Issue: Pornography

The Fifty Shades of Grey book series and franchise promote torture as sexually gratifying and normalize domestic violence

Coalition highlights harms of pornography (The Washington Times)

May 15, 2014

Morality in Media, PornHarms.com and the Leadership Institute are among the major groups sponsoring a Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation 2014 Summit this weekend in Tysons Corner.

The event, described as the first national conference in 27 years on the harms of pornography, will assemble researchers, academics, legal experts, addiction professionals, nonprofit leaders, technology mavens and ministry leaders in a two-day conference that begins Friday.

May 15th Press Conference at The National Press Club

Feminist Scholar, Ex-Porn Producer, Psychotherapist, and Neurosurgeon Discuss Porn

May 15, 2014

With porn so ubiquitous in society, many are wondering if the fight against sexual exploitation and porn is a losing battle. On Thursday, May 15, groups involved in the fight against sexual exploitation will tackle this question in a panel discussion at the National Press Club.

Young kid caught watching porn at library

Fourth- and fifth-grade students accessed porn at Illinois elementary school (LifeSiteNews.com)

May 6, 2014

An Illinois elementary school is scrambling to improve its web filtering systems after a parent complained that three fourth- and fifth-grade boys were able to view pornographic material using a school computer and one child’s personal iPod.

What the White House Missed: Pornography’s Role in Combating Rape and Sexual Assault

What the White House Missed: Pornography’s Role in Combating Rape and Sexual Assault

May 5, 2014

The White House’s report and video does little to address the causes of rape culture in the United States, particularly one that is rarely addressed in these types of politicized campaigns: porn.

Pornhub’s Viewers are Increasing

Pornhub’s Viewers are Increasing, Unfortunately

May 1, 2014

With over 1.68 million visitors per hour, Pornhub was the world’s largest pornographic video sharing website in 2013. Recently, their statisticians collected data from 2013 and summarized a few disheartening facts about pornography use around the world. This data was gathered from Pornhub’s amazing 14.7 billion visitors!

Porn Use and Mental Health: Is there a Relationship?

Porn Use and Mental Health: Is there a Relationship?

April 29, 2014

A few years ago, a writer from a large national magazine contacted me for an interview. He had been given an assignment to stop viewing pornography and write about his experience. He was two weeks into his experiment when he called me. I asked how often he viewed pornography. He said, “I have viewed almost every day for the past five years.” His honesty caught me a little off guard. People are not generally that open.

Young kid caught watching porn at library

Supreme Court decision takes aim at pornography peddlers (OneNewsNow)

April 25, 2014

Pat Trueman of Morality in Media was concerned that the court would strike down a federal law that allows victims of child pornography to collect restitution from people who victimized them, possess the material, or sell it. But the court ruled in favor of damages.

The Fifty Shades of Grey book series and franchise promote torture as sexually gratifying and normalize domestic violence

Divided court strikes down big porn award (The Washington Times)

April 24, 2014

Victims of child pornography should be awarded restitution from persons convicted of having or viewing their images — but the amount of payment has to fit the scale of the offense, a divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Child-on-Child Sexual Violence Due to Porn

Child-on-Child Sexual Violence Due to Porn

April 24, 2014

Two years ago, in the UK, a 10-year-old boy raped another 10-year-old boy in an elementary school. The case is now in court. Karl Scholz, prosecuting attorney, said, “It is almost certain that in this case what was being done was to act out what had been seen in pornographic material.”

Young kid caught watching porn at library

Boy aged 10 ‘raped male classmate in the school toilets as he acted out online porn’, court told (Daily Mail)

April 24, 2014

A boy of ten raped a classmate in the toilets of his primary school as he ‘acted out’ scenes from online pornography, a court was told.

Statement by Morality in Media on Child Porn Ruling

Statement by Morality in Media on Child Porn Ruling

April 23, 2014

Child pornography crimes are heinous. Its victims have every right to seek restitution from those who trade in such material for the harms incurred, according to an act of Congress. We are pleased that today the U.S. Supreme Court agrees and hope that the high court’s decision will begin to stem the floodtide of child pornography in America and throughout the world.

Pornography drives demand for sex trafficking

Pornography drives demand for sex trafficking

April 14, 2014

Morality in Media’s newest project – stoptraffickingdemand.com – is a website dedicated to exposing the links between pornography and sex trafficking. We hope it becomes a place for individuals affected by this societal plague to share their stories and educate others in order to stop the demand for prostituted women and children.

The Numbers

300+

NCOSE leads the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation with over 300 member organizations.

100+

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation has had over 100 policy victories since 2010. Each victory promotes human dignity above exploitation.

93

NCOSE’s activism campaigns and victories have made headlines around the globe. Averaging 93 mentions per week by media outlets and shows such as Today, CNN, The New York Times, BBC News, USA Today, Fox News and more.

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NCOSE’s activism campaigns and victories have made headlines around the globe. Averaging 93 mentions per week by media outlets and shows such as Today, CNN, The New York Times, BBC News, USA Today, Fox News and more.

100+

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation has had over 100 policy victories since 2010. Each victory promotes human dignity above exploitation.

300+

NCOSE leads the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation with over 300 member organizations.

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