Joshua Casey 😷 @JoshuaACasey@social.cleverlibre.org

RT @DrGTenbergen: The responsibility falls not only to #TikTok or other social media platforms. It is a social responsibility to protect kids without engaging in the mass surveillance of individual behaviors.

#ChildSafety #preventionIs TikTok doing enough to prevent exploitation against children and younger users? @RebeccaJarvis breaks it down.

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/video/officials-question-tiktok-measures-prevent-child-exploitation-97282104

RT @mikestabile: “These laws are really not about controlling minors’ access to violent pornography. In the conservative world view, pornography is information about LGBTQ identity, abortion, gay marriage”

Great piece on the censorship craze by ⁦@hallielieberman⁩

RT @qirtaiba: And why has @RonWyden’s Invest in Child Safety Act been forgotten? Unlike either of the other laws mentioned, it would invest real money – $5bn – into both enforcement of existing laws and prevention. Yet it attracted virtually no interest from lawmakers.

California is considering some changes to the state's sex offense registry, including allowing listings of child pornography (CSAM) offenders to be removed after 30 years. https://all4consolaws.org/2023/02/ca-sex-offender-management-board-reaches-general-consensus-on-changes-to-tiered-registry-law/

RT @ACLUIndiana: BREAKING: Indiana legislators are moving forward with a horrific bill modeled off Florida's infamous "Don't Say Gay" law.

HB 1608 would censor or even ban discussion or acknowledgment of LGBTQ people in schools.

We need you at the Statehouse with us on Monday to stop this bill.

"it's just really despicable that in Wyoming, this has become an argument of whether we want to continue marrying off girls to their rapists." https://www.newsweek.com/wyoming-ending-child-marriage-sparks-republican-outrage-1780501

Protecting children means protecting marginalized children from bigotry and oppression. That's why the Prostasia Foundation has always stood behind trans and other queer people in their fight for acceptance and legal protections, and why we always will.

From #FOSTA/SESTA and the #OnlineSafetyBill (UK) to #EARNIT and #KOSA, it's becoming increasingly common for governments to use children as pawns to push anti-porn, anti-sex worker, and anti-free speech legislation, none of which protect children.

Complaining about the terminology used by prevention experts won't protect children. Following the research on why abuse occurs to implement strategies that can prevent it, on the other hand, will. Which do you think is more important?

It's easy for nuance to get lost on social media. If you're looking for clarification on the evidence behind our positions or need help finding accurate information about abuse and prevention, consider joining our forum: https://forum.prostasia.org/

Prostasia is proud to stand behind the experts who dedicate themselves to keeping kids safe, despite facing growing harassment over their vital work. To our partners in the field: thank you for everything you do. Together, we can build a better future for all children.

It shouldn't be controversial to say that protecting children is more important than protecting dolls or cartoons.

"Besides the Louisiana law that entered force on Jan. 1, lawmakers in other U.S. states have introduced age verification bills in a push that the Free Speech Coalition calls the “most aggressive censorship we’ve seen in decades.”" https://www.ynot.com/france-to-require-age-verficiation-to-access-adult-sites/

“Every morning when I first log into my phone, even if it takes a moment to load Instagram, I have an adrenaline rush,” DeVille told NBC News. “Imagine that stress, imagine waking up every morning and wondering if you’ve lost your career.” https://www.xbiz.com/news/271702/nbc-news-probes-instagrams-sex-censorship-sex-worker-discrimination

RT @XBIZ: SW Groups Denounce Arizona's Fear-Mongering Around Super Bowl https://xbiz.com/news/271378/sw-groups-denounce-arizonas-fear-mongering-around-super-bowl…

2023's second sex toy prohibition law was just introduced, this time in Kentucky. Let's remind sponsor @sdietz2 that such laws aren't evidence-based or supported by experts, and could hamper prevention research. https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2023RS/HB182/