Joshua Casey 😷 @JoshuaACasey@social.cleverlibre.org

"If the victim is a boy, it may be even more difficult to report abuse, as boys are taught that they're supposed to want sex and that they're only ever the aggressors and never the victims. The fear of shame and disbelief may stop them from disclosure." https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/if-love-could-kill/202401/the-last-taboo-female-sexual-abuse-of-children

It is essential to stop using Chrome.

Under the pretense of saving users from third-party spyware, Google is creating an ecosystem in which Chrome itself is the spyware.

Given Google's overwhelming presence in the browser market, this is unconscionable.

We should all despise the ad-tech business, and have no sympathy for the companies getting whacked by Google's actions. But we should not permit one monopolist to replace them all.

Historian begs Americans not to downplay Trump's threats to use the military against them

If Donald Trump becomes the 47th president, Presidential historian Michael Beschloss said he believes there is going to be a severe danger of instituting the Insurrection Act and putting soldiers on missions to police American soil.

During a rally in Iowa, the 2024 Republican frontrunner described the metropolises of New York City and Chicago as “crime dens” and vowed to move fast to bring in the country's military might.

“The next time, I’m not waiting," he said. "One of the things I did was let them run it and we’re going to show how bad a job they do,” he said. “Well, we did that. We don’t have to wait any longer.”

Beschloss says we should be taking Trump at his word.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-insurrection-act-2666371202/

It's been an entire year since I've been able to stand for the duration of a shower. My little shower chair keeps me from passing out during this completely normal activity.

Wear a fucking mask.

#Covid #LongCovid #LongHaulers #WearAMask #WearAFuckingMask #Goddammit

"The conflation of adult consensual behavior with exploitation is a direct attack on the bodily autonomy of adults and assumes that sex workers in Maine are not competent enough to make informed decisions about their own private choices," https://reason.com/2024/01/03/maines-bad-prostitution-law-could-be-coming-soon-to-your-state/

We've seen growing calls for people to spam CSAM hotlines with false reports about taboo art or even people's attractions. Reporting anything but abusive content involving real children to these platforms impedes their vital work to keep children safe.
https://prostasia.org/get-help/csam/

"Given the strong constitutional protections for people, including children, to access information without having to identify themselves, federal courts have blocked the laws in Arkansas and California." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/states-attack-young-peoples-constitutional-right-use-social-media-2023-year-review

"But there’s also good news: so far, none of these dangerous bills have been passed at the federal level, or signed into law. That's thanks to a large coalition of digital rights groups and other organizations pushing back" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/kids-online-safety-shouldnt-require-massive-online-censorship-and-surveillance

How QR codes are made:

Pornhub blocks North Carolina and Montana as porn regulation spreads
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/2/24022539/pornhub-blocked-montana-north-carolina-age-verification-law-protest?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into The Verge
https://flipboard.com/@theverge/the-verge-5hobbaa8z?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Child sexual abuse prevention professionals have to work with uncomfortable truths that politicians prefer to ignore. We're the only child protection organization that actively stands up for those professionals.

Merry Christmas from Prostasia and remember to respect your children's personal space and boundaries by not forcing them to hug relatives this holiday season

"So, then, why is Penguin Random House trying to kill the Internet Archive?"

Mike Masnick @mmasnick points out the publishing giant's inconsistencies in believing in the importance of "equitable access to books" while suing a library, in Techdirt. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/18/internet-archive-files-opening-brief-in-its-appeal-of-book-publishers-win/