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Taking an effective approach to stopping CSAM starts with remembering why it must be prevented. Not because it is gross or "taboo," but because its existence harms and revictimizes children who have experienced abuse and broadcasts their most vulnerable moments.

"Meta also said it has expanded its list of terms, phrases, and emojis related to child safety and has begun using machine learning to detect connections between different search terms." https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/1/23983955/meta-child-safety-sexual-abuse-explicit-content-eu-senate

"Michael Schuls died after getting trapped in dangerous machinery at a mill in Wisconsin. But across the US conservative groups are pushing to loosen laws that protect children in the workplace" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/nov/28/it-should-never-have-happened-death-of-boy-16-at-sawmill-highlights-rise-of-child-labour-in-us

"For anyone reading this, I want to make sure you have a strong understanding of consent and feel confident in your ability to #consent or withdraw consent as needed." https://prostasia.org/blog/a-primer-on-consent/ #InternationalDayOfConsent

"Elon Musk on Tuesday briefly posted—and then deleted—a meme to his social media platform X referencing the widely discredited far-right 'Pizzagate' conspiracy theory" https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/11/28/elon-musk-endorses-debunked-pizzagate-conspiracy-theory-again/

As one of the few child protection organizations that's willing to stand up for the human rights of the LGBTQ+ community, sex workers, and consenting adults, #GivingTuesday would be a great day to #donate and support us https://prostasia.org/donate/

"Banning students from using any social media, even educational platforms, is a massive overreach." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/11/eyes-board-act-yet-another-misguided-attempt-limit-social-media-teens

"Anti-LGBTQ+ attacks are everywhere, both physical and political. Hysteria about pedophiles, driven by conspiracy theories, has trampled truth." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-24/chabria-column-pelosi-attacker-conspiracy-theories

"Disabled kids have a much better chance at staying safe in life with things like appropriate and comprehensive sex education and an emphasis on consent as a concept and a reality." https://prostasia.org/blog/special-ed-and-child-sexual-abuse/

"Special education and students with disabilities deserve a great deal more respect than they get. Most SpEd departments are understaffed and underfunded." https://prostasia.org/blog/special-ed-and-child-sexual-abuse/

"Even with participants who had high rates of digital engagement, there was no evidence of impaired functioning in the brain development of the children." https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/22/can-we-stop-the-moral-panic-yet-new-study-childrens-brains-are-not-harmed-by-screen-time/

"The vast majority of content on social media is lawful speech fully protected by the First Amendment. Children—even those under 13—have a constitutional right to speak online and to access others’ speech via social media." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/11/protecting-kids-social-media-act-amended-and-still-problematic

"There were no steps taken towards restorative justice or harm reduction. The adults were told to watch the kids better, and it was over. I was left to help my students through this." https://prostasia.org/blog/special-ed-and-child-sexual-abuse/

"Elon Musk on Monday boosted the dangerous, years-old 'Pizzagate' conspiracy theory in a post on X, formerly Twitter, just days after being roundly criticized and facing an advertiser exodus following his embrace of an antisemitic conspiracy theory." https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/11/20/musk-is-now-giving-new-life-to-the-pizzagate-conspiracy/

"It’s incredibly easy and incredibly ableist to look at a classroom full of teenagers with intellectual disabilities and think of them as 'innocents.'" https://prostasia.org/blog/special-ed-and-child-sexual-abuse/

"High schools have a lot to learn about teen sexuality and students with disabilities." https://prostasia.org/blog/special-ed-and-child-sexual-abuse/

This move by Russia will put people at risk. LGBTQ+ people are already at higher risk for being victims of sexual violence, among other things. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna125683

"If we learn that our teens are sexting, it forces us to see their emerging sexuality in ways that are uncomfortable for many parents, and profoundly cringey for your kid, too — if they know that you know — or worse, have seen." https://www.romper.com/parenting/talk-to-your-kid-sending-nudes-photos-sexting-phone

"A strong comprehensive data privacy law promotes privacy, free expression, and security. It can also help protect children, support journalism, protect access to health care, foster digital justice, limit private data collection to train generative AI, limit foreign government surveillance, and strengthen competition." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/11/address-online-harms-we-must-first-do-privacy

"To help you get answers to any questions you may have about keeping kids safe, as well as who we are, what we do, and what we support, we are launching a new initiative called 'Ask Prostasia.'"

Learn more: https://prostasia.org/project/ask-prostasia/