STATEMENT – NCOSE Applauds TikTok for Adding Safety Features
Washington, DC (February 20, 2020) – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation applauds TikTok for addressing its concerns about the lack of safety features, which TikTok announced would be added and first be rolled out in the UK and then the U.S. TikTok has been a target of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation for the…
STATEMENT – USA Needs a National Human Trafficking Prevalence Study
National Center on Sexual Exploitation Supports Sen. Hawley Bill Washington, DC (February 14, 2020) –The National Center on Sexual Exploitation supports Sen. Josh Hawley’s bill that requires the Department of Justice to conduct a prevalence study of human trafficking. “Fifteen years ago, we knew too little about human trafficking to conduct a successful human trafficking…
STATEMENT – NCOSE Calls on Visa and Mastercard to Stop Processing Payments at Pornhub
Washington, DC (February 13, 2020) – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation is calling on Visa and Mastercard to cease allowing payments to be processed at Pornhub given recent news that sex-trafficked children and adults have been found on the website. Visa was recently named to the National Center on Sexual Exploitation’s 2020 Dirty Dozen…
STATEMENT – NCOSE Announces Hiring of Dr. Michael Shively, Foremost National Expert on Combating Demand for Sexual Exploitation
Washington, DC (February 13, 2020) – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Shively, a foremost national expert on combating demand for sexual exploitation, has joined the organization. Dr. Shively will serve as Senior Advisor on Research and Data Analysis. “To invigorate efforts to combat demand for sexual exploitation,…
Porn Has No Place on Public Transportation
National Center on Sexual Exploitation Urges Carnival to Reject Porn Company’s Offer to Give Passengers Free Porn Washington, DC (February 11, 2020) –The National Center on Sexual Exploitation urged Carnival Corporations to reject porn company, CamSoda’s, offer to give free porn to passengers being quarantined due to the coronavirus. “Pornography has no place on any…
STATEMENT – AOC, Why are you Ignoring Sex Trafficking Victims Helped by FOSTA-SESTA?
Washington, DC (February 10, 2020) –The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is astonished to hear Members of Congress, most recently Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, question the value of FOSTA-SESTA, landmark legislation that makes online sex trafficking illegal and allows victims and their families to sue for damages. “We wish Rep. Ocasio-Cortez would listen to Senate…
2020 Dirty “Baker’s Dozen” List of Mainstream Contributors to Sexual Exploitation Announced by National Center on Sexual Exploitation
Seeking Arrangement, Amazon, Twitter, TikTok, Among Top Contributors to Sexual Exploitation in America Washington, DC (February 6, 2020) – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation today announced its 2020 Dirty Dozen List, a list of mainstream entities that are major facilitators of sexual exploitation in the United States. Watch the video announcement at DirtyDozenList.com. The…
STATEMENT – NFL Serves Families Stripper Poles, Pimp Canes and S&M During Halftime Show
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation Blasts NFL for Promoting Sexualized Content Washington, DC (February 3, 2020) – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation called the NFL’s decision to promote sexualized content during the Super Bowl halftime show “disappointing.” “The NFL’s Super Bowl halftime show was wholly disappointing for the millions of families watching. When…
STATEMENT – United Airlines, Fighting Sexual Harassment, Starts Training Crews to Stop In-Flight Porn Use
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation Applauds United Airlines for Improving Its Policy and Removes It From the Dirty Dozen List Washington, DC (February 3, 2020) – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation applauds United Airlines for changing its in-person flight attendant training to include the issue of passengers using pornography on the plane. Flight…
STATEMENT – National Center on Sexual Exploitation Files Suit Against Wyndham Hotels, Super 8, Motel 6 for Profiting from Child Sex Trafficking
WASHINGTON, DC (January 30, 2020) – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation Law Center has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, seeking damages against Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Inc., Choice Hotels International, Inc. and G6 Hospitality, LLC., for facilitating and profiting from the…
STATEMENT – National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month 2020: Twenty Years of Achievements and Major Tech-Related Obstacles
This year marks the 20-year anniversary of passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. As the nation now observes National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation reflects on progress made and work yet to be done. “We’re celebrating a remarkable milestone,” said Lisa L. Thompson, Vice President of Policy…
STATEMENT: Survivors’ $12.7M Victory Over Porn Industry a Beacon of Hope for Other Survivors
Pioneering lawsuit and ruling against GirlsDoPorn.com creates a template for plaintiffs lawyers to help other survivors of the pornography industry’s abuse and exploitation Washington, D.C. – A civil lawsuit against GirlsDoPorn, brought forward by 22 women to expose the manipulation and outright fraud committed by the porn company, has reached its conclusion as a Superior…