By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs The Online Safety Bill has received Royal Assent. This Act is a once in a generation opportunity to regulate the pornography industry and protect children from the devastating harms of pornography. …
We are delighted to announce that our new Chief Executive, Dr Lucie Moore, will be joining CEASE from September. A specialist in sexual exploitation, Lucie is bringing a breadth of experience from her professional and voluntary work, including research, advocacy…
By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, CEASE I have a difficult job, we all do at CEASE. We have to dig into some of the most horrific and depraved areas of humanity. We hear harrowing stories of…
As the Online Safety Bill makes its way through parliament, CEASE, along with other organisations who care about protecting our society from the harms of pornography, are supporting an amendment proposed by Baroness Benjamin OM DBE, which would strengthen the…
Guest blog by Lord Farmer When, almost a decade ago, I began to argue against unrestricted access to online pornography and its dangers, vitriolic pushback asserted that adult freedoms had to be prioritised. Since then, a deep seam of academic…
By Vanessa Morse Today is my last day at CEASE. This is going to hurt. Building CEASE over the past four years from a start-up to an established, recognised and respected organisation has been no mean feat. It’s taken dedication,…
Four years ago, when I accepted the position of Chief Executive of CEASE, I had no idea what was in store. After all, most of the events that would shape my time in the job were yet to appear: A…
BY GEMMA KELLY, HEAD OF POLICY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, CEASE As Head of Policy and Public Affairs at CEASE, my job requires me to undertake some unusual tasks, and it was with this thought at the back of my mind…
By Naomi Miles, Chair of Trustees Andrew Tate is a man who, at least when it comes to women, stands against the basic moral values and principles of our society. He openly speaks of women as property to be used…
By Jane*, a friend of CEASE I’m 17 and standing in the doorway of my parents’ bedroom with my heart in my chest and a lump in my throat. “Mum, dad, I don’t know what to do. There’s a guy…