Margo Davison
Articles by Margo Davison
Video: A Hidden Crisis in Education – Children Being Exposed to Pornography in School
This video is part of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation’s Campaign to combat the pornographic and sexually explicit material children are being exposed to in school. Because young children are so impressionable, exposure to graphic sexual material can have a drastic and lasting effect on their development. Every child deserves a safe school…
Issue: Child Sexual Exploitation
At the Gym, One Young Woman Is Impacting People’s Views of Prostitution
A young woman’s apparel is impacting people’s views of prostitution. Savanah Lawrence first publicaly wore her T-shirt which reads, “Slavery still exists. . . and its name is prostitution,” while sightseeing in Washington D.C. with her sister. The message on the T-shirt is a quote from the French author and poet Victor Hugo, perhaps best…
Issue: Prostitution – Bright Light on the Red Light
How One Man Removed His Local Kroger’s Display of the Fifty Shades of Grey Franchise
Do you remember the first time you heard about the book Fifty Shades of Grey? Maybe you saw it being promoted on social media or someone reading it in public. Others may have encountered the book on display in a local book or grocery store or heard it being discussed among friends. One thing is…
Issue: Sexual Violence
Eight Tips for Keeping Adolescents Safe on Instagram
Instagram, the free social media app which enables you to share information through pictures and short captions, is among the most used forms of social media used by adolescents. Predators are aware of Instagram’s popularity with young people causing the app to become increasingly more dangerous. Parents need to be aware of Instagram’s risks and…
Issue: Child Sexual Exploitation
Google Lobbies in Support of Backpage.com, A Known Facilitator of Sex Trafficking
Written by Margo Davison with Lisa Thompson A coalition of groups spearheaded by California-based Consumer Watchdog released an incriminating report entitled How Google’s Backing of Backpage Protects Child Sex Trafficking. The report exposes Google’s multipronged efforts to defend Backpage.com, a website notorious for facilitating prostitution and sex trafficking of women and children. About Backpage With…
2018 Dirty Dozen: Backpage.com
How Parents React to Finding Their Young Children Watching Pornography – New Study
A 2017 research study examined how parents responded when their younger-than-12-year-old children were exposed to adult content. “A Qualitative Study of what U.S. Parents Say and Do when Their Young Children See Pornography” involved parents completing a survey questionnaire about their reaction to such a situation. This study found that parents reacted in one of…
Issue: Child Sexual Exploitation