This is an enormous step forward that would reduce the number of women and children who are victimized.

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If you care about creating a world free from sexual abuse and exploitation, make sure to register for the CESE 2021 Online Global Summit.

Must Watch: Survivor Leader Harmony Grillo Answers "Is Prostitution Just a Job?" at TEDxUCLA

There's a myth floating around that it is the stigma and criminalization of prostitution that make it harmful. Those propagating this myth claim that if prostitution were just a job, then we wouldn't see this level of trauma response among prostituted people. ⁠⁠

In any other workplace, the sexual harassment that prostituted people experience would be subject to legal action. For women in prostitution, sexual harassment is a job requirement.

Decriminalization does not prevent assault, nor does it bring justice to perpetrators.

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