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Read moreWin! Temu pulls child sex abuse dolls from sale
Last month we reported that Chinese online marketplace Temu was selling child sex abuse dolls, torsos and disembodied doll heads - all marketed for men’s sexual use.
After just a few weeks, and because supporters spoke out, Temu has removed these exploitative products from its platform. The company has even blocked the search terms "child sex doll" and "girl sex doll".
Read moreChild s*x abuse dolls, torsos + disembodied heads on Temu: Our latest discovery
Chinese online marketplace Temu is selling child sex abuse dolls, torsos and disembodied doll heads marketed for men’s sexual use.
The company, which has faced allegations of forced labour and child slavery, offers heavily discounted products which are typically shipped to customers directly from China. China is one of the biggest producers of child sex abuse dolls in the world.
We’ve discovered a number of child sex abuse dolls on the platform – full bodies, torsos, disembodied legs and heads.
Read moreWin! Etsy bans sex dolls + porn
Global online marketplace Etsy has announced a new policy banning pornography, sex dolls and incest-themed content.
While the new Prohibited Items Policy comes into effect from 29 July, Etsy has already blocked search terms relating to porn, sex dolls and other fetish items.
Read moreOur latest discovery: Custom-made dog sex dolls
While things may look bleak, we remind you of all the wins we have had in this space.
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We’ve previously exposed sex doll manufacturers who customise dolls in the likeness of specific women and children. Now, we’ve come across one that produces custom-made sex dolls in the form of dogs.
Read moreWhy are you against child sex abuse dolls and virtual/AI porn depicting children? Isn’t it better that predators use these than sexually abuse real children?
In Australia, this material is illegal. The Commonwealth Criminal Code prohibits the sale, production, possession and distribution of offensive and abusive material that depicts a person, or is a representation of a person, who is or appears to be under 18.
While some people defend the use of virtual child sexual abuse material or child sex abuse dolls as “victimless”, these products serve to normalise and legitimise men’s sexual use and abuse of children. As the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children notes, this material “may encourage potential offenders and increase the severity of the abuse…the objectification of children comforts offenders in their actions.”
A 2019 report by the Australian Institute of Criminology concluded not only that there was no evidence child sex abuse dolls could prevent abuse, but that they could increase the risk of child sexual abuse by desensitising users, bridging the gap between fantasy and reality and could be used to groom children.
In her book Sex Dolls, Robots and Woman Hating Campaigns Manager Caitlin Roper documents a growing number of cases where men found in possession of child sex abuse dolls are sexually offending against children in additional ways. Some incorporate children into their doll use, and commission dolls made in the likeness of children known to them.
There is no evidence that having access to ‘virtual’ or AI CSAM, or replica children to practice sexual abuse, prevents child sexual abuse. Rather, it encourages it.
Child s*x abuse dolls found on ecommerce platform Shopee
Ecommerce platform Shopee was recently exposed for selling child sex abuse dolls, some even in school uniform.
Read moreCollective Shout works with social media platforms in mass child sex abuse doll take down
Update: 71 accounts now gone from Twitter.
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We are celebrating a big win with more child sex abuse doll promoters being removed from the platform. Collective Shout have been instrumental in bringing these accounts to the attention of Twitter heads who then have fast tracked the process of suspending the accounts.
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— Ella Irwin (@ellagirwin) April 7, 2023