Elliot Porter @elliot@qoto.org

If we want to prevent abuse, we need people who are brave enough to have hard conversations about why it happens. The Prostasia Foundation exists to bring those people together. You can join the conversation in our forum:
https://forum.prostasia.org/

The fight to protect children is one we can only win together. That's why we work to ensure queer people are always represented in our leadership and encourage other organizations to do the same. Happy International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia from Prostasia

"When our words, personal photos, and videos are screened for compliance with state-mandated criteria, this interferes with our rights to free speech online." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/uk-online-safety-bill-must-not-violate-our-rights-free-speech-and-private

The #JennaQuinn law has been passed in over 25 states and twice in the U.S. Senate, but the U.S. House of Representatives has failed to even vote on it. Tell your representatives to support this vital child protection legislation: https://prostasia.org/campaign/jenna-quinn-law/

Users' rights would be infringed under a EU plan to screen all WhatsApp, iMessage and Snapchat accounts for child abuse content, according to internal legal advice warning that the measure would probably be annulled by the courts. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/08/eu-lawyers-plan-to-scan-private-messages-child-abuse-may-be-unlawful-chat-controls-regulation

"In the name of fighting crime, the EARN IT Act treats all internet users like we should be in a permanent criminal lineup, under suspicion for child abuse." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/dangerous-earn-it-bill-advances-out-committee-several-senators-offer-objections

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Corporal punishment is child abuse. And it's legal in many parts of the world, including in many schools.

Abolish corporal punishment worldwide now! #EndCorporalPunishment https://www.end-violence.org/sites/default/files/2023-04/Corporal%20Punishment%20-%2010%20key%20messages%202022%20%281%29.pdf

https://prostasia.org/campaign/stop-earnit/ #EarnIt #EarnItAct

"Yet Congress is debating, for a third time, the EARN IT Act (S. 1207)—a bill that would threaten encryption, and instead seek to impose universal scanning of our messages, photos, and files." https://act.eff.org/action/the-earn-it-act-is-back-seeking-to-scan-us-all

Reactionaries profit off the myth that sexual abuse is a mysterious phenomenon that can only be addressed after it occurs. But the research is clear: abuse has known causes, and it can be prevented before a child is harmed. That's what the prevention community is fighting for.