WIN: Investor dumps Playboy after our campaign
Trinity Financial Advisors has dumped all Playboy shares following our call to divest from the pornography empire. The Ohio-based company first reported ownership of Playboy stock - 22k shares - in June 2024.
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 moreUpdate - WIN! Revolution Beauty, ditch your p*rn-themed ads
*Update - WIN! Revolution Beauty quietly deletes images from social media platforms*
UK-based cosmetics company Revolution Beauty has been slammed on social media for its porn-themed advertising.
A social media post shared yesterday includes close-up images of a woman’s open mouth, a tube of lip gloss between her lips and thick liquid gloss dripping from her lips, apparently referencing semen.
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 moreWin: Outdoor retailer dumps 'boobie' stubby holder after we protest
Our campaign won in less than two hours
This morning we posted these sexist stubby holders emblazoned with images of topless women which appear to promote Jervis Bay, after concerned community members in Nowra NSW found them at Boss Outdoor in South Nowra.
Read moreWin - Women are not products for consumption: Pickle My Chili breaches ad ethics code
Ad Standards upholds complaints against sexist ads
If you thought that by the year 2024 we would have moved past using women’s objectified bodies to sell unrelated products, you would be mistaken!
We were recently alerted to a Victorian hot sauce brand, Pickle My Chili, doing just that.
Read moreWIN: Shareholder dumps strip club investment after our calls to divest
After 10 years of propping up and profiting from strip club company RCI Hospitality Holdings (RCIHH), and following our calls to divest, US investment firm Millennium Management has quietly sold off all of its shares. According to a May 15 report filed by Millennium, as of March 31, 2024 it owned zero shares in the firm.
Read moreWIN: Pinterest removes sexualised teen images
We recently discovered that Pinterest was hosting content that exploited and sexualised teen girls. A user had created a board called 'Teen cameltoes' and was uploading content focusing on young girls genital regions. When a Collective Shout supporter reported it, Pinterest reviewed and decided the content could stay. The supporter then sent us screen shots and Pinterests determination.
Read moreWIN! Gov to legislate against non-consensual deepfake p*rn
Since 2019 we've been highlighting the harms of deepfake and nudifying apps and calling for their removal.
Last week the Government finally announced a crackdown on the creation of deepfake p*rnography.
News.com reported "That included legislation to outlaw the creation and non-consensual distribution of deepfake – a portmanteau of ‘deep learning’ and ‘fake’ – porn, and the sharing of sexually-explicit material using technology such as artificial intelligence."
From the PM's announcement:
The Albanese Government will introduce legislation to ban the creation and non-consensual distribution of deepfake p*rnography. Digitally created and altered sexually explicit material is a damaging form of abuse against women and girls that can inflict deep harm on victims. The reforms will make clear that creating and sharing sexually explicit material without consent, using technology like artificial intelligence will be subject to serious criminal penalties.
Read moreWIN! Gov announces commitment to age verification trial
For over a decade we have been campaigning and asking you, our supporters, to take action. We had a big win this week with the Federal Government reversing its earlier decision against an age verification pilot to help protect kids from p*rn. We fought this harmful and irresponsible decision.
As part of our campaign to get the Government to change its mind, we spearheaded this Open Letter and asked leading women's safety, child protection and prominent Australians to sign.
Today we want to take a moment to thank them all by name. We believe this letter and the rising outcry over violence against women, served as a tipping point.