So I Checked.
By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs I wish my job didn’t exist. I wish there was no need for CEASE and other organisations like us campaigning to end sexual exploitation. But we are still needed and my…
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The government can no longer turn a blind eye to the harms of the pornography industry
By Gemma Kelly Head of Policy and Public Affairs for CEASE CEASE welcomes the release of the Independent Pornography Review and the recommendations outlined by Lead Reviewer Baroness Bertin. Baroness Bertin’s review has called time on the pornography industry’s blatant…
Remembering Lucie’s Light
By Naomi Miles, Chair and Founder of CEASE January is a hard month. And for those of us who knew Dr Lucie Moore, CEASE’s Chief Executive who died from a sudden cardiac arrest late last year, it is especially hard. …
Will Ofcom stand up to the pornography industry?
By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, CEASE On Thursday 16th January 2025, Ofcom published its guidance on age verification for pornography sites that fall under Part 5 of the Online Safety Act 2023. These are websites that…
Is a world without sexual exploitation worth fighting for?
By Dr. Lucie Moore, Chief Executive of CEASE A world without sexual exploitation Five words. One vision. It is the defining purpose of a movement that has united people across generations and geography, and it is the beating heart of…
The PR of the pornography industry
By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, CEASE Just do it. I’m lovin’ it. Because you’re worth it. We don’t even need to mention the brand names because the multi-million dollar advertising and PR campaigns for these companies…
We may not want to talk about pornography, but it’s time.
Guest blog by Hannah Shead, CEO of Trevi If you had told me five years ago that I would be chairing a conference on pornography, I would simply not have believed you. I would more than likely have told you…
CEASE turns 5!
By Naomi Miles, Founder and Chair of Trustees Such occasions are natural opportunities to pause, reflect and take stock of where we’re at, both as an organisation and as a society for which perhaps our attitude towards protecting children from…
A reckoning is coming
By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs It’s been an interesting few months for Aylo, the current owners of Pornhub and nearly 100 other pornography sites. Undercover videos began dropping in October last year, revealing that amongst other…
CEASE 2022/23 Annual Report published
The CEASE Team works diligently throughout the year to ensure that our resources are put to the best use in aid of our vision to see a world free from sexual exploitation. Our work includes; Throughout the 2022/23 financial year,…