Prostasia Foundation @ProstasiaInc@qoto.org

Aside from the fact that minors should not be putting themselves in danger by "hunting predators", it is abhorrent that minor teenagers are harassing gay men with the classic homophobic trope of calling them "pedophiles" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/teen-gangs-are-forcing-gay-men-to-confess-to-pedophilia-in-pedo-hunting-tiktok-trend/

"Colombia's Congress has approved a bill to ban child marriage, the first successful attempt after 17 years of efforts." https://www.latintimes.com/colombia-finally-outlaws-law-allowing-marriages-children-young-14-568232

We need to call child sexual abuse what it is, and not use euphemisms in the news. The alleged behavior in this case is not "a relationship", it is abuse. https://www.weau.com/2024/11/25/former-hudson-teacher-plea-alleged-relationship-with-5th-grader/

"Bodden says she's not against sending sex offenders to prison, but doesn't believe incarceration alone will fix the problem." https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/child-sex-abuse-pedophile-treatment-1.7381743

Facts show child sexual abuse is:
- Preventable
- Done by people we know and trust from any background
- Like all trauma, victim/survivors react differently
We can prevent abuse, before it happens.

New research shows that ongoing concern about the resurfacing of sexual images varies considerably among CSAM survivors and strongly depends on whether they think the images are available. https://www.unh.edu/ccrc/sites/default/files/media/2024-11/persisting-concerns-paper.pdf

"The fight for health begins with the most fundamental right: clean air and water. Without them, all else falls away." https://theintercept.com/2024/11/14/rfk-jr-health-human-services-water-air-project-2025/

We need solid public health policies to prevent sexual violence.

"Advocates had warned Tennessee lawmakers during this year’s legislative session that the law would be particularly harmful for students prone to frequent outbursts or disruptive behavior as a result of a disability." https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-school-threats-arresting-kids-with-disabilities

"To assist prevention efforts, we need to continue to debunk misconceptions about female sexual offending. We also need to challenge those who minimise the abuse of female perpetrators." https://buff.ly/4fpUXU4

People who harm children are often people we trust, in positions of power or authority, across jobs or political spectrum. https://gizmodo.com/jeffrey-epstein-had-photos-of-donald-trump-with-young-girls-reporter-claims-2000519590

"What we've really got here, for the most part, is a bunch of adult men and women trying to engage in private and consensual sexual activity—and the state saying, no, you should go to jail for that." https://buff.ly/4hgS49h

How we report on child sexual abuse, matters to finding effective #prevention solutions. Would you be able to tell good from bad reporting? https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15205436.2024.2335344#abstract

"But using AI could complicate investigations and carry its own ethical concerns, Goldberg warned, as child safety experts and law enforcement warn that the Internet is increasingly swamped with AI-generated CSAM." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/cops-lure-pedophiles-with-ai-pics-of-teen-girl-ethical-triumph-or-new-disaster/

If we treat sexual harms as a preventable public health issue, it means people get the help that they need before they make decisions that require #police intervention. This also reduces interactions that children have with police. https://www.npr.org/2024/08/29/nx-s1-4917976/juvenile-miranda-rights-police-interrogations

While law enforcement is obviously necessary as part of reducing sexual violence, a better approach is to treat it as the preventable public health issue that it is.
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/29/g-s1-20077/fbi-child-sex-abuse-larry-nassar

While accountability is necessary, sexually harmful imagery is not an issue we can arrest our way out of. If we take a public health approach, we can greatly reduce those who view and share images that harm children. https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/24/telegram-founder-pavel-durov-reportedly-arrested-in-france/

What this piece misses is the perspective of the child safety sector, who also has concerns about #KOSA. Many wonder if this will do more harm than good. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/28/children-online-safety-congress-00171487 #StopKOSA

Demonizing a group of people puts them in an unsafe position, and the most vulnerable among us are children. This isn't being done to protect children, it's being done to hurt people who are different.
https://www.advocate.com/voices/governments-demonize-lgbtq-people

"How can you talk about sexual abuse in the home, if your guardians can block you from attending the very classes that enable you to know what that is?!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyZ5gP7VbKU

The technical and #privacy implications of scanning all chat services for any kind of illegal activity are staggering. This is not only invasive, from a #security perspective, it is a breach waiting to happen. https://thehackernews.com/2024/06/signal-foundation-warns-against-eus.html