It is a literal epidemic and it's getting exponentially worse.






Child Sexual Abuse Images Are Flooding the Internet and (Almost) No One is Fighting Back ([link removed])

There were 18.4 million reports of child sexual abuse images online in 2018 alone. What is happening is literally an epidemic of child sexual abuse and it's growing exponentially.

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Defending Dignity Weekly Newsletter

Highlights: the explosion of child sex abuse images online, DC's prostitution bill, and more

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Google's Centralized DoH Plan Could Grow Online Child Sexual Abuse and Break Safety Filters ([link removed])

Because this iteration of DoH will make it harder to identify illegal content normally blocked by the ISPs, it could disrupt the way many tools function to protect children in homes, libraries, and schools. Since all domain name queries will be encrypted, traditional tools developed for child safety may be broken and countless images of child sexual abuse victims could potentially become widely accessible. 

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Progress Alert! Comcast Improves Streaming and Internet Tools to Better Protect Families ([link removed])

We have an exciting update from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation’s recent meeting with top executives from Comcast here in Washington DC. Right away they told us about how they took our feedback and concerns from our meeting last year and how they have made key improvements based on that feedback!

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DC is Contemplating the Full Decriminalization of Prostitution. Survivors are Fighting Back. ([link removed]) 

The proposed bill seeks to decriminalize pimps, brothel keeping, and sex buyers (i.e., those who “rent” sexual access to the bodies of others). The lofty sounding title of this bill is a misnomer. It is a Trojan Horse empowering organizers of sexual exploitation—pimps (i.e. sex traffickers) and brothel keepers—as well as serving the interests of sex buyers.

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NCOSE Project Spotlight:

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With gratitude,

Dawn Hawkins

Sr. Vice President & Executive Director

National Center on Sexual Exploitation

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