National Center on Sexual Exploitation

The bravery it takes to come forward, speak out, and pursue justice should never be underestimated. The recent conviction and sentencing of Russell Brand is a powerful reminder that fame, influence, and wealth should never place someone above accountability. We commend the women who came forward and endured the difficult process of testifying, helping bring these crimes to justice.

Are app stores doing enough to protect kids online? Parents shouldn't have to manually identify and block every dangerous app their children might encounter. Child safety needs to be built into the platforms where kids download apps in the first place.

Big Tech is fighting to avoid accountability for the harms children face online. Congress must stand up for kids, not corporations. NCOSE is calling on lawmakers to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and put children’s safety first.

A bipartisan coalition of 42 state and territorial Attorneys General is urging Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).

In the latest episode of the Ending Sexploitation Podcast, Dani and Christen break down the allegations in our case against OnlyFans, including coercion, financial exploitation, and pressure to perform sex acts the women explicitly did not want to do.

Behind every sexual assault case is a real person. Turning a survivor's trauma and pursuit of justice into a betting market strips away their humanity and reduces something deeply harmful to a form of entertainment. This is the danger of an attention economy that rewards shock value, speculation, and engagement at any cost. When sexual violence becomes something people can gamble on, it contributes to a culture that trivializes abuse and dehumanizes survivors. Removing the bets was necessary, but we need to ask why platforms continue to create opportunities to profit from human suffering in the first place.

Steam has closed a loophole that allowed children to view explicit previews of blocked games. However, the platform still hosts games that glorify rape and sexual violence, lacks age verification, and leaves parental controls off by default. Protecting children online requires more than a few safety updates. Platforms must take responsibility for the content they host.

Christen and Dani are responding to a comment on one of our popular posts about OnlyFans and feminism! We appreciate your feedback and want to create space for honest conversations, answer your questions, and address common misconceptions surrounding these issues.

A lawsuit against Discord is another reminder of why the platform has landed on NCOSE’s Dirty Dozen List for the 5th time. A teenage girl was allegedly groomed and sexually exploited by a convicted sex offender posing as someone her age on Discord.