Prostasia Foundation @ProstasiaInc@qoto.org

"This new law was structured similarly to Jackie Coogan's 1936 legislation in California, after the child actor discovered his parents had spent all of his earnings from starring in various films." https://www.npr.org/2023/08/23/1195508847/a-new-illinois-law-wants-to-ensure-child-influencers-get-a-share-of-their-earnin

"Suicidality rates among adults who were abused as kids are three times the average, and other mental health issues are also widespread." https://prostasia.org/blog/bad-survivors-healing-myth/

"Wikipedia’s record on child protection has swung from one extreme, in which pro-child abuse content was openly hosted for years, to another, in which child sexual abuse prevention professionals are being smeared and silenced." https://jere.my/child-protection-censorship-on-wikipedia/

"As if ideas about the 'right way' to be a survivor weren’t oppressive enough, many survivors also face societal pressure to follow a ‘healing process.’" https://prostasia.org/blog/bad-survivors-healing-myth/

"Children and teenagers have the right to communication - censoring the internet may very well increase sexual abuse perpetration offline by diminishing avenues for children to disclose ongoing abuse." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=131

"Meanwhile, a lack of education about what's considered illegal online makes young people uniquely susceptible to the allures and dangers of criminal hacking."
https://www.axios.com/2023/08/25/curbing-teen-enthusiasm-cybercrime

"It is Prostasia’s organizational belief that children have the right to access information. Children have the right to be informed about their bodies, their environments, and their experiences. Children also have the right to communicate." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=131

"The world envisioned by the authors of this bill is one where everyone has less privacy and less power to speak out and access information online." https://act.eff.org/action/stop-the-protecting-kids-on-social-media-act

"It seems that 2023 is the year of banning things on moral - but not empirical - grounds. If we were banning things that had evidence of harm, like high-caliber firearms for personal use, I would be thrilled and would write a far more positive newsletter piece!" https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=131

When somebody forcibly kisses somebody else without their consent it is sexual harassment. Call it what it is and hold those who engage in it responsible. https://www.politico.eu/article/spanish-football-federation-threatens-legal-action-against-player-kiss-controversy-rubiales/

"While on the surface these bills may feel good to implement - since it means we’re doing something! - in reality these bills won't protect children from abuse, but they do pose a threat to the internet as we know it." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=131

"There has been a concerted effort in recent weeks to push through legislation, both domestically in the US and internationally, that would effectively censor the internet in the name of child safety." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=131

"Security experts have warned that dehumanizing and inflammatory rhetoric targeted at the LGBTQ+ community could result in acts of violence." https://news.yahoo.com/pride-flag-pays-tribute-california-170931830.html

“It’s a biological thing and they are trying to act like it dose’t exist. By not talking about it you’re shunning it, you’re making more mental health issues and people are left terrified.” https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/26/florida-teacher-disney-strange-world-jenna-barbee/

Censorship of legal speech, information, and resources has nothing to do with child protection and it is irresponsible and reckless to conflate it with child protection especially when it does the opposite. https://prostasia.org/campaign/oppose-the-kids-online-safety-act/

"Simply put, queer and trans kids are happier and healthier when they have access to supportive online groups, like the fandom communities I found through fan fiction published on AO3." https://www.teenvogue.com/story/kids-online-safety-act-lgbtq-youth

"To Alberda, the resolution’s language seemed purposely vague; its goal, she believed, was to stop the health department from providing services to LGBTQ+ residents and give the county an excuse to fire her." https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2023/michigan-sex-educator-culture-wars/

“these warnings aren't based on actual science or evidence, but on the moral and ideological objections of legislators. It speaks volumes that the Department will not defend the law in the slightest, and can not explain where it came from.” https://www.xbiz.com/news/276266/texas-dept-of-health-and-human-services-refuses-to-answer-questions-about-anti-porn-laws-mandatory-warnings

“If people don’t think anti-gay & trans rhetoric isn’t dangerous, think again.” https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/08/loving-mother-murdered-by-man-who-hated-her-pride-flag/