Elliot Porter @elliot@qoto.org

New research supports what we've said all along: that banning sex dolls could be doing more harm than good, as they could be a harm reduction outlet. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2023.2199727?journalCode=hjsr20

"Exodus Cry, an “anti-trafficking” organization inspired by Evangelical Christian and socially conservative beliefs, continues to work against consensual sexual speech and maintains an overtly anti-pornography position through the use of debunked theories" https://www.ynot.com/adult-platforms-changing-better-tell-anti-porn-movement/

"The premise of the bill assumes that companies aren’t reporting the child sex abuse material (CSAM) they find, but there’s little to no evidence to support that claim, and the law already requires them to report it. The problem seems to be that law enforcement isn’t doing much with that information." https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/18/earn-it-act-is-back-and-its-still-terribly-destructive/ @mmasnick

"According to the US Department of Justice, adolescents who commit sex offenses account for up to one-third of all sex crimes. In some states, children as young as 8 years old of been placed on sex offender registries." https://azrsol.org/did-you-know-your-child-is-more-likely-to-be-placed-on-the-sex-offender-registry-than-to-be-harmed-by-someone-on-it/

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We stand in solidarity with the trans community and are outraged that Twitter is stripping protections from this vulnerable group of people. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/twitter-quietly-edited-its-hateful-conduct-policy-to-drop-transgender-protections/

Child sexual abuse is harmful and unacceptable, and no amount of "normalizing pedophilia" will ever change that. It's time to drop the fearmongering and redouble our efforts as a society to support evidence-based child protection efforts.

Politicians who have refused to pass laws banning child marriage, while passing laws that authorize genital inspections of trans children, don't get to hold the moral high ground on child sexual abuse.

Why are conservatives falsely claiming that a UN report validates child sexual abuse? Perhaps because the report actually says that abortion and consensual sex work should be decriminalized.

"The Jenna Quinn law is a crucial step in the fight against child sexual abuse. Join the movement and call on the House of Representatives to vote on it now" https://buff.ly/33AoVCp

"Based on this definition, many books that provide sexual health information to youth would be banned, along with several books that help LGBTQ+ youth learn about their identities." https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/01/republican-wants-expand-definition-child-pornography-make-easier-ban-lgbtq-books/

It's no coincidence that many QAnon conspirators have turned out to be groomers - they're the ones who benefit when people fall for misinformation about abuse. That's why Prostasia and the prevention community rely on research and evidence to inform our approach.

There are two different sides when it comes to efforts to prevent child sexual abuse. One of them is committed to using research to find effective strategies for keeping kids safe. The other spends most of their time complaining about an acronym.

A common tactic of predators is to portray themselves as being "safe" or "the good guy". It's no wonder why so many of these "predator hunters" end up getting outed as predators themselves https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/31/canada-arrest-pedophile-hunting-group-explicit-images

Protecting children includes protecting them against bigotry

The #EARNIT Act and #KOSA "are not likely to substantially improve online safety for children, yet all could have the unintended effect of exposing children to more harm while eroding all users’ online experience and raising constitutional concerns." https://www.americanactionforum.org/insight/assessing-child-online-safety-legislation/