Prostasia Foundation @ProstasiaInc@qoto.org

For those of you new to the newsletter - the first publication from our collaboration with SUNY Oswego and Nottingham-Trent University on the effects of fantasy and fictional sexual outlet use among MAPs is now live!" https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=132

Conservative groups petition a U.S. appeals court to redefine pornography as unprotected by the First Amendment. https://avn.com/business/articles/legal/far-right-groups-filed-amicus-brief-in-tx-age-verification-case-922449.html

"I'm also excited to announce that we are bringing back the Prostasia Conversations series, so you can expect to see Prostasia Conversations returning to Youtube and your favorite podcast subscription service before year's end." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=132

The premise here is simple: we must learn how to talk about child sexual abuse if we want to be successful in preventing it." https://gtenbergen.wordpress.com/2023/10/17/this-one-is-for-the-naysayers/

"Time and time again, we’ve seen that sex negativity can lead to harmful stigma, rampant misinformation, and policies that infringe on human rights while failing to protect children." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=132

“Whether it is bomb threats against children’s hospitals and libraries, a store owner being killed for her pride flag, or the now standard rhetoric that anyone who supports LGBTQ+ youth is a ‘groomer,’ it has to stop.” https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/10/rightwing-turning-point-usa-activists-injure-queer-professor-who-they-accused-of-grooming-children/

"For too long, outdated concepts like “stranger danger” have masked the reality that anyone can be an abuser. Fixing these misconceptions requires open dialogue about why abuse happens and how to prevent it..." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=132

“This horrific act of hate has no place in America, and stands against our fundamental values: freedom from fear for how we pray, what we believe, and who we are.” https://apnews.com/article/muslim-boy-killed-chicago-landlord-will-county-5135dea218326d6e639a996564d9369e

"Rather than needing to reconcile the two, our sex-positive approach is what empowers us to set aside assumptions and focus on the facts of what it takes to keep kids safe." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=132

"In a sex-negative society, children are sheltered from all mentions of sex, leaving them unprepared to recognize and report an abusive situation, should they encounter one. Sex positivity recognizes that information about sex is not inherently dangerous..."

"The pretext of online safety, abuse reduction, or any of the other concerns raised by policymakers simply cannot justify weakening encryption through the policy proposals that have begun to crop up in Five Eyes nations." https://techpolicy.press/five-eyes-campaign-against-encryption-threatens-democracy/

"There is no dispute that more must be done to keep children safe online. But mass surveillance is not, and will never be, a viable solution, and it’s time for the European Union and other governments to drop the pretense that it ever will be." https://jere.my/why-the-eu-will-lose-its-battle-for-chat-control/

Conservatives claim book bans are not targeted at LGBTQ expression. So why was one library using a search for the word "gay" to identify books containing "inappropriate" content?
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/11/us/alabama-library-marie-louise-gay-reaj/index.html

"Hindering encryption is bad for kids, reporters, and the public. Quite simply, without the confidentiality that end-to-end encryption provides, the next whistleblower with Panama Papers-level information probably won’t be 'happy to share.'" https://freedom.press/news/bills-threaten-encrypted-platforms-used-by-journalists/

"And the truth is, a few extra security measures would not hurt the many parents who homeschool their children responsibly, but they'd definitely safeguard against those who use 'personal liberty' as an excuse to neglect or harm their kids." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzsZP9o7SlI

“There are huge implications for national security as well as consumer privacy against corporations. Plenty of unsavory reasons for people to push this technology that have nothing to do with protecting children.” https://theintercept.com/2023/10/01/apple-encryption-iphone-heat-initiative/

Calling all #trustandsafety, #privacy, and #childprotection professionals. Join us on October 13 to learn how platforms are keeping kids safe in the age of #encryption https://www.eventbrite.com/e/child-protection-in-an-age-of-end-to-end-encryption-tickets-732084864537?aff=oddtdtcreator #GlobalEncryptionDay

Want to learn more about how to keep your kid(s) safe in 2023? Check out our new page for parents! https://prostasia.org/services/parents/

"It’s up to us as parents to break the cycle and teach our children how to think openly, be accepting, respectful and understanding of others, and to make the right decisions for themselves and their own sexual health." https://www.newyorkfamily.com/how-to-raise-sex-positive-kids/

"Comprehensive data privacy legislation is the best way to hold tech companies accountable in our surveillance age, including for harm they do to children."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/your-states-child-safety-law-unconstitutional-try-comprehensive-data-privacy