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Sex-positivity and child protection: not a contradiction in terms

This session will explain what a sex-positive approach to the prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA) looks like, and explore the difficulties of communicating the benefits of this approach to the general public. When viewed through a sex-positive lens, CSA is wrong not because it is sexually immoral, but because it is a consent violation—since a child cannot, by definition, …

Our IGF 2021 workshops

Prostasia Foundation is hosting or co-hosting two workshops at the 2021 Internet Governance Forum in Katowice, Poland and online. Register for the IGF now to attend either or both workshops. Networked trust: encryption choices to a reliable Internet Understanding that encryption’s main qualities offer a set of basic technical apparatus to build a collective sense of security and resilience on …

The use of fantasy and fictional sexual outlets and offending behavior among MAPs: what do we need to know?

Do fantasy outlets increase overall levels of child sexual abuse by stimulating unhealthy attitudes towards offending within the general population, or do they have a preventative effect by acting as a safe outlet for those who already have sexual feelings towards minors? What exactly are “fictional” or “fantasy” sexual outlets? How are they used and by whom within the Minor …