“Last week, I celebrated my 500th day free from porn. Even though I have been in recovery for two years, it took most of the first year of working through my baggage and getting the tools I needed to find freedom.”
Chances are, your child will encounter porn while living in your care. So how can you help them understand porn’s potential harms? Talk to them.
Since February 2022, the war in Ukraine has caused millions to flee across Europe and other parts of the world. Unfortunately, there have been reports that human traffickers are targeting and exploiting refugees.
The porn industry seems to have no boundaries when it comes to who they’ll exploit or dehumanize in the name of sexual entertainment.
It’s not surprising that these numbers have skyrocketed, but that’s only half of the equation. Young people are being exposed to porn much earlier, but porn is often much more extreme than it ever used to be.
In January 2023, Louisiana became the first state to pass porn age verification laws in an effort to prevent children from being exposed to harmful content online. Utah followed suit, but not without backlash from the adult industry.
1 in 5 girls and 1 in 10 boys ages 13 to 17 have shared their own nudes, 27% of 12-17 year-olds receive sexts, and nearly 15% send them.
The 2023 Dirty Dozen List highlights major companies and other organizations that are directly profiting from pornography and are contributing to sexual exploitation in society.
Child sexual exploitation material is a pervasive issue that’s growing exponentially. Here’s what to know and how to help.
Cases of exploitation or the hypersexualization of youth have happened at Nickelodeon, Disney, and TikTok, as well as renowned brands like Calvin Klein, Gucci, and Benetton.
In 2004, Paris Hilton’s now ex-boyfriend Rick Salomon shared a sex tape of them without her permission. Nearly two decades later, Hilton still struggles with PTSD and mental health issues because of it.
Incel communities claim to be a place for young men who have not had sex to receive mutual support. However, analysis of topics and threads on incel forums shows that most discussions lean toward expressions of violence, rage, and despair.
