Dear Friend,

Since its inception in 2013, the Dirty Dozen List has galvanized thousands of individuals like YOU to call on corporations, government agencies, and organizations to change problematic policies and practices. It provides evidence of the harm that’s being done but it doesn’t stop there—the Dirty Dozen List EQUIPS concerned citizens with easy ways to send emails to executives, post on social media, sign petitions, contact their elected representatives, and more. 

The incredible thing is that when we speak out against exploitation—change happens. For proof, let’s review just a few of the victories that have been won in the last decade of the Dirty Dozen List. 

Hilton Hotels Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Hotel Group all committed to stop selling in-room pornography and issued orders to implement this policy in all of its brand contracts around the world.  

Together with the other hotels NCOSE has influenced, this means there are now 2 million hotel rooms around the world that no longer profit from and promote pornography! 

Shortly after meeting with NCOSE, TikTok instituted several of our suggestions which included removing the automatic 30 day “reset” on safety features and initiating a pin-code protected “Family Pairing” mode so guardians could monitor and manage their children’s TikTok profile more closely. Later in 2020, TikTok also disabled Direct Messaging for users under 16 which was a feature used as a primary means for predators to engage with and groom children. 

Snapchat—used by 74% of U.S. teens aged 15 to 17 years—is often used to share pornography or to advertise sex trafficked and prostituted victims because of the fact that photos will “disappear” after a few moments. We brought these concerns, and many more, to Snapchat headquarters in Washington D.C. Snapchat has since removed the Snapcash feature that once directly monetized sex trafficked and nonconsensual sexually explicit images and improved policies to decrease sexually graphic click-bait in the Discover section. They also have implemented a new Parent Center. 

Google has begun blurring out sexually explicit images in search results! In addition to this, Google Chromebooks, which once exposed kids to pornography on school devices, defaulted to safety for our kids by implementing age-based access settings. Google also adopted a policy to prohibit pornographic ads and any ads that link to websites with sexually explicit content. Learn more about Google’s steps forward, as well as our continued activism for even more improvements.  

The popular shopping app Wish stopped selling spycams that were marketed as useful for filming women nude without their consent (e.g. in the shower or in bed).This type of advertising normalized and even encouraged image-based sexual abuse, a type of sexual violence that research shows has devastating impacts on the mental health and wellbeing of survivors.  

After being placed on the Dirty Dozen List, the Army and Air Force exchanges finally stopped selling pornographic magazines. The Department of Defense ordered that all pornographic material be removed from public and work spaces on military bases. This was a significant victory considering climates of sexual harassment for female DOD employees, and also the links between inegalitarian attitudes, sexual violence, and pornography. 

There are so many more victories! You can read about some of them here.

Please know that each of these victories came about because people like you lifted your voices—and these entities listened! 

📣 Take Action! 

We know there is still so much more to do! So please visit DirtyDozenList.com to learn more and see quick actions you can take to become part of the next victory. And tune in on May 2nd to see the 2023 Dirty Dozen List reveal!

Finally, if you are willing, please consider a donation of $12, $120, or more to help keep this campaign going! 

Sincerely,

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