Joshua Casey 😷 @JoshuaACasey@social.cleverlibre.org

Children are better protected from sexual harms when they receive basic sexual education. This Florida proposal is a step in the wrong direction. https://www.vox.com/policy/2023/3/24/23649277/dont-say-period-florida-republicans-restricting-sex-education

"EDRi recently surveyed 8,000 teenagers in EU countries. A majority of the respondents already use encrypted apps like WhatsApp and Signal, and 80% are uncomfortable with government scanning, even for the purpose of preventing child abuse." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/03/sign-petition-and-tell-eu-legislators-dont-scan-us

Drag bans, bans on gender-affirming care, and sex doll bans are all examples of laws branded as "for the children" that have nothing to do with protecting children at all.

Children have a right to say they don't want to be touched. Regardless of who's touching them and where. Full stop.

"Shut out of online platforms, many sex workers went back to the street, where they’re at far greater risk of violence and exploitation." https://www.sfexaminer.com/forum/law-forces-sex-workers-back-onto-sf-streets/article_3eed72e8-c74e-11ed-a014-a753f4099253.html

Some people suggest cryptocurrency as a solution to the financial discrimination of sex workers. Unfortunately, cryptocurrency is not immune from the financial discrimination that sex workers face. We need policy solutions, not tech solutions. https://www.ynot.com/spankpay-closes-down-cites-hostile-banking-environment/

"As it stands, Facebook messages are being used to criminalize people seeking abortion care. If Big Tech’s surveillance operation links up with your car, things could get a lot worse." @team https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/13/us/google-location-tracking-police.html

“Politicians are seemingly in a race for who can come up with the most outlandish forms of speech suppression.” https://www.xbiz.com/news/272112/corey-silverstein-to-host-new-legal-impact-webinar-on-age-verification

"There are places where it’s safe to be queer, or a drag queen or trans at any age, and there are places in this country where it’s not. I mean, they're still debating whether we deserve to exist in certain parts of our country." https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/drag-race-star-jinkx-monsoon-slams-wave-anti-drag-laws-rcna75484

Do you have a passion for making the world (and children) safer? Come volunteer for Prostasia. Sex workers & LGBTQ+ are encouraged to apply: https://forum.prostasia.org/t/three-top-priority-volunteer-roles-in-2023/3273

Only a small percentage of mandatory child abuse reports reveal actual maltreatment, and BIPOC families are more likely to be reported and end up in the child welfare system. This webinar discusses alternatives. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BtP7Q4uTR22MobfMfcXGjA

"No one should have to hand over their driver’s license just to access free websites. That’s why @eff opposes mandated age verification laws, no matter how well intentioned they may be." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/03/age-verification-mandates-would-undermine-anonymity-online

If you wouldn't want your neighbor watching how your kid uses the internet through their window, then you should oppose "child protection" bills that would give the government expanded surveillance powers. Surveillance is always creepy--including when the government does it.

"I think we've learned this kind of the hard way in the trafficking world — to go down the path of fearmongering and sensationalism is actually harmful." https://www.npr.org/2023/03/12/1160731493/how-law-enforcement-is-promoting-a-troubling-documentary-about-sextortion

"One of the stated goals of NCOSE is to eradicate pornography and all forms of sex work" https://www.xbiz.com/news/272235/anti-porn-lobby-ncose-boasts-of-regular-meetings-with-instagram

"This bill would seriously threaten freedom of expression on the internet and online creators’ ability to monetize content while additionally subjecting the companies that own popular tech platforms to far more frivolity in potential litigation." https://www.ynot.com/safe-tech-act-reintroduced/