Boys vulnerable to sex industry predation; school girls sexualised in schoolie promos

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We have documented how the platform puts women at risk and leaves them vulnerable to exploitation, with a growing number of young female content creators reporting degrading and violent requests, abusive and predatory treatment, as well as doxxing, non-consensual sharing of their videos and images, and stalking by male subscribers. We’ve also shared the account of former OnlyFans recruiter Victoria, who explained how she would approach young women and entice them to create pornographic content, and how she quit her job after witnessing what really happened to them.

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We’ve discovered AI-generated images of young children on Instagram we believe constitute illegal child sexual abuse material.

The images depict little boys in minimal clothing, some adorned with fetish gear, and their bodies oiled. When we reported the account to eSafety, we were told the content was not actionable given the lack of nudity and “non-sexualised posing”.

Melinda Tankard Reist writes for Eureka Street on the phenomenon of boys sexual moaning in class. 

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Gone in 24 hours. But why does this keep happening?

Well that was quick.

One of the most moving experiences I have had as a speaker addressing young people around the country, took place about a year ago when a Year 11 student in a WA secondary school stood to his feet during the discussion time following my talk on how our culture shaped boys views of themselves in negative ways.

Visibly distressed, this young man recounted that his brother had just taken his life with a drug overdose, that he had been bullied every day of his life, and that he had no friends. He began to cry.

From the front of the hall where the boys were gathered, another student stood, walked to the back of the room, and hugged his crying classmate.

I had to leave the room for a while to pull myself together.

This article in the Sydney Morning Herald discusses the sexualisation of boys. Some great comments included from Julie Gale of Kids Free 2B Kids, Maggie Hamiltion, author of 'What's happening to our boys' and Lisa Cox, advocate and author of 'Does my Bum look big in this ad?'