"The universal example of primary prevention is washing your hands before eating so you don’t ingest germs, bacteria, and viruses that may be on them and don’t get sick. Vaccines are another great example." https://prostasia.org/blog/primary-prevention-basics/
New research supports what we've said all along: that banning sex dolls could be doing more harm than good, as they could be a harm reduction outlet. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2023.2199727?journalCode=hjsr20
"It’s true that Big Tech’s advertising model hurts kids and teens. But age-gating all social media, for anyone under 18? That won’t solve the problem, and it’s a direct attack on millions of young people’s First Amendment rights." https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/social-media-bans
"Exodus Cry, an “anti-trafficking” organization inspired by Evangelical Christian and socially conservative beliefs, continues to work against consensual sexual speech and maintains an overtly anti-pornography position through the use of debunked theories" https://www.ynot.com/adult-platforms-changing-better-tell-anti-porn-movement/
"[The bill] would create civil liability for obscenity offenses by any defendant, that either 'engages in the obscenity or knowingly or intentionally benefits from participating in an entity that engages in the obscenity.'" https://www.ynot.com/texas-bill-broad-civil-liability-obscenity/
"The premise of the bill assumes that companies aren’t reporting the child sex abuse material (CSAM) they find, but there’s little to no evidence to support that claim, and the law already requires them to report it. The problem seems to be that law enforcement isn’t doing much with that information." https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/18/earn-it-act-is-back-and-its-still-terribly-destructive/ @mmasnick
"According to the US Department of Justice, adolescents who commit sex offenses account for up to one-third of all sex crimes. In some states, children as young as 8 years old of been placed on sex offender registries." https://azrsol.org/did-you-know-your-child-is-more-likely-to-be-placed-on-the-sex-offender-registry-than-to-be-harmed-by-someone-on-it/
Tell 🐦sendwyre that their customers want to know they are working with a service that keeps its promises, not one exactly like the institutions they criticize in their marketing copy.
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We stand in solidarity with the trans community and are outraged that Twitter is stripping protections from this vulnerable group of people. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/twitter-quietly-edited-its-hateful-conduct-policy-to-drop-transgender-protections/
“It’s very important the judge has put a clear stop to attempts at circumventing the right to freedom of expression, by way of so-called child protection… It shows one cannot remove an artwork from its context.” https://news.artnet.com/art-world/miriam-cahn-decision-paris-2285399
"Child sexual abuse is a preventable public health issue. The Jenna Quinn law offers a solution through community-based education and training. Demand action from your representative today!" https://prostasia.org/campaign/jenna-quinn-law/
"The Jenna Quinn law is a crucial step in the fight against child sexual abuse. Join the movement and call on the House of Representatives to vote on it now" https://buff.ly/33AoVCp
Almost like letting companies distribute spyware under the guise of "protecting children" wasn't the best idea https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2023/04/06/sex-traffickers-use-parenting-apps-like-life360-to-spy-on-victims/
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