Ending Sexploitation

National Center on Sexual Exploitation
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Ending Sexploitation

The Ending Sexploitation podcast decodes sexual harms and provides you with active solutions. We address the full spectrum of sexual exploitation, from sex trafficking to sexual violence, to rape culture, to pornography, and more. And better yet, we give you the tools to make a difference!

  1. BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court UPHOLDS Age Verification Law

    JUN 27

    BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court UPHOLDS Age Verification Law

    Instead of waiting to publish this episode on July 3rd to keep with our normal episode schedule, we wanted to get this conversation to you as quickly as possible. We will be back to our normal release schedule with episode 67! Today the Supreme Court issued their opinion that the Texas Age Verification law is constitutional and paves the way for other states to pass similar legislation! It’s an incredible day in the movement to end sexual exploitation as the Supreme Court ruled that the age verification law in Texas is constitutional – pushing back on the arguments from the opposition that it violates the First Amendment.  Haley and Dani chat about the details of this ruling and the ripple effect this will have across the country. It’s notable that the dissenting opinions were actually in agreement on the core issue at play here: pornography is harmful – especially for kids. Read our Blog: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/victory-supreme-court-decision-protects-children-upholding-age-verification-law/   Read our Press Statement: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/scotus-upholds-texas-age-verification-law-protecting-kids-from-pornography/

    28 min
  2. Is The Proposed “A.I. Moratorium” Another CDA Section 230?

    JUN 26

    Is The Proposed “A.I. Moratorium” Another CDA Section 230?

    As congress considers whether or not to implement a proposed 10-year moratorium on A.I. state regulation, Haley and Dani talk about the potential devastating effects this could have. Some have even referred to this as “Section 230 on steroids” so this episode is essential for understanding what the moratorium is and what the impacts would be. Big Tech doesn’t need another layer of immunity or security to allow them to hide while they profit off the exploitation of human beings in the name of advancing technology. Listen and share this episode and use the links below to take action and learn more! Urge Congress to oppose this moratorium: https://endsexualexploitation.org/AImoratorium  Read more about this on our blog: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/a-trojan-horse-in-congress-10-year-moratorium-would-block-a-i-safety-bills/

    28 min
  3. Roblox, Meta, and Apple Aren’t Protecting Kids and They Know It

    JUN 19

    Roblox, Meta, and Apple Aren’t Protecting Kids and They Know It

    Nicki Petrossi (from Scrolling2Death) joins Haley to discuss big tech, social media, and protecting our kids online. They talk about the need for these companies to do MORE while also calling on parents to learn about the devices and apps their kids are using. Some of these apps look incredibly kid-friendly but have virtually no meaningful protections between young kids and predatory adults. Roblox is a great example of this, and Haley and Nicki dive into the details behind this popular game platform. They also highlight the importance of whistleblowers at companies like Meta to reveal the truth of what’s going on behind the scenes and how these corporations are prioritizing profit over people.   Nicki Petrossi is a mom of three and former social media executive turned social media reform advocate. In late 2023, Nicki launched Scrolling 2 Death, a podcast for parents who are worried about social media. Since then, Nicki has published over 250 podcast episodes which include conversations with U.S. Senators and lawmakers, tech whistleblowers, doctors, attorneys, teachers and most importantly – parents and youth – to learn about their experiences online. Nicki travels the country, speaking to large audiences at schools, conferences and summits on topics related to online safety. She regularly appears on news segments like America’s Newsroom on Fox, NBC and Morning on Merit Street by Dr. Phil, in addition to appearing as a guest on dozens of parenting and health-related podcasts. Follow Nicki on social media and subscribe to the Scrolling2Death podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scrolling2death/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Scrolling2Death LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nickireisberg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0cXhBYHDOgmKL8SmMW3fMa?si=22397a71ebff4568 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scrolling-2-death/id1700331740   Read about the App Store Accountability Act and take action: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/app-store-accountability-act-addressing-the-chokepoints-for-online-child-exploitation/   Read about this group’s test of Instagram’s Teen Accounts: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/instagram-teen-accounts-put-to-the-test-promises-vs-reality/

    48 min
  4. Expert Attorney Reveals Diddy Trial Misconceptions About Sex Trafficking

    JUN 12

    Expert Attorney Reveals Diddy Trial Misconceptions About Sex Trafficking

    Expert Attorney and Director of the NCOSE Law Center, Dani Pinter, Esq., joins Haley McNamara to take a closer look at the ongoing trial for Sean “Diddy” Combs. Dani provides a summary of the charges as well as giving us an explanation of the true definitions of sex trafficking and coercion in direct response to what is being claimed in court when using those terms. Learn more about Sex Trafficking: https://endsexualexploitation.org/issues/sex-trafficking/  Learn more about the NCOSE Law Center: https://endsexualexploitation.org/law-center/  Our Commitment to Walking Alongside Survivors: https://endsexualexploitation.org/walking-alongside-survivors/

    32 min
  5. Unveiling Sextortion's Impact on Youth

    JUN 5

    Unveiling Sextortion's Impact on Youth

    This week, we hear from Kathryn Rifenbark, the Director for CyberTipline, Public Reports, in the Exploited Children Division (ECD) at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). In this talk from the 2024 CESE Summit, she shares about the impact of Sextortion on today’s young people and talks about a powerful new service that can be used to help. Self-generated content is a normative behavior of today’s youth. But it can have a destructive impact when it’s non-consensually shared or when they have been blackmailed or coerced into producing it. Take It Down is a new, anonymous, and free service that can help prevent the spread of online sharing of nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit images or videos of those under the age of 18. This session will provide an overview of Take it Down, operated by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). Launched in December of 2022, participants will learn the amazing impact of this global program, how it works and how you can share this resource with children, victims, and families in your community. Kathryn has worked at NCMEC for over 14 years, and in her current position, Kathryn is responsible for enhancing NCMEC’s efforts to improve resources for survivors of child sexual abuse material by liaising with law enforcement, victim service providers, and child serving professionals as well as managing the team who processes public CyberTipline reports. She received a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology and a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.    NCMEC’s Take It Down service: https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/ Learn more about NCMEC: https://www.missingkids.org/  Read the article “Sextortion: The Largest Blackmail Operation In Human History” https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/sextortion-the-largest-blackmail-operation-in-human-history/

    23 min
  6. Busting the Myths of Prostitution

    MAY 29

    Busting the Myths of Prostitution

    In this episode, we get to hear from Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls for the United Nations. We were honored to have her join us to speak at the 2024 CESE Global Summit, and this session is titled “Beyond Consent: Prostitution, Pornography, and Human Rights” in which she looks at prostitution as sexual exploitation and a violation of the human right to dignity. She also looks specifically at pornography and other forms of technology facilitated forms of prostitution as she busts 7 myths about prostitution. Reem Alsalem is an independent consultant on gender issues, the rights of refugees and migrants, transitional justice and humanitarian response. She has consulted extensively for United Nations departments, agencies and programmes such as UN-Women, OHCHR, UNICEF and IOM, as well as for non-governmental organizations, think tanks and academia. Previously, she worked as an international civil servant, serving with the UNHCR in thirteen countries. During her service, she has planned, implemented, and monitored programs that served to protect persons that were survivors of gender-based violence, particularly women and girls.  Read our blog article about Reem’s report to the U.N. and get a full copy here: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/united-nations-must-adopt-report-that-tells-truth-about-prostitution/  Learn more about the issue of Prostitution and how it is a major form of sexual exploitation: https://endsexualexploitation.org/issues/prostitution/

    23 min
  7. Porn Companies Sued Over Age Verification Law

    MAY 22

    Porn Companies Sued Over Age Verification Law

    Haley McNamara and Dani Pinter discuss the groundbreaking lawsuits against multiple pornography websites that were recently filed in Kansas. These cases are the first of their kind as the new Age Verification Law was allegedly violated when a minor was able to access sexually explicit content without any age verification efforts from multiple websites. Haley and Dani talk about the real people affected in this case as well as the larger effects of pornography on children.      Read the blog: https://bit.ly/KansasAVlawsuit  Read the New York Times article: https://nyti.ms/4msXL6R   Read about the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on Age Verification: https://bit.ly/3SM38Am   FREE Resource: The Most Dangerous Playground | View Resource: https://bit.ly/MostDangerousPlayground   Get Help from the NCOSE Law Center: https://sexualexploitationlawsuits.com/get-help

    38 min
  8. Not a Fantasy

    MAY 15

    Not a Fantasy

    Lisa Thompson joins Haley McNamara to discuss the recent launch of a groundbreaking new report, Not a Fantasy: How the Pornography Industry Exploits Image-based Sexual Abuse in Real Life, which exposes how the pornography industry facilitates, normalizes, and profits from image-based sexual abuse (IBSA). Lisa shares her journey into this work to end sexual exploitation and how she was able to bring this report to life. Haley and Lisa chat through some of the details of the report as well, including 9 ways the pornography industry fuels IBSA.       Learn more and download the FREE report: https://NotAFantasy.org   Learn more about Image-Based Sexual Abuse: https://EndSexualExploitation.org/IBSA

    56 min
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The Ending Sexploitation podcast decodes sexual harms and provides you with active solutions. We address the full spectrum of sexual exploitation, from sex trafficking to sexual violence, to rape culture, to pornography, and more. And better yet, we give you the tools to make a difference!

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  • Creator
    National Center on Sexual Exploitation
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2025
  • Episodes
    65
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    © 2025 National Center on Sexual Exploitation
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