We need to talk about 'teen' porn
Guest blog by James Evans*
The porn industry has turned the realistic depiction of child grooming, molestation and rape into entertainment – and governments and regulatory bodies have allowed it.
Read moreViolence is the New Black: Fifty Shades of Abuse
[Written by Movement Director Melinda Tankard Reist, originally published 9 February 2017 on ABC Religion and Ethics]
"Every fairy tale has a dark side."
That's the motto of the just released film Fifty Shades Darker, the second in the trilogy of films adapted from E.L. James's Fifty Shades pulp fiction series.
Read more“‘Get some Ron Into You”: Porn ‘star’ Ron Jeremy on multiple sexual assault charges - while Dan Murphy’s flogs his rum label
“...long and elegant like the great man himself...sits perfectly naked...Get some Ron into you.”
Read moreSex Dolls and Robots: Our Campaigns Manager Caitlin Roper to address Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Global Summit
Don't miss this free online summit to end sexual exploitation.
Read more"Pornhub actively profited from my rape."
*Content warning* This post may be distressing.
Earlier this month Rose Kalemba, who had previously exposed Pornhub for hosting footage of her rape as a fourteen-year-old and their unwillingness to remove the footage for six months, exposed Pornhub hosting videos of her friend being raped as a toddler. Despite being flagged, Pornhub allowed the child rape videos to remain for hours, during which time they accumulated hundreds of views. We wrote about it here.
Read moreClassifications system failing us and kids unsafe online: Collective Shout calls for urgent action in recent submissions
Over the past few months, we’ve been busy preparing submissions into various Government inquiries. Just this month, two of our submissions have been made public- our submission into the Review of Australian classification regulation, and our submission on Online Safety Legislation reform.
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