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The Mass Trauma of Porn
Pornography, Child Sexual Abuse Materials, Child Abuse Materials, Child Pornography Michelle Friedman Pornography, Child Sexual Abuse Materials, Child Abuse Materials, Child Pornography Michelle Friedman

The Mass Trauma of Porn

Pornography - Today, in the U.S., the average age of first exposure is twelve. And this does not just happen on dedicated porn sites. Learn more about the disturbing impact pornography is having on Generation Z in an article authored by Freya India as published in Beyond Babel.

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An Investigation into Self-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Networks on Social Media
Child Abuse Materials, Child Sexual Abuse Materials, Child Pornography, Access to Pornography Michelle Friedman Child Abuse Materials, Child Sexual Abuse Materials, Child Pornography, Access to Pornography Michelle Friedman

An Investigation into Self-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Networks on Social Media

Stanford’s Evelyn Douek and Alex Stamos are joined by Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) Research Manager Renée DiResta and Chief Technologist David Thiel to discuss a 2023 report on a months-long investigation into the distribution of illicit sexual content by minors online. The SIO research team identified a large network of accounts claiming to be minors, likely teenagers, who are producing, marketing and selling their own explicit content on social media.

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Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive -
Child Abuse Materials, CSAM and How it Harms Not Only Victims but also Families of the Accused, Child Pornography Michelle Friedman Child Abuse Materials, CSAM and How it Harms Not Only Victims but also Families of the Accused, Child Pornography Michelle Friedman

Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive -

“Grieving someone who’s still alive, that’s hard”: the experiences of non-offending partners of individuals who have sexually offended – an IPA study Katie Duncan, Andrea Wakeham, Belinda Winder, Nicholas Blagden & Rachel Armitage

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Impact of CSAM on Non-offending Family Members
Indirect Harms to Family Members, CSAM and How it Harms Not Only Victims but also Families of the Accused, Emotional Impacts Michelle Friedman Indirect Harms to Family Members, CSAM and How it Harms Not Only Victims but also Families of the Accused, Emotional Impacts Michelle Friedman

Impact of CSAM on Non-offending Family Members

The impacts of CSAM offending on non-offending family members can be categorized as: 1) Disenfranchised Grief; 2) Ambiguous Loss; 3) Ontological Assault; 4) Contamination by Causal Responsibility; 5) Wall of Silence; 6) No-Win Situation, and 7) Burden of Responsibility.

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