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"Despite the benefit fictional outlets can provide for survivors, stigmatizing views on lolicon and similar content are widespread. Some critics use the term 'virtual child pornography,' even as survivors speak out against the comparison." https://prostasia.org/blog/bad-survivors-healing-myth/

"Suicidality rates among adults who were abused as kids are three times the average, and other mental health issues are also widespread." https://prostasia.org/blog/bad-survivors-healing-myth/

"As if ideas about the 'right way' to be a survivor weren’t oppressive enough, many survivors also face societal pressure to follow a ‘healing process.’" https://prostasia.org/blog/bad-survivors-healing-myth/

"Children and teenagers have the right to communication - censoring the internet may very well increase sexual abuse perpetration offline by diminishing avenues for children to disclose ongoing abuse." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=131

"It is Prostasia’s organizational belief that children have the right to access information. Children have the right to be informed about their bodies, their environments, and their experiences. Children also have the right to communicate." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=131

"It seems that 2023 is the year of banning things on moral - but not empirical - grounds. If we were banning things that had evidence of harm, like high-caliber firearms for personal use, I would be thrilled and would write a far more positive newsletter piece!" https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=131

"While on the surface these bills may feel good to implement - since it means we’re doing something! - in reality these bills won't protect children from abuse, but they do pose a threat to the internet as we know it." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=131

"There has been a concerted effort in recent weeks to push through legislation, both domestically in the US and internationally, that would effectively censor the internet in the name of child safety." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=131

"Security experts have warned that dehumanizing and inflammatory rhetoric targeted at the LGBTQ+ community could result in acts of violence." https://news.yahoo.com/pride-flag-pays-tribute-california-170931830.html

Censorship of legal speech, information, and resources has nothing to do with child protection and it is irresponsible and reckless to conflate it with child protection especially when it does the opposite. https://prostasia.org/campaign/oppose-the-kids-online-safety-act/

"Simply put, queer and trans kids are happier and healthier when they have access to supportive online groups, like the fandom communities I found through fan fiction published on AO3." https://www.teenvogue.com/story/kids-online-safety-act-lgbtq-youth

“If people don’t think anti-gay & trans rhetoric isn’t dangerous, think again.” https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/08/loving-mother-murdered-by-man-who-hated-her-pride-flag/

"In recent years, legislation that uses claims of “child protection” to justify infringing on privacy, such as the EARN IT Act and KOSA, has become increasingly common." https://prostasia.org/blog/bad-survivors/

"Supporting sex work isn’t the only opinion that’s controversial for a survivor to hold. In fact, any position other than a blind “for the children” approach can raise eyebrows." https://prostasia.org/blog/bad-survivors/

"The expectations placed on survivors start the moment their abuse occurs with the idea that they have a responsibility to report what happened." https://prostasia.org/blog/bad-survivors/

"But for some survivors, even the most widely-accessible services remain out of reach. The obstacles they face aren’t the financial or geographic ones you might expect, but rather barriers that are entirely social." https://prostasia.org/blog/bad-survivors/

"Organizations like StopItNow and Darkness to Light provide helplines, lists of resources, and support referrals to survivors looking for help." https://prostasia.org/blog/bad-survivors/

The Kids Online Safety Act should really be called the Kids Online Censorship Act. Because that’s what it would do – it would force Internet companies to over-censor the Internet in the name of protecting children. https://prostasia.org/campaign/oppose-the-kids-online-safety-act/ #KOSA #StopKOSA

Did you know: Thanks to Google Ad's generosity, Prostasia Foundation is able to help redirect people to professional support services when they search for illegal content. https://prostasia.org/project/csam-deterrence/

A republican dominated house is pushing a bill raising many concerns by civil rights, child protection, and lgbtq+ advocacy groups all in the name of child safety. https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjv3qp/congress-is-pushing-an-online-safety-bill-supported-by-anti-lgbtq-groups