Joshua Casey 😷 @JoshuaACasey@social.cleverlibre.org

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"It’s up to us as parents to break the cycle and teach our children how to think openly, be accepting, respectful and understanding of others, and to make the right decisions for themselves and their own sexual health." https://www.newyorkfamily.com/how-to-raise-sex-positive-kids/

"Comprehensive data privacy legislation is the best way to hold tech companies accountable in our surveillance age, including for harm they do to children."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/your-states-child-safety-law-unconstitutional-try-comprehensive-data-privacy

"the abuse we continuously uncover in this industry is beyond just a few programs. These abusive practices are reported across the board and are ingrained in the pervasive culture of the Troubled Teen Industry." https://reason.com/2023/08/06/inside-an-anti-porn-camp-for-teens/

"The repercussions of the abuse are devastating: At least a dozen boys died by suicide in 2022, after they were blackmailed, according to the FBI." https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/10/02/teen-boys-sextortion/

Friendly reminder that the same government that wants access to all of your encrypted DMs can't even keep classified information from being leaked in a video game.

RT @AinslieHeasman: Final plenary at the @MakeSocietySafe #ATSA2023 conference today w/ Dr. Patrick Lussier highlighting sexual recidivism rates have been dropping for decades in US & Canada and are not the result of sex offender registration/notification laws.

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"The STOP CSAM Act, as amended, would lead to censorship of First Amendment protected speech, including speech about reproductive health, sexual orientation and gender identity, and personal experiences related to gender, sex, and sexuality." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/eff-aclu-and-59-other-organizations-demand-congress-protect-digital-privacy-and

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"Instagram, in particular, has a history of failing to moderate harmful accounts despite Meta's anti-hate speech and harassment policies. Attacks have often targeted LGBTQ people, whom Meta has repeatedly claimed it is committed to supporting."  https://www.mediamatters.org/gays-against-groomers/instagram-has-allowed-gays-against-groomers-spread-harmful-rhetoric-about

The latest Mastodon update not only has a bunch of new features, but also a much better design and ways to handle content. Links look better, columns look better and even hashtags at the end of a post look better so you don't have to see that hashtag spam. In general it's a great update with a lot of quality of life improvements.