Ending Sexploitation

OpenAI's Sam Altman has announced that adult users will be able to access "erotica" as part of their efforts to "treat adults like adults" on the platform. Is this really the best use of technological innovation? Is this where the resources and priorities of companies like OpenAI should be channeled? Haley McNamara and Dani Pinter from NCOSE chat about this new development and the disingenuous context that is attempted in this announcement.

Sign this petition to call OpenAI to change this direction: https://advocacy.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?isid=2661

Learn more about the A.I. LEAD ACT: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/ncose-supports-a-i-lead-act-to-confront-ai-harms/

Ending Sexploitation Podcast EPISODE 80

In this special episode of the podcast, a panel of experts takes a closer look at the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and explore the details around duty of care, enforcement, and emerging tech. This legislation is vital to ongoing efforts to protect children online, and this fantastic group of speakers explain more about the bill and why it should pass.

Dani Pinter, Chief Legal Officer and Director of the NCOSE Law Center Benjamin Bull, Senior Vice President and General Counsel in the NCOSE Law Center Mary Graw, Tenured Professor at Catholic University and Former Federal and State Prosecutor Chris McKenna, Founder of Protect Young Eyes

TAKE ACTION: Contact your representative to pass KOSA http://endsexualexploitation.org/PassKOSA

The 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report has been released by the State Department of the United States, and Marcel van der Watt (President and CEO at NCOSE) joins Haley McNamara (Executive Director and CSO at NCOSE) and Dani Pinter (CLO and Director of the NCOSE Law Center) to talk about some of the surprises in this 25th edition of the annual report. Each year, it ranked countries into tiers based on their efforts to combat trafficking, and our team dives into why some of these rankings seem to miss the mark. They also watch and react to the recent video from Joseph Gordon-Levitt about the dangers of A.I. and how we need to stand up and make sure our voices are heard at every level of government.

Learn more about NCOSE's efforts to fight Demand: https://endsexualexploitation.org/demand Read the 2025 TIP Report: https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/ Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt's NYT video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CSdXtNaVN/

Dani Pinter (Chief Legal Officer at NCOSE) and Haley McNamara (Chief Strategy Officer at NCOSE) discuss some of the recent heartbreaking stories shared by families who have been devastated by careless and out of control A.I. Chatbots. They discuss the specific stories shared at a recent Senate hearing as well as articles and studies that show this goes beyond one-time anecdotal examples. It's time for companies like Meta to stop viewing these families as collateral damage and to make changes to their platforms and A.I. tools that will make them safe to use!

Follow Haley on X: https://x.com/HaleyMcNamara Follow Dani on X: https://x.com/DaniBPinter

DONATE to support the work of NCOSE: https://EndSexualExploitation.org/Donate Watch the full Senate hearing: https://bit.ly/AIchatbotHearing-Sept2025 Read the study on "Mental Health Chat Bot Agents" - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-17242-4

Tim Nester (Vice President of Communications at NCOSE) is sitting in to host this week, and he sits down with Patrick Erlandson to discuss the Truth About Fathers and their role in the fight against sexual exploitation – specifically areas of pornography and sex trafficking. Patrick's journey into the movement to end sexual exploitation began during his time working with the United Nations Refugee Agency, where he witnessed firsthand the horrors of trafficking and exploitation. In 2018, he founded Father-Con, which is an organization that counters the lies that lead men to believe that they aren't critically important in the healthy development of children, and emphasizes their role in combating sexual abuse and exploitation in all its forms.

Fathers set an example for their families through their actions, and Patrick and Tim chat about those realities and provide insights and tips for dads (and moms!) in changing the narrative around these issues in their home.

*Visit the Father-Con website to learn more about Patrick's work: https://www.father-con.org *Conversation Starters for Parents & Kids: https://EndSexualExploitation.org/ConversationStarters *"The Most Dangerous Playground" - a FREE resource about the dangers of the devices that are damaging America's children: https://EndSexualExploitation.org/MostDangerousPlayground *Donate monthly to the work that NCOSE is doing and become a DEFENDER. Learn more: https://EndSexualExploitation.org/Defender

Victoria Sinis is the founder of Creating Gems, an organization created to help young women break free from harmful narratives about themselves. In this presentation from the 2024 CESE Summit, Victoria digs into the deceptive tactics used to lure individuals into the commercial sex trade.

As a former employee at a recruitment agency for OnlyFans, Victoria shares her journey of realization, her immediate departure from the industry, and her ongoing crusade to expose these harmful practices. Gain a deeper understanding of the grooming and recruitment methods employed on a large scale for online exploitation and learn how to recognize and combat these deceptive tactics.

Victoria is a passionate advocate empowering individuals - especially young women - to challenge harmful narratives perpetuated by mainstream media. With a background in startups and marketing, her recent journey led her to a pivotal realization.

Follow Victoria on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoria.sinis/ Learn more about Creating Gems: https://creatinggems.com/ Learn more about the dangers of OnlyFans and take action: https://endsexualexploitation.org/onlyfans/

Haley McNamara (Chief Strategy Officer at NCOSE) sits down with Teresa J. Helm (Public Policy Outreach Manager and Survivor Services Coordinator at NCOSE) to talk about her experience as a survivor. This past week, survivors gathered on Capitol Hill to call on lawmakers to release the government files on the Epstein case. Teresa added her voice to that gathering, and in this episode, she talks about the details of the event. She speaks out about both Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and she gives us insight into why the recent prison transfer for Maxwell is a concern.

Read our Press Statement: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/ncose-supports-u-s-house-effort-to-release-epstein-files-saying-survivors-deserve-answers/ DONATE to support our work in walking alongside survivors to end sexual exploitation: https://endsexualexploitation.org/donate/

Dani Pinter (Chief Legal Officer at NCOSE) and Haley McNamara (Chief Strategy Officer at NCOSE) sit down to discuss 3 major corporations that are currently OR soon will be facilitating real world harms because of the nature of their platforms. The lack of real security and safety measures for kids is astonishing. Today's conversation takes a closer look at why the new Spotify DM feature is so concerning, as well as the active harms happening to real kids and families on Roblox as well as Meta A.I.

Contact Spotify: https://endsexualexploitation.org/action-SpotifyDM End Section 230: https://endsexualexploitation.org/DDL230-action Pass KOSA: https://endsexualexploitation.org/PassKOSA

Haley McNamara (Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Director at NCOSE) sits down with NCOSE President and CEO, Marcel van der Watt to chat about his background and motivations in this work to end sexual exploitation. Marcel brings incredible expertise to this leadership role including experience with law enforcement, research, training, writing, and speaking. He and Haley dive into what brought him to this point and what the future holds for NCOSE and the overall movement.

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Dani Pinter and Haley McNamara talk about the latest developments in a case in Nevada involving sex trafficking and the 13th amendment. Dani explains how the 13th amendment's language about slavery applies in this case as well as the realities of survivors being bullied and shamed when they are bold enough to speak up. Learn more about the Nevada lawsuit and the next steps of appealing the pseudonym ruling below.

Get Help from the NCOSE Law Center: https://sexualexploitationlawsuits.com/get-help Learn more about the Nevada cases: https://endsexualexploitation.org/nevada-is-not-safe-for-women/ Contact our Law Center team here: [email protected]