Prostasia Foundation @ProstasiaInc@qoto.org

"transgender teen sexuality mirrors the activities of their cisgender counterparts. Hysteria about transgender teen sexuality is unwarranted." https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-about-sex/202308/are-transgender-teens-likely-to-engage-in-risky-sex

"Several studies have found that persons with disabilities have lower levels of access to quality services than persons without disabilities, including lower access to sexual education and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and rights." https://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2023/08/03/healthcare-will-not-be-accessible-to-all-until-gender-sexuality-and-disability-are-included/

"Perpetrators harm not because they think they’re hurting anyone, but because they lack the resources and support to make better choices." https://prostasia.org/blog/fighting-stigma/

"What I learned from is that the common 'knowledge' about sexual violence is decades out of date to what we know about the reality of the problem and how we can solve it. The biggest barrier is stigma." https://prostasia.org/blog/fighting-stigma/

"Social conditioning, or how we’re taught to view the world around us, also plays a big role in how stigma develops." https://prostasia.org/blog/fighting-stigma/

Did You Know: If you run an adult website, you can make your website easy to block with parental control tools, by adding this very simple code: `<meta name="RATING" content="RTA-5042-1996-1400-1577-RTA" />`

https://www.rtalabel.org/index.php?content=howto

"If you are conversing regularly with your child about their online experiences and your use of parental control tools, then they will be empowered to make safer choices online." https://prostasia.org/?na=v&nk=18015-05ed1362cf&id=130

We encourage Twitter/X to maintain their years-long "zero tolerance" policy for images and videos of child sexual abuse. Allowing individuals who have posted such content to continue using the service as normal puts more survivors at risk of harm. https://mashable.com/article/x-twitter-ces-suspension-right-wing-account-reinstated

"Stigma doesn’t happen overnight. Nobody wakes up one day and says, 'I think I’m going to have terrible opinions towards this minority or that minority, just because.'" prostasia.org/blog/fighting-stigma/

"Lately, parents are reporting that their changes haven't gone into effect, and kids are getting extra time on their apps or even facing no restrictions on adult content." https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-users-say-parental-controls-not-working-properly-report-2023-7

"Last month, the Stanford Cyber Policy Center reported that Twitter had been letting through known CSAM that should have been caught with PhotoDNA, which identifies previously detected images and shares them with internet companies for blocking." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/27/twitter-csam-dom-lucre-elon-musk/

"While we cannot stop the perpetual march of technological development, we can control how it affects our lives and our children's lives. We do have control over how much or how little information we voluntarily share online and with whom, so let’s use it!" https://prostasia.org/?na=v&nk=18015-05ed1362cf&id=130

"If it passes, the Online Safety Bill will be a huge step backwards for global privacy, and democracy itself. Requiring government-approved software in peoples’ messaging services is an awful precedent." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/uk-government-very-close-eroding-encryption-worldwide

This is why we warn against conflating real images of actual abuse with stories. The result is harassment against artists, storytellers, and even survivors who speak out about their experiences.

Canadian author wrongly accused of writing "child pornography" calls it quits to due to stigma, despite being exonerated in court. https://www.wirenewsfax.com/yvan-godbout-ends-his-career-as-an-author

"Second, use those parental control features! That is why they are there! But it also helps to let your kid know that you are using these tools, so they don’t feel like their privacy is invaded." https://prostasia.org/?na=v&nk=18015-05ed1362cf&id=130

It's not unheard of for bad actors to spread harmful content on popular social media platforms. Thankfully, you can help us stop them in just four quick steps. #saferinternet #reportit
https://prostasia.org/get-help/csam/

Banning encryption, restricting free speech, these are all things politicians declare "will protect children" but the reality is that these things will harm everyone, including children (especially the LGBTQ+ children)

"Existing law already requires online service providers who have actual knowledge of 'apparent' CSAM on their platforms to report that content to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which is essentially a government entity." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/ndaa-no-place-sweeping-internet-legislation-stop-csam-act