Have you heard of OnlyFans? I had heard of it prior to attending World Without Exploitation’s (WorldWE) webinar, OnlyFans and the Growth of Online Exploitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic, but I was shocked to learn a lot of new information. At this point, you might be asking, “Well, what is OnlyFans?” Put simply, OnlyFans is[continue reading]
Pornography
Hub of Hope
Did you know that PornHub has over 115 million visits every single day? That is more than both Netflix and Amazon! And, the U.S. is the number one consumer of PornHub content. As if this isn’t disturbing enough, PornHub is just one of the many pornography sites that is owned by MindGeek, a company with[continue reading]
The Power of Words
We all know that our words carry weight, but what does that mean when we are talking about sexual exploitation, human trafficking, and prostitution? World Without Exploitation is a “community of organizations and individuals who share a vision and seek to leverage their unique skills and different backgrounds in the fight to end human trafficking[continue reading]
Teens Lured into Human Trafficking Online
Every day in my email I read about teens who are lured into relationships with predators posing as teens in chatrooms. Sometimes the teens are talking into sending sexually explicit pictures of themselves to the “teen friend” who promises that the picture is just for him/her. Of course, that is rarely, if ever, the case.[continue reading]
Back to School, Back to Safety
“Pornography has become increasingly acceptable, accessible, and freely available, and it is one of the biggest threats to our children’s online safety” (Pornography 101). “Internet safety is now the 4th top ranked issue in the list of health concerns for U.S. children” (C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, 2015). As summer ends and families prepare to send[continue reading]