National Center on Sexual Exploitation

🛑 It’s time to end Big Tech’s exploitation of children. In July 2022, 17-year-old Gavin Guffey, son of Representative Brandon Guffey, tragically took his own life just six hours after being 'sextorted' by a predator posing as a teenage girl on Instagram. Children are being lured, manipulated, and harmed on platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, and others—platforms that prioritize profit over safety. Big Tech knows this is happening. They know predators are abusing their platforms. Yet they refuse to act, choosing profits over protection. But there’s hope: The Senate has already passed the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) with overwhelming bipartisan support. Now, it’s time for the House to act. KOSA establishes a duty of care for tech companies to protect children by: ✅ Disabling geotagging for minors. ✅ Blocking direct messaging between adults and minors. ✅ Requiring platforms to prioritize child safety in their designs. Every day we delay, more children are at risk. This isn’t a hypothetical—it’s a reality families are living right now. 📺 Learn more about these urgent issues and solutions in the latest episode of The Movement. Take Action: 📢 With only a few weeks left in the 118th Congressional session, it is imperative and urgent that Congress passes this critical legislation to protect children online. Urge Your Representatives to Pass the Kids Online Safety Act (H.R. 7891) Today! → https://lnkd.in/e2yFm4BT

#Urgent Push to Pass KOSA to Save Young Lives! Why KOSA? 🤔 KOSA offers the most comprehensive solution of any child protection bill pending before Congress. 🛡️ The bill holds tech companies legally accountable for designing their products to keep children safe. 👶💻 It does this by: ✅ Requiring common-sense safety settings be automatically turned ON for children ⚖️ Establishing a legally actionable duty of care for platforms likely to be accessed by minors 🛠️ Requiring platforms provide safeguards & tools for parents and guardians to protect their children 🔍 Requiring transparency, so companies must disclose their policies and practices around personal data use and minors’ safety Thank you Rep Brandon Guffey for your tireless efforts. Team-up with the National Center on Sexual Exploitation's Isabella Peracchi 🏆 Eleanor Kennelly Gaetan, Ph.D Dawn Hawkins Andrew Young

1. Share This Livestream – Help Us Be Seen! 2. TAG Your Representative & @SpeakerJohnson and @SteveScalise Demand They #PassKOSA” 3. Post This Now: Protect Kids. Bring KOSA to the Floor. #PassKOSA Steps to Take · Call Congress: (202) 225-2777 · Share This Video · Post & Tag: #PassKOSA @SteveScalise @SpeakerJohnson 4. Every Day KOSA Stalls, Kids Are Harmed Online. #PASSKOSA 5. TAG @SPEAKERJOHNSON & @STEVESCALISE on social right now 6. Call Now: Speaker Mike Johnson: (202) 225-2777 Majority Whip Steve Scalise: (202) 225-3015 Talking Point: “Protect kids, not Big Tech. KOSA must come to a vote before this Congress ends.” 7. Kids’ Lives > Big Tech’s Profits. #PassKOSA 8. 2 Weeks Left. This Is It. #PassKOSA 9. We Are Here for Survivors, Parents, and Kids. Your Voice Matters. Share, Call, Act!

#Urgent Push to Pass KOSA to Save Young Lives! Why KOSA? 🤔 KOSA offers the most comprehensive solution of any child protection bill pending before Congress. 🛡️ The bill holds tech companies legally accountable for designing their products to keep children safe. 👶💻 It does this by: ✅ Requiring common-sense safety settings be automatically turned ON for children ⚖️ Establishing a legally actionable duty of care for platforms likely to be accessed by minors 🛠️ Requiring platforms provide safeguards & tools for parents and guardians to protect their children 🔍 Requiring transparency, so companies must disclose their policies and practices around personal data use and minors’ safety Thank you Rep Brandon Guffey for your tireless efforts. Team-up with the National Center on Sexual Exploitation's Isabella Peracchi 🏆 Eleanor Kennelly Gaetan, Ph.D Dawn Hawkins Andrew Young

❓ What if everything you thought about sex trafficking was wrong? When we think of sex trafficking, we often imagine kidnappings or strangers luring victims into dark basements. But here’s the truth: 💔 Myth: Traffickers are strangers who abduct people. ✅ Fact: 91% of victims know their trafficker—a boyfriend, family member, or friend. Sex trafficking today looks vastly different than the stereotypes portrayed in movies. In the digital age, technology plays a central role in exploitation: 📱 Social media, gaming apps, and online platforms are used to groom and recruit victims. 📹 Threats like sextortion (blackmail with explicit content) are alarmingly common. 💻 Pornography is one of the leading methods of modern trafficking. The case of Sean “Diddy” Combs sheds light on how power, influence, and technology enable abuse. Allegations against him include sextortion, image-based sexual abuse, and trafficking women he was supposed to care for. It’s time to dismantle the myths and start seeing trafficking for what it really is. 💬 Join the conversation: What myths about trafficking have you heard, and how can we better educate others? Let us know in the comments.

🚨 The Final Push to Protect Kids Online – Join Us Now!🚨 After four years of tireless advocacy, we are closer than ever to passing the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)—a groundbreaking bill to protect children and hold Big Tech accountable for online harms. This week, survivor parents, allies, and advocates are in Washington, D.C., urging Congress to act. Big Tech is fighting to stall progress, but together, we won’t back down. Here’s how you can take action: ✅ Tuesday: National Day of Prayer Stand with survivor parents rallying on Capitol Hill by joining us in prayer:  🕚 Zoom Prayer Meeting: 11:00–11:30 AM ET (or pray anytime throughout the day). ✅ Wednesday & Thursday: The Final March for KOSA  We’re bringing the fight directly to Congressional offices, with live updates every step of the way. The march culminates with a powerful message at Speaker Johnson’s office, urging him to bring KOSA to a vote. 📍 Watch LIVE at 1 PM ET on: Instagram: @endexploitation X (formerly Twitter): @ncose How You Can Help: - Email your representatives and urge them to support KOSA.  - Tag Congress online with this message: “Kids can’t wait. Bring KOSA to a vote now!”  - Amplify the call to action by sharing our livestreams. The finish line is in sight, but we need everyone to stand together to ensure this critical bill becomes law. Let’s protect kids, hold Big Tech accountable, and make history. 💪 This is our moment. Let’s make it count. #PassKOSA #ProtectKidsOnline #ChildSafety #DigitalResponsibility #BigTechAccountability

🚨 *Breaking News* 🚨 The TAKE IT DOWN Act has unanimously passed the Senate—a monumental step in the fight to end image-based sexual abuse (IBSA). This bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Amy Klobuchar, requires tech companies to listen to survivors and take real responsibility. Survivors deserve accountability, and this bill delivers hope and action. A heartfelt thank you to all the co-sponsors. This is what it looks like when we take a stand for survivors and demand accountability from tech platforms. 💪 #TakeItDownAct #EndExploitation #IBSA #SurvivorJustice #PolicyChange #BipartisanLeadership

A study by Dr Paula Banca of the University of Cambridge and colleagues found that men with compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) have a dysfunctional enhanced preference for sexual novelty. This is consistent with frameworks related to addiction, demonstrating how dangerous pornography can be. Key takeaways from this study show that CSB participants… 1️⃣ are more likely to choose newer sexual images rather than familiar ones 2️⃣ display greater preference for abstract cues or images that they were conditioned to associate with sexual images 3️⃣ show a greater decrease in certain brain activity over time when exposed to sexual versus neutral images 🔗To learn more about the findings from this study, visit this link: https://buff.ly/3ZASe4G #ResearchSpotlight #PaulaBanca #NCOSE #EndExploitation #Conditioning #Habituation

This #GivingTuesday, we invite you to join us in supporting a survivor-led movement to end sexual exploitation through mass-scale prevention. At the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, we work tirelessly to protect the vulnerable, amplify the voices of survivors, and build a world where everyone can live free from sexual exploitation and abuse. This mission is urgent—and we can’t do it without you. Every gift you give helps drive change, creates hope, and ensures brighter futures for those impacted. Celebrate the power of giving this season by donating today and sharing this post with your network. 👉 Click here to give: https://bit.ly/41ikSbX Thank you for standing with us in this critical fight. 💙  #GivingTuesday #RadicalGenerosity #EndExploitation #HopeInAction

As we approach the end of the year—a season of reflection, gratitude, and community—we’re reminded that generosity doesn’t just bring us together; it can also improve our mental health. This Giving Tuesday, we’re calling on our community to embrace radical generosity. Together, we can create a world where everyone can live and love free from sexual abuse and exploitation. Your gift—whether $5 or $500—will directly support this life-changing mission. 🌍 Imagine the impact: You can amplify hope, ignite change, and create brighter futures for survivors and the most vulnerable. Let’s make this a season of transformation. Join us in this mission by giving today and sharing this message with your network. Thank you for being part of this incredible community. Together, we’re building a brighter, safer tomorrow. 💙 #GivingTuesday #RadicalGenerosity #EndExploitation #HopeInAction