"Raised on Porn" Documentary Exposes Effects of Porn on Children

A new documentary from Exodus Cry and Magic Lantern Pictures, Raised on Porn, exposes the ways pornography has become the new sex education for children and unpacks the dangerous lifelong implications of this global phenomenon.

Facebook Deflects Responsibility for Child Wellbeing at Senate Hearing

“Facebook takes no accountability, shows no remorse, announces no significant changes, all while putting the onus on overburdened parents, caretakers, and kids themselves to manage an inherently harmful platform (Instagram).

Facebook needs to prioritize cleaning up existing products and outright cancel its plans to launch Instagram for Kids."

~ Lina Nealon, NCOSE director of corporate and strategic initiatives

Since 2019, we've been working with Instagram, pressing on them to make their products safer. Join us and other child safety advocates in demanding Facebook end plans for Instagram Kids!

The Tidal Wave of Lawsuits Facing Pornography Producers

It has been one year since the case Jane Doe v. Cissy Steele et al. was filed, ushering in a wave of lawsuits against the exploitative pornography industry and turning the tide against the commercial sex industry overall.

In this blog, Dani Pinter, NCOSE senior legal counsel, gives case updates and what we can look forward to.

Protecting Children Online: Learning from cases of missing children in South Africa

Children are targeted and groomed online via social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

Dr. Marcel Van der Watt, NCOSE senior research analyst, says numerous pimps and traffickers boasted about using social media to "work on" multiple girls at a time for recruitment into the sex trade.