November 2024: Your Role in Defending Youth from the Harms of Porn

Culture Reframed is the premier science-based, global organization working to stop the emotional, behavioral, and sexual harms of pornography to children and youth. Join our online community to receive updates on our work, announcements of upcoming events, and the latest news related to pornography and youth.

Free and easily accessible explicit sexual content presents an array of dangers, especially to young people. If you’ve read the news lately, you’ve likely seen stories about this — from the sexual exploitation of kids on social media to the rapidly increasing popularity of deepfakes to strangulation, currently one of the most common rough sex practices among young people.

You have the opportunity to learn about emergent research directly from experts on these and more developing societal issues at our virtual conference on December 5.

Plus, you will get to hear from one of our allies in protecting youth in the digital age, co-founder of Wired Human, Jason Frost. Learn more about Jason’s critical work in the interview below, and secure your spot at “Breaking Down Silos” to join our global community working to combat the harms of pornified media on youth.

The digital landscape is evolving rapidly, with increasingly dangerous effects on our society. We can choose to build coalitions, share solutions, and defend youth from the harms of pornified media.

Remember, we are not alone in this fight.

— Dr. Gail Dines
Founder & CEO, Culture Reframed

Through our robust courses and resources for parents, professionals, and educators, we help ensure kids develop healthy, respectful, and egalitarian views of sex and intimacy throughout their lives. With the generous support of donors, we are able to produce these resources and offer them free of charge. We invite you to help us continue our work and advance our movement to create a world free of these unnecessary dangers. This #GivingTuesday, December 3, 2024, please consider joining our community of donors to help us protect the well-being of young people and keep them safe from the harms of pornography.

“The exposure of children to online pornography represents a significant injustice, as it negatively impacts their physical, psychological, emotional, and social development while fostering patterns that lead to addiction,” says Jason Frost, co-founder of Wired Human. The nonprofit aims to help children and families navigate the digital world and to support youth as advocates for online safety. Frost will share how Wired Human is working with youth and adults to address those concerns through education and advocacy during the opening keynote session at Culture Reframed’s December 5 virtual conference, Breaking Down Silos: Addressing the Harms of Pornified Media on Youth.

Join us on Thursday, December 5, 2024, for an international virtual conference, Breaking Down Silos: Addressing the Harms of Pornified Media on Youth. The conference will provide a platform for leading experts and activists from around the world to discuss their experiences and unique perspectives in the fight against the harmful effects of porn on youth.

What you can expect:

• Hear the latest research and statistics on the negative impacts of pornography on young people, including emerging issues like digital exploitation, dangerous sexual trends, and AI-related challenges.
• Explore innovative solutions and collaborative strategies that communities and experts are implementing to combat the negative effects of pornography.
• Connect with like-minded individuals and organizations — parents, educators, advocates, professionals, and activists— to foster partnerships and collective action to effectively address the issue of pornography and hypersexualization.

We hope you will join us for this groundbreaking conference and help us pave a path toward meaningful social change.

She Was a Child Instagram Influencer. Her Fans Were Grown Men. (The New York Times)

As a child influencer turned social media entrepreneur, this young woman’s story shows how adolescence for many girls is being molded by platforms that monetize sexual attention from men. Read more.

Britain, US Set up Working Group to Improve Children’s Online Safety (Reuters)

The U.S. and Britain recently announced a joint working group to protect children online, putting more pressure on the social media platforms that account for a massive number of child abuse crimes. Read more.

In Victorian Schools, Hundreds of Child-on-Child Sex Abuse Incidents Are Reported Each Year (ABC News Australia)

In Victoria, Australia public schools, an average of six alleged child-on-child sexual abuse incidents are reported to police each week of term. Experts say targeted education is needed, specifically regarding the role of pornography. Read more.

Supreme Court Bats for Comprehensive Sex Education to Tackle Child Porn Menace (Tribune India)

India’s Supereme Court has called for comprehensive sex education in an effort to promote healthy attitudes toward sexuality and relationships, and address both population rise and the consumption of child sexual abuse images. Read more.

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