| Watch this interview with Lina Nealon, NCOSE Vice President and Director of Corporate Advocacy, in which she discusses trends we're seeing in the online dangers facing kids in 2023, as well as actionable safety tips! |
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📣 Take Action! Call on Congress to pass critical legislation for child online safety! It will only take you 30 seconds to fill out this quick action form. |
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| “We don’t do love, we just do, drugs.” This line from the catchy pop song “Drugs” by BRDGS grabs attention because it seems absurd; who does drugs instead of pursuing real love? However, after further analysis and research into the subject, the truth behind the statement is becoming apparent For decades, there have been campaigns calling to keep children safely away from drugs. There is a general consensus across America that children shouldn’t have access to mind-altering or addictive substances, which is why we don’t allow children under twenty-one to buy alcohol, marijuana, or tobacco products. Overall, we do a good job protecting the innocence of children from substances that could harm their development . . . but we have neglected something that is destroying the innocence of children and causing real harm both physically and psychologically. I’m talking about pornography, a love-killing drug that is accessible with one swipe on children’s electronic devices. Read more about the research on how pornography can be addictive and how the adolescent brain is particularly vulnerable here. |
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| The Netflix documentary Moneyshot: The Pornhub Story addressed multiple narratives around the rise of the popular pornography website Pornhub – but most importantly it shed light on cases of the company profiting from and facilitating sexual exploitation. [Content warning: this documentary includes nudity, child abuse references, language, sexual violence references.] Dani Pinter, a lawyer with the NCOSE Law Center, was interviewed for the documentary. A major take away from the documentary, that both NCOSE and most pornography performers interviewed agreed on, is the need for strict age and consent verification and improved moderation in the pornography industry. Read more here. |
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📣 Take Action! Please join us in calling for all online platforms that disseminate pornography to meaningfully and effectively verify the age and consent of all individuals depicted in the the content. This is a common-sense reform which absolutely needs to happen! Take 30 SECONDS to sign the petition here. |
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