Joshua Casey 😷 @JoshuaACasey@social.cleverlibre.org

The Australian government will finally be reviewing its censorship laws that treat many consensual fetishes at the same level as CP/CSAM. One porn title was banned because of pirates swordfighting. https://www.xbiz.com/news/272648/australias-labor-government-touts-censorship-reform

"The two-child limit for UK benefits is now affecting 1.5 million children, with more than a million of them growing up in poverty, a campaign group has said in a report into what it termed “this nastiest of policies”." https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/06/more-than-1m-children-growing-up-in-poverty-under-two-child-benefits-limit

"Credit card companies like Mastercard blocked financial transactions at Pornhub leading to a financial disaster for thousands of independent adult content creators who rely on monetization as a means to pay their bills and support their families." https://www.ynot.com/mike-stabile-money-shot/

"In some ways, this perfectly illustrates a system we set up that winds up leaving nothing but trauma and harm in its wake, and yet we justify it in the name of 'protecting the children.'" https://reason.com/2023/04/03/poncha-springs-schoolhouse-daycare-kids-preschool-trial/

"Calling this mere 'name-calling,'... does not communicate what is so hateful about it. And it implies a lack of awareness of the slur’s role in a discourse of deliberate dehumanization of trans people" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/03/lesley-stahl-interview-marjorie-taylor-greene-pedophile-slur/

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.

The Jenna Quinn Law to help prevent child sexual abuse has been introduced into Congress again, and once again it has our full support. Read more here, and watch out for a link to write to your representative soon. https://www.hassan.senate.gov/news/press-releases/hassan-cornyn-colleagues-introduce-the-jenna-quinn-law-to-help-prevent-child-abuse

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

"This is the basic anatomy of a moral panic. Fear is powerful. Mass fear is nearly unstoppable. Even with truth, fear permeates and can overtake even the truest assessment of a societal issue." https://prostasia.org/blog/moral-panic-101-grooming-is-bunk/

"Free Speech Coalition has shared a new report – “Financial Discrimination and the Adult Industry” – which found that an overwhelming majority of adult industry workers have lost a bank account or financial tool due to their source of income." https://www.ynot.com/fsc-report-adult-workers-face-widespread-financial-discrimination-2/

Sexuality is a broad concept that includes sexual orientation, gender, kinks, fetishes, paraphilias, and more. Sexuality does not refer to behaviors or codes of morality. #prostasiadefines

Protecting children includes protecting them against bigotry