Prostasia Foundation @ProstasiaInc@qoto.org

If we want to prevent abuse, we need people who are brave enough to have hard conversations about why it happens. The Prostasia Foundation exists to bring those people together. You can join the conversation in our forum:
https://forum.prostasia.org/

"Age verification mandates serve three functions: surveillance, intimidation, and social control. It is point-blank unacceptable to commit people to verifying their ages or identities in the name of safeguarding the digital well-being of young people." https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/16/age-verification-laws-are-terrible/

The fight to protect children is one we can only win together. That's why we work to ensure queer people are always represented in our leadership and encourage other organizations to do the same. Happy International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia from Prostasia

"The end result of laws requiring parental consent would be a huge number of young people—particularly the most vulnerable—losing access to these platforms, solely because they cannot satisfy the arbitrary requirements necessary." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/law-should-not-require-parental-consent-all-minors-access-social-media

"When our words, personal photos, and videos are screened for compliance with state-mandated criteria, this interferes with our rights to free speech online." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/uk-online-safety-bill-must-not-violate-our-rights-free-speech-and-private

“I don’t think they always understand what age verification could mean in terms of government surveillance, identity theft, and the burdens that come for an adult trying to access legal content.” https://www.ynot.com/virginia-adopts-age-verification-law/

"The lack of evidence-based education can negatively affect young women’s reproductive health." https://www.reliasmedia.com/articles/teens-benefited-from-internet-delivered-program-to-prevent-stis-and-pregnancy

The #JennaQuinn law has been passed in over 25 states and twice in the U.S. Senate, but the U.S. House of Representatives has failed to even vote on it. Tell your representatives to support this vital child protection legislation: https://prostasia.org/campaign/jenna-quinn-law/

"The proposal for a new regulation on child sexual abuse has seen a lot of criticism. As a matter of fact, the legal services of *all three* legislative institutions of the European Union, have been highly damning."
https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/all-eu-legislative-institutions-shoot-european-csa-proposal-down/

Users' rights would be infringed under a EU plan to screen all WhatsApp, iMessage and Snapchat accounts for child abuse content, according to internal legal advice warning that the measure would probably be annulled by the courts. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/08/eu-lawyers-plan-to-scan-private-messages-child-abuse-may-be-unlawful-chat-controls-regulation

"Online services will censor user content and accounts to mitigate the companies’ legal exposure. This will harm all internet users who rely on intermediaries to connect with their communities and the world at large." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/stop-csam-act-improved-still-problematic

"In the name of fighting crime, the EARN IT Act treats all internet users like we should be in a permanent criminal lineup, under suspicion for child abuse." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/dangerous-earn-it-bill-advances-out-committee-several-senators-offer-objections

"Motives for consuming animated pornography appear to have more to do with escapism and fantasy situations than interest in children. It appears unlikely that animated pornography has an effect on sexuality..."
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/202305/is-there-a-link-between-animated-pornography-and-pedophilia

Likely under pressure from morality group NCOSE, Amazon has instituted a new wave of anime figure bans for "promoting child sex exploitation". https://boundingintocomics.com/2023/05/08/amazon-unleashes-new-wave-of-anime-figure-bans-claims-they-promote-child-exploitation/

An anti-war painting that a court refused to censor as child exploitation has now been defaced by a protestor. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/controversial-miriam-cahn-painting-vandalized-2297547
Here's the court's ruling on the previous censorship attempt.

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Join @WoodhullFreedom at a free conversation on how censorship has impacted adult performers, how porn can be beneficial for sex education, and how it affirms sexual freedom. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/censored-pleasure-porn-free-expression-sexual-freedom-tickets-630398658357

We signed the @dontdelete.art manifesto along with 1,800 artists and institutions because censoring art from social media is censoring constitutionally protected self-expression. Join us and sign here: www.dontdelete.art.

From Japanese nonprofit NPO Uguisu Ribbon, three new author's talks from @JudithLevine, @jilliancyork, and Nadine Strossen on pornography, sex, children, and human rights. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxKRSdB09l4hVy0QgZOU217__6HJ_F4uH