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- [An open letter led by CEASE (Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation) and UK Feminista is calling on ministers to back an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill requiring pornography platforms to verify age and consent before publication, and to remove content where consent is withdrawn.](https://cease.org.uk/an-open-letter-led-by-cease-centre-to-end-all-sexual-exploitation-and-uk-feminista-is-calling-on-ministers-to-back-an-amendment-to-the-crime-and-policing-bill-requiring-pornography-platforms-to-veri/)
- [What happens when we rely on the wrong metrics to judge something’s safety?](https://cease.org.uk/what-happens-when-we-rely-on-the-wrong-metrics-to-judge-somethings-safety/) - By Naomi Miles, Founder and acting CEO of CEASE The law around sex is largely black and white: either something is criminal or it is deemed consensual. Yet a great deal of harm sits outside those categories, which means we neither see nor measure it.That thought resurfaced over the weekend in an unlikely setting. I’d
- [The dark truth behind the annual Pornhub trends](https://cease.org.uk/the-dark-truth-behind-the-annual-pornhub-trends/) - By Dalitso Koroma, Policy Officer for CEASE Did you know the most searched porn term of 2024 was inspired by TikTok? What was once a platform for dance challenges and lip-synch videos is now shaping how people view sex. According to the 2024 Pornhub Year in Review, the term "demure and mindful" gained huge popularity,
- [The times they are a-changing  ](https://cease.org.uk/the-times-they-are-a-changing/) - By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs The times certainly are a-changing for the pornography industry and this time it is for the betterment of society. In May, Germany’s Berlin Administrative Court upheld a “network ban” on Pornhub and YouPorn for failing to comply with Germany’s age verification regulations. Not long after, the
- [On Grooming Gangs ](https://cease.org.uk/on-grooming-gangs/) - By Naomi Miles, Founder and Chair of CEASE The gangs that groomed and sexually abused over 4,000 vulnerable girls are a national scandal and a deep source of public shame. It is almost unbearable to hear not only what these girls endured at the hands of their abusers, but also how the authorities failed to
- [Statement on the regulation of strangulation in pornography  ](https://cease.org.uk/statement-on-the-regulation-of-strangulation-in-pornography/) - On 18 June 2025 in a debate of the Crime and Policing Bill in the House of Commons, Labour MP, Jess Asato, delivered a speech calling for urgent action to regulate violent online pornography, including a ban on sexual strangulation, one of the most frequently shown acts across mainstream sites. “Women and girls are paying
- [So I Checked.](https://cease.org.uk/so-i-checked/) - Jo 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 job, sadly, is still required. And although I get a huge amount of inspiration and
- [STATEMENT: urgent legal reform needed to end sexual exploitation](https://cease.org.uk/statement-urgent-legal-reform-needed-to-end-sexual-exploitation/) - Prostitution legal reform needed to stop sexual exploitation
- [The Notable Absence in Adolescence  ](https://cease.org.uk/the-notable-absence-in-adolescence/) - By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs Much has been said and written about the Netflix series Adolescence; discussion abounds. But regardless of what people think about it – whether as a show that sparked a much-needed national debate or a show that misses key components and nuances of men’s violence against women
- [End of an era  ](https://cease.org.uk/end-of-an-era/) - By Tilda Nilsson, Programmes and Administrative Officer Personally, I think the concept of eras has been watered down somewhat lately, but there is no denying that my time with CEASE has coincided with significant developments in fighting sexual exploitation. I remember how, in my first year here, I was asked to write a summary paper
- [CEASE is six!](https://cease.org.uk/cease-is-six/) - By Naomi Miles, Founder and Chair of CEASE CEASE is six! Each year that passes, so much happens in this space. The need to take radical, decisive action has never been so urgent. There has been a lot of positive momentum: we’re seeing heightened awareness of the harms of online pornography and calls for stronger
- [The government can no longer turn a blind eye to the harms of the pornography industry](https://cease.org.uk/the-government-can-no-longer-turn-a-blind-eye/) - 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 disregard for the harm that it causes to women and children in particular, as well
- [Remembering Lucie’s Light](https://cease.org.uk/remembering-lucies-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. The period of acute mourning has passed, and we are now facing the new year
- [Will Ofcom stand up to the pornography industry?](https://cease.org.uk/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 host commercially produced pornographic material and upload the content that is available on their site.
- [Passing of Dr Lucie Moore, Chief Executive of CEASE](https://cease.org.uk/passing-of-dr-lucie-moore-chief-executive-of-cease/) - It is with an incredibly heavy heart that we share the sad news that our Chief Executive, Dr Lucie Moore, has passed away. Lucie’s death was caused by a sudden and unexpected cardiac arrest on Wednesday 20th November 2024. Lucie was a dynamic, passionate and incredibly intelligent woman. Her commitment to advocating for survivors and
- [We may not want to talk about pornography, but it’s time.](https://cease.org.uk/we-may-not-want-to-talk-about-pornography-but-its-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 that pornography is not an area that I am interested in…and certainly not a subject
- [The PR of the pornography industry](https://cease.org.uk/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 is so effective. The same is true for the pornography industry. Although they don’t have
- [If these paywalls could talk](https://cease.org.uk/if-these-paywalls-could-talk/) - By Anna McGuire, CEASE intern From being name-dropped in a Beyoncé lyric to serving as a punchline on Saturday Night Live, OnlyFans has increasingly become a part of our popular culture. While it might seem easy to joke about, the consequences of OnlyFans’ expansion are incredibly serious. Behind its paywalls, the platform conceals sexual exploitation,
- [Is a world without sexual exploitation worth fighting for?](https://cease.org.uk/a-world-without-sexual-exploitation/) - 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 our work as CEASE. It is also - let’s be clear - outrageous. Nonsensically ambitious
- [Pornhub’s 2023 Year in Review ](https://cease.org.uk/pornhubs-year-in-review/) - By Naomi Miles, Founder and Chair of CEASE Every year, Pornhub releases their ‘Year in Review’ which outlines the latest viewing trends on its website. The report’s introduction advises its readers to “Revel in it! Share it with your friends! Have a toast and a laugh and most of all, enjoy yourself.” Before we even
- [Pimps and punters enjoy near impunity, new figures show](https://cease.org.uk/not-for-sale/) - Convictions for exploiting people through prostitution have plummeted since 2010, despite the rise of lucrative pimping websites New analysis of Ministry of Justice statistics by UK Feminista and CEASE (Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation) has revealed that enforcement of laws against adult sexual exploitation in England and Wales has plummeted since 2010. Survivors, campaigners
- [CEASE 2023/24 Annual Report Published](https://cease.org.uk/2023-24-annual-report/) - By Tilda Nilsson, Programmes and Administrative Officer Another year has passed for CEASE, and as we reflect on the publication of our 2023-24 Annual Report, what a year it was. After bidding a grateful goodbye to our first Chief Executive, Vanessa Morse, staff and trustees came together to deepen our roots and strengthen our operations
- [Reflections on the Labour Party Conference 2024 ](https://cease.org.uk/reflections-on-the-labour-party-conference-2024/) - By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at CEASE This was the first time CEASE had been involved in running an event at a party conference. And what better way to start than with the launch of a brand new campaign! CEASE and UK Feminista have come together to create the Not For
- [CEASE turns 5!](https://cease.org.uk/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 pornography is a useful litmus test. The idea for CEASE came in 2017, which happened
- [CEASE'S response to the news of Tory MP allegedly watching porn in the House of CommonsY MP ALLEGEDLY WATCHING PORNOGRAPHY IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS](https://cease.org.uk/ceases-response-to-the-news-of-tory-mp-allegedly-watching-pornography-in-the-house-of-commons/) - Reports of this incident are shocking and come at a time when 56 MPs, including three Cabinet ministers, are facing allegations of sexual misconduct. Pornography is a proven driver of sex inequality in society and it is completely unacceptable that this act of sexism could have taken place at the heart of government. As unacceptable as watching pornography in any
- [Expose the Harm: Launch](https://cease.org.uk/expose-the-harm-launch/) - CEASE has just launched a new online forum called Expose The Harm. Based loosely on the Everyone’s Invited website, this is a space for people to share, safely and anonymously, about how pornography has harmed them in some way. CEASE set up this website in order to give voice to the thousands of men, women
- [Press Release: New site to expose the harm of pornography](https://cease.org.uk/press-release-new-site-to-expose-the-harm-of-pornography/) - The Centre to End Sexual Exploitation (CEASE) has launched a new site to support people of all ages who have been harmed by pornography. Expose The Harm, which launched this week, is a space for people to share, safely and anonymously, about the ways pornography has harmed them. Expose the harm was announced at a
- [Decriminalising prostitution harms women. We need the Nordic Model, now.](https://cease.org.uk/decriminalising-prostitution-harms-women-we-need-the-nordic-model-now/) - Now more than ever, it is the time to prevent women from entering prostitution - not make it easier, as some would argue.
- [Pornography is filmed prostitution: New evidence emerges](https://cease.org.uk/pornography-is-filmed-prostitution-new-evidence-emerges/) - by Tilda Nilsson It is a beautiful October day in Stockholm – the kind of day where the air is crisp, and the trees look straight out of a picture book. I am back in my hometown; in the country I was raised to believe was a world leader when it came to prostitution and
- [CEASE 2022/23 Annual Report published](https://cease.org.uk/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; Educating the public, media and decision makers about where and why sexual exploitation occurs. Campaigning for new and better legislation
- [Calls for Ofcom to stand up to pornography industry](https://cease.org.uk/calls-for-ofcom-to-stand-up-to-pornography-industry/) - New data from CEASE (the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation) shows parents are leaving it too late to talk to their children about pornography. Twenty-one per cent of parents of 11-13 year olds have talked to their children about pornography, despite 13 being the average age at which a child first sees pornography. The
- [A reckoning is coming](https://cease.org.uk/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 erroneous activities, Aylo knew that due to their own near non-existent verification processes, illegal videos
- [We will not become quieter smaller versions of ourselves](https://cease.org.uk/we-will-not-become-quieter-smaller-versions-of-ourselves/) - By Dr. Lucie Moore, Chief Executive of CEASE This is an anonymous testimony from ‘Sarah’ on our Expose the Harm website. “When I was growing up (16-18yrs), it was found out that the boys in our area had created a private Facebook group, literally with hundreds of boys in it, sharing intimate images of their
- [The Online Safety Bill becomes the Online Safety Act](https://cease.org.uk/the-online-safety-bill-becomes-the-online-safety-act/) - 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. Big Porn has been profiting from the subjugation and objectification of women for decades. It
- [Welcome to our new Chief Executive](https://cease.org.uk/welcome-to-our-new-chief-executive/) - 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 and direct support for survivors of sexual harm. Lucie’s previous roles include Director of Research
- [The Online Safety Bill: A Victory for Future Generations](https://cease.org.uk/online-safety-bill-victory/) - 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 human trafficking and abuse, our Expose the Harm website chronicles the devastating impact of pornography
- [Amendment to the Online Safety Bill: Illegal and prohibited pornographic material](https://cease.org.uk/cease-osb-amendment/) - 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 Bill regarding illegal and prohibited online pornographic material. We believe that the Online Safety Bill
- [We must act now to stop online pornography teaching what it means to be a man](https://cease.org.uk/we-must-act-now-to-stop-online-pornography-teaching-what-it-means-to-be-a-man/) - 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 research has developed which has fatally undermined the case for untrammelled cyber-libertarianism. More and more
- [Goodbye to CEASE](https://cease.org.uk/goodbye-to-cease/) - 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, passion and courage to get to where we are. I'm not talking about mine though,
- [Happy 4th birthday to us!](https://cease.org.uk/happy-4th-birthday-to-us/) - By Naomi Miles, Chair of Trustees Saturday 18th March 2023 marks CEASE’s 4th birthday. Coincidentally, it is also National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day. Although we’re not a children’s charity, children are always in our sights, the “canaries in the coalmine” warning us that something is very wrong. For a society that believes in equality
- [Resignation announcement from our Chief Executive](https://cease.org.uk/resignation-announcement-from-our-chief-executive/) - 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 global movement to expose sex trafficking and child abuse on the world’s most popular pornography site
- [The Real Pornhub Insights](https://cease.org.uk/the-real-pornhub-insights/) - BY GEMMA KELLY, HEAD OF POLICY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, CEASE TRIGGER WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MENTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, OTHER FORMS OF ABUSE AND VIOLENCE. 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 Online Safety Bill: The story so far](https://cease.org.uk/the-online-safety-bill-the-story-so-far/) - By Naomi Miles, Chair of Trustees, CEASE In 2015, the Tory Manifesto promised to protect children from stumbling across hardcore pornography online. Yet seven years on nothing has really changed. Without age verification measures, any child with an online device is just a couple of clicks away from pornography depicting horrific violence, misogyny and abuse.
- [How do you solve a problem like Andrew Tate?](https://cease.org.uk/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-andrew-tate/) - 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 and abused for men’s sexual gratification, and is subject to an investigation into allegations of
- [How would you respond if your child was told to strip online?](https://cease.org.uk/how-would-you-respond-if-your-child-was-told-to-strip-online/) - 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 online saying he’ll shut off our wifi if I don’t take my clothes off on
- [Rebuttal to misrepresentation of pornography featured on Newstalk’s Moncrieff show](https://cease.org.uk/rebuttal-to-misrepresentation-of-pornography/) - By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, CEASE As an Irish citizen now living in the UK, I still like to keep up to date with goings on back home. So it was with all too familiar sadness and anger that on on 23 November 2022 I came upon Sean Moncrieff discussing the
- [Three things not to say to someone joining CEASE](https://cease.org.uk/three-things-not-to-say-to-someone-joining-cease/) - By Jo Black, Head of Communications What’s your reaction when a friend gets a new job? Most people would congratulate them and ask questions about their new role, being enthusiastic for the new chapter they’re about to start. This is a truth pretty much universally acknowledged, right? But this has not been my experience when
- [Celebrating my birthday with a party… conference](https://cease.org.uk/celebrating-my-birthday-with-a-party-conference/) - By Vanessa Morse, CEO Growing up in Birmingham, I’ve celebrated more than a few birthdays in and around the city’s haunts. But none like this year’s. Earlier this month I marked the Big 4-2 back in Brum. But instead of dancing, cake and cheap booze, it was frenzied meetings, navy blue suits and more than
- [Naomi’s New Knickers](https://cease.org.uk/naomis-new-knickers/) - By Naomi Miles, Chair of Trustees, CEASE My new knickers are bright fuchsia pink and ribbed cotton, probably the softest I’ve ever had. I’ve also got a new seamless bra which goes on like a crop top over the head and has subtle elasticated support. No cups, fiddly latches, straps, padding or embellishment in sight.
- [Statement from CEASE CEO on the delay to the Online Safety Bill ](https://cease.org.uk/statement-from-cease-ceo-on-the-delay-to-the-online-safety-bill/) - Statement from Vanessa Morse, CEO of CEASE (Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation) and Lead of the #KeepKidsOffPorn Coalition on the delay to the Online Safety Bill “We – on behalf of children, parents, families, individuals and survivors across the UK – are furious that the Government is delaying the long overdue scrutiny and accountability
- [CEASE response to resignation of Pornhub executives](https://cease.org.uk/cease-response-to-resignation-of-pornhub-executives/) - The CEO and COO of Pornhub/ Mindgeek have just resigned. This is just days after the New Yorker 8000 word investigation exposing them for hosting and distributing child abuse, rape and nonconsensual content for years. The article reminds us that this is about the injustice of lives that have been devastated by Pornhub’s lack of
- [A landmark report by researchers confirms what we have known for years: pornography is, and encourages, sexual violence.](https://cease.org.uk/a-landmark-report-by-researchers-confirms-what-we-have-known-for-years-pornography-is-and-encourages-sexual-violence/) - This week saw the launch of a landmark report by Professor Clare McGlynn, Dr Fiona Vera-Gray, Dr Kate Butterby, and Dr Ibad Kureshi entitled “Sexual violence as a sexual script in mainstream online pornography”. This report is arguably the most comprehensive analysis of trends and themes in mainstream pornography in recent years, and the findings
- [Open Letter to the Prime Minister: Keep Kids Off Porn](https://cease.org.uk/open-letter-to-the-prime-minister-keep-kids-off-porn/) - Leading a coalition of charities, experts and survivors with 44 signatories, CEASE has today sent a letter to the Prime Minister calling for amendments to the Online Safety Bill to ensure the law’s timeliness, effectiveness and workability. We welcome the fact that the Online Safety Bill now includes a standalone duty for all websites publishing
- [PRESS RELEASE: Children will be failed by new pornography laws](https://cease.org.uk/press-release-children-will-be-failed-by-new-pornography-laws/) - A coalition of charities, organisations and experts has responded with frustration to the Government’s Online Safety Bill claiming it will not protect children from exposure to online pornography. Led by the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation (CEASE), the coalition has also released new survey results today which show that 80% of the UK public
- [The Gen Z pushback against porn shows that the industry's stronghold on our culture is finally weakening](https://cease.org.uk/the-gen-z-pushback-against-porn-shows-that-the-industrys-stronghold-on-our-culture-is-finally-weakening/) - A recently-published article in The Guardian entitled “What has growing up watching porn done to my brain – and my sex life?” chronicled the experiences of author Annie Lord growing up in the 2000s, and the impact porn had – and continues to have – on the emotional and sexual development of her and her
- [Challenging the porn industry effectively means we must tackle its normalisation in schools and universities](https://cease.org.uk/challenging-the-porn-industry-effectively-means-we-must-tackle-its-normalisation-in-schools-and-universities/) - Much of the work we do here at CEASE focuses on the exploitation that goes on within the commercial sex trade, particularly on the violence and abuse that women and children are subjected to at the hands of exploiters. But one issue that often slips under the radar in the wider conversation on this topic
- [The non-consensual sharing of intimate images on Telegram is just the tip of the iceberg](https://cease.org.uk/the-non-consensual-sharing-of-intimate-images-on-telegram-is-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/) - A recently-published article on BBC News has shined a light on the growing and disturbing trend of women’s nude photographs being shared without consent on the instant messaging app Telegram. Whilst the sharing and disseminating of intimate images without the consent of all the parties involved is, sadly, not a new phenomenon, the fact that
- [Evidence Provided by Vanessa Morse, CEO, to the APPG on Commercial Sexual Exploitation Inquiry into Pornography](https://cease.org.uk/evidence-provided-by-vanessa-morse-ceo-of-cease-to-the-appg-on-commercial-sexual-exploitation-inquiry-into-pornography/) - "Good afternoon. I am Vanessa Morse, CEO of CEASE, the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation. CEASE is a national human rights campaigning charity with a particular focus on how the porn industry is driving sexual exploitation in many forms. Thank you for running this vital inquiry and putting the parliamentary spotlight onto pornography at
- [CEASE Statement on UK Government introducing Age Verification](https://cease.org.uk/cease-statement-on-uk-government-introducing-age-verification/) - From Vanessa Morse, CEO: Today’s announcement by the Government that the forthcoming Online Safety Bill will require all online platforms hosting pornography to install age verification measures is both extremely welcome and long overdue. The pornography industry got away with giving millions of UK children free, unfettered access to its websites, profiting from the harm it
- [Pornhub is pushing the idea that romance and porn are totally compatible. Nothing could be further from the truth.](https://cease.org.uk/pornhub-is-pushing-the-idea-that-romance-and-porn-are-totally-compatible-nothing-could-be-further-from-the-truth/) - Last month saw the release of Pornhub’s “Year In Review”, where statistics highlighting the viewing habits of the industry Goliath’s users are released to the world. Their annual insights Report shows what “categories” of exploitative and abusive porn have been most popular in the preceding 12 months. But, this was the first since 2019;2020’s omission
- [Billie Eilish should be commended for speaking out against the abusive porn industry](https://cease.org.uk/billie-eilish-should-be-commended-for-speaking-out-against-the-abusive-porn-industry/) - Grammy-award winning artist Billie Eilish recently revealed that the impact of porn use in her younger years left her feeling as if it had “destroyed her brain”. On The Howard Stern Show – a show, it must be said, that has contributed to the culture of misogyny in which porn use and normalisation thrives –
- [Statement from CEASE in response to the Report of the pre-legislative scrutiny Joint Committee for the Online Safety Bill](https://cease.org.uk/statement-from-cease-in-response-to-the-report-of-the-pre-legislative-scrutiny-joint-committee-for-the-online-safety-bill/) - I am greatly encouraged to see so many reforms recommended by the Committee at the end of their pre-legislative scrutiny process, particularly in relation to commercial pornography. Where the draft Online Safety Bill lets the porn industry lurk in the shadows, the Committee’s Report pulls it directly under a regulatory spotlight. I applaud the Committee
- [Money, Power, Glory: The myth of OnlyFans empowerment](https://cease.org.uk/money-power-glory-the-myth-of-onlyfans-empowerment/) - A recent media storm has developed around former Hollyoaks actress Sarah Jane Dunn, focusing on her involvement with porn site OnlyFans, and her subsequent firing from the TV soap after the show’s bosses found out. Dunn has reportedly recently made over £100,000 on OnlyFans in under 48 hours, with her subscribers number increasing in light
- [The University of Durham's "Sex Work Training" is the wrong way to tackle sexual exploitation, and highlights just how normalised the sex trade has become](https://cease.org.uk/the-university-of-durhams-sex-work-training-is-the-wrong-way-to-tackle-sexual-exploitation-and-highlights-just-how-normalised-the-sex-trade-has-become/) - The University of Durham is now offering "training for students involved in the Adult Sex Industry". Similarly, a so-called “Sex Work Toolkit” was put together by the University of Leicester a few months ago and went viral on Twitter, with thousands of users retweeting and decrying the move by the university to do what they allege
- [The University of Leicester's "Sex Work Toolkit" is the wrong way to tackle sexual exploitation, and highlights just how normalised the sex trade has become](https://cease.org.uk/the-university-of-leicesters-sex-work-toolkit-is-the-wrong-way-to-tackle-sexual-exploitation-and-highlights-just-how-normalised-the-sex-trade-has-become/) - The University of Durham is now offering "training for students involved in the Adult Sex Industry". Similarly, a so-called “Sex Work Toolkit” was put together by the University of Leicester a few months ago and went viral on Twitter, with thousands of users retweeting and decrying the move by the university to do what they allege
- [CEASE Submission of Evidence to the Joint Committee on the Online Safety Bill](https://cease.org.uk/cease-submission-of-evidence-to-the-joint-committee-on-the-online-safety-bill-sep-21/) - Read our submission here! We have officially responded to the government’s Call To Evidence with reference to the Online Safety Bill. The Call for Evidence we have completed is a response to an invitation put out by the joint pre-legislative scrutiny Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill. Along with other interested individuals and organisations,
- [On Anti-Slavery Day, we must recognise the undeniable links between modern slavery, human trafficking, and prostitution](https://cease.org.uk/on-anti-slavery-day-we-must-recognise-the-undeniable-links-between-modern-slavery-human-trafficking-and-prostitution/) - The 18th October marks Anti-Slavery Day, a day to commemorate the passing into law of the Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010. Anti-Slavery Day is held in the UK to raise awareness of the need to eradicate all forms of slavery, human trafficking and exploitation. For some, modern slavery and human trafficking may seem like issues far-removed
- [Calling on all MPs to help us #ExposeBigPorn](https://cease.org.uk/calling-on-all-mps-to-help-us-exposebigporn/) - We're reaching out to MPs urging them to call on the government to hold the online porn industry, known as Big Porn, to account. Big Porn profits and facilitates sexual exploitation yet it remains unregulated. We've reached out to MPs such as Oliver Dowden and Victoria Atkins encouraging them to read our #ExposeBigPorn report, Public
- [Our new law reform paper shows exactly why the UK must implement the Nordic Model to protect the human rights of those within prostitution.](https://cease.org.uk/our-new-law-reform-paper-shows-exactly-why-the-uk-must-implement-the-nordic-model-to-protect-the-human-rights-of-those-within-prostitution/) - Unless linked otherwise, all data can be found in our paper, which can be read for free HERE Last week we published our new law reform policy paper, In Defence of Abolition: A Human Rights Law Critique of the Global Sex Trade. It comes in the wake of a recent European Court of Human Rights
- [Calling all law students!](https://cease.org.uk/calling-all-law-students/) - Over the last 2 years, we’ve been contacted by many law students from across the UK telling us they want to get involved with CEASE. They’ve been at different stages and on different legal pathways, but they’ve all been passionate about human rights, and joining the movement to end sexual exploitation. So, we’re excited to
- [Yet another lawsuit filed against Pornhub highlights just how exploitative and abusive the porn industry truly is.](https://cease.org.uk/3623-2/) - This past week has seen another lawsuit filed against Pornhub and its parent company Mindgeek. It’s another nail in the coffin of a company – and wider industry – that has been found to have hosted, and profited from, videos of child sexual exploitation, rape, trafficking, and otherwise non-consensually shared footage and images. This time,
- [In Defence of Abolition: A Human Rights Law Critique of the Global Sex Trade](https://cease.org.uk/in-defence-of-abolition-a-human-rights-law-critique-of-the-global-sex-trade/) - We are very pleased to publish our new extensive comparative law report on why the United Kingdom must introduce the "abolitionist model" of prostitution law reform, available to read for free HERE. This new report offers a comprehensive insight into why we maintain that prostitution is a global human rights violation, and why it must
- [It's time to hold the porn industry to account, and CEASE is willing to pursue legal action to get it done.](https://cease.org.uk/its-time-to-hold-the-porn-industry-to-accountver2/) - Today sees the launch of our Crowdfunder threatening legal action against the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to take action or even investigate the misuse of children’s personal data by pornography sites. As our CEO Vanessa Morse states on our Crowdfunder page: “We believe that pornography websites use personal data to target advertising and
- [The Canadian Government's inquiry into the criminality of Pornhub's owners proves the porn industry is rife with abuse and exploitation. It's time to #ShutItDown.](https://cease.org.uk/the-canadian-governments-inquiry-into-the-criminality-of-pornhubs-owners-proves-the-porn-industry-is-rife-with-abuse-and-exploitation-its-time-to-shutitdown/) - This past week, the Canadian Government finally put the owners of Mindgeek – and by extension its subsidiary company Pornhub – under the spotlight and grilled them on their involvement in hosting child abuse, rape, and other illegal content. Members of the Canadian Parliament asked a number of probing questions about the intransigence of Mindgeek
- [OnlyFans is the same old sexual exploitation in brand new packaging. It's time the media shows it for what it is.](https://cease.org.uk/onlyfans-is-the-same-old-sexual-exploitation-in-brand-new-packaging-its-time-the-media-shows-it-for-what-it-is/) - “I’m going to go in the other room, and I’m going to cover myself in oil, I’m going to do that for about 10 minutes, and I’m going to make about £8000”. This is the opening line of Channel 4’s new podcast entitled “A global camdemic. Meet the young people stripping for cash on OnlyFans”,
- [Everyone's Invited has shined a light on sexual harassment in society. Now is the time to recognise one of the root causes: the normalisation of pornography](https://cease.org.uk/everyones-invited-has-shined-a-light-on-sexual-harassment-in-society-now-is-the-time-to-recognise-one-of-the-root-causes-the-normalisation-of-pornography/) - The past week has seen a sadly necessary but welcome groundswell in media attention around the anti-sexual violence campaign group “Everyone’s Invited”, who have been active in highlighting just how prevalent and insidious rape culture and sexual abuse has become in society, and specifically within schools, in recent years. As the Everyone’s Invited website explains:
- [Baroness Benjamin and leading charities call upon the Prime Minister for age verification now](https://cease.org.uk/baroness-benjamin-and-60-charities-call-upon-the-prime-minister-for-age-verification-now/) - On 7 May, Baroness Floella Benjamin published a letter to the Prime Minister calling for the urgent implementation of Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act in order to protect women and children. The letter was co-signed by 60 womens' organisations - including CEASE - childrens' charities, headteachers associations and parliamentarians. Put pressure on the
- [CEASE Response to the Scottish Government’s “Equally Safe” Consultation](https://cease.org.uk/cease-response-to-the-scottish-governments-equally-safe-consultation/) - We are pleased to publish our response to the Scottish Government’s “Equally Safe: A consultation on challenging men’s demand for prostitution, working to reduce the harms associated with prostitution and helping women to exit”. Read our full response here.Download
- [Media statement from CEASE UK in response to Pornhub’s announcement on Trust and Safety](https://cease.org.uk/media-statement-from-cease-uk-in-response-to-pornhubs-announcement-on-trust-and-safety/) - “We have been calling for regulation of the online pornography industry for a long time and we welcome Pornhub’s proposed improvements with cautious optimism. If they are put into practice then the measures announced could be major steps in the right direction, although they still fall short of what’s necessary to ensure that the site is absolutely
- [Our Response to the Hate Crime Consultation](https://cease.org.uk/our-response-to-the-hate-crime-consultation/) - We have published our evidence-based response to the Hate Crime Laws Consultation Paper. Click here to read the full response.Download
- [Our Response to the Online Harms White Paper](https://cease.org.uk/our-response-to-the-online-harms-white-paper/) - We have written to Oliver Dowden, Priti Patel and Caroline Dineage regarding the consultation outcome of the Online Harms White Paper, to urge them to ensure the legislation addresses the abuse, rape and trafficking that is widespread across the online commercial pornography industry. Read our full response here.Download
- [Our Response to the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking](https://cease.org.uk/our-response-to-the-un-special-rapporteur-on-trafficking/) - We’re proud to release our response to the UN Special Rapporteur’s call for submissions on trafficking in persons, especially women and children. Find out more about our position on how prostitution and trafficking are intrinsically linked.Download
- [Response to the Home Office Call for Evidence](https://cease.org.uk/response-to-the-home-office-call-for-evidence/) - We are publishing our response to the Home Office call for evidence for its Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) open consultation. Read on the impact that both porn consumption and the wider industry have on VAWG.Download
- [Sarah Everard: Statement from CEASE UK](https://cease.org.uk/sarah-everard-statement-from-cease-uk/) - CEASE UK are deeply saddened and appalled to hear about the murder of Sarah Everard and our hearts go out to her loved ones. We’ve seen women of all ages take to social media to share their experiences of harassment, assault and intimidation, demonstrating how widespread violence against women is in the UK. We have
- [Open Letter to the Prime Minister from Women’s Organisations](https://cease.org.uk/open-letter-to-the-prime-minister-from-womens-organisations/) - Today a coalition of women’s organisations have written to the Prime Minister urging him to implement Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act in order to protect women from violence at the hands of men, associated with consumption of extreme pornography. Read the full letter hereDownload
- [Why we must hold Pornhub to account](https://cease.org.uk/why-we-must-hold-pornhub-to-account/) - This short article lays out how Pornhub is complicit in sex trafficking, exploitation and abuse.
- [Open Letter to the Prime Minister from Women's Organisations](https://cease.org.uk/open-letter-to-the-prime-minister-from-womens-organisations-2/) - Today a coalition of women's organisations have written to the Prime Minister urging him to implement Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act in order to protect women from violence at the hands of men, associated with consumption of extreme pornography. Read the full letter here
- [Sarah Everard: Statement from CEASE UK](https://cease.org.uk/sarah-everard-statement-from-cease-uk-2/) - CEASE UK are deeply saddened and appalled to hear about the murder of Sarah Everard and our hearts go out to her loved ones. We've seen women of all ages take to social media to share their experiences of harassment, assault and intimidation, demonstrating how widespread violence against women is in the UK. We have
- [The Government are intent on tackling Violence Against Women and Girls, but it is vital that they recognise the role pornography plays in encouraging this violence](https://cease.org.uk/the-government-are-intent-on-tackling-violence-against-women-and-girls-but-it-is-vital-that-they-recognise-the-role-pornography-plays-in-encouraging-this-violence/) - This blog contains references to material and studies that some readers, particularly those under the age of 18, may find disturbing or upsetting. Caution is urged for those who may find such material troubling. If any reader wishes to raise concerns about the content of this blog post, please email contact@ceaseuk.org and a member of
- [Response to the Home Office Call for Evidence](https://cease.org.uk/response-to-the-home-office-call-for-evidence-2/) - We are publishing our response to the Home Office call for evidence for its Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) open consultation. To read on the impact that both porn consumption and the wider industry have on VAWG click here.
- [Our Response to the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking](https://cease.org.uk/our-response-to-the-un-special-rapporteur-on-trafficking-2/) - We're proud to release our response to the UN Special Rapporteur's call for submissions on trafficking in persons, especially women and children. To find out more about our position on how prostitution and trafficking are intrinsically linked, click here.
- [Website Survey](https://cease.org.uk/website-survey/) - [et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.9.0" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" min_height="90px"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.25" custom_padding="|||" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_cta title="What do you want to know more about?" button_url="https://forms.gle/nLjTP1HcFECaZWqC9" url_new_window="on" button_text="Click here to voice your thoughts" _builder_version="4.9.0" _module_preset="default"]As part of our upcoming rebrand, we’d like to know your thoughts on which sexual exploitation issues are of the greatest interest to you. We’ve created
- [Teen Vogue's recent article discussing "non-consensual" porn demonstrates the disastrous reality of porn culture](https://cease.org.uk/teen-vogues-recent-article-discussing-non-consensual-porn-demonstrates-the-disastrous-reality-of-porn-culture/) - Earlier this week, Teen Vogue published an article asking “is it bad to watch porn”. While the question itself is one regularly posed and batted away by pro-porn industry advocates, the article used some notably horrendous euphemisms to sanitise sexual violence in an attempt to make it more palatable to its teen readers. The article
- [Our Response to the Hate Crime Consultation](https://cease.org.uk/our-response-to-the-hate-crime-consultation-2/) - We have published our evidence-based response to the Hate Crime Laws Consultation Paper. Click here to read the full response.
- [The $600 million lawsuit against Pornhub's owners show the UK Government must recognise the harm caused by the exploitative porn industry](https://cease.org.uk/the-600-million-lawsuit-against-pornhubs-owners-show-the-uk-government-must-recognise-the-harm-caused-by-the-exploitative-porn-industry/) - Another nail in the coffin for Mindgeek this week, as news broke of a $600 million lawsuit being filed against them by a Canadian woman who alleges that MindGeek hosted a video depicting her sexual abuse at age 12 on Pornhub. This follows a separate $80 million lawsuit filed by forty women in December 2020,
- [Finally, the unchecked porn industry is being held to account, and while the road ahead may be long, there is an end in sight.](https://cease.org.uk/finally-the-unchecked-porn-industry-is-being-held-to-account-and-while-the-road-ahead-may-be-long-there-is-an-end-in-sight/) - The past week has seen some fantastic progress made in the fight against sexual exploitation in the porn industry. Pornhub have announced that they have removed, and will continue to remove, any videos not uploaded by “verified partners” after a New York Times piece exposed the site’s further complicity in rape, abuse, and exploitation, building
- [Our Response to the Online Harms White Paper](https://cease.org.uk/2677-2/) - We have written to Oliver Dowden, Priti Patel and Caroline Dineage regarding the consultation outcome of the Online Harms White Paper, to urge them to ensure the legislation addresses the abuse, rape and trafficking that is widespread across the online commercial pornography industry. Read our full response here.
- [Media statement from CEASE UK in response to Pornhub's announcement on Trust and Safety](https://cease.org.uk/media-statement-from-cease-uk-in-response-to-pornhubs-announcement-on-trust-and-safety-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22" custom_padding="0px||0px|||"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.25" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.25" custom_padding="|||" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.27.4" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"]“We have been calling for regulation of the online pornography industry for a long time and we welcome Pornhub’s proposed improvements with cautious optimism. If they are put into practice then the measures announced could be major steps in the right
- [CEASE Response to the Scottish Government's "Equally Safe" Consultation](https://cease.org.uk/cease-response-to-the-scottish-governments-equally-safe-consultation-2/) - We are pleased to publish our response to the Scottish Government's "Equally Safe: A consultation on challenging men's demand for prostitution, working to reduce the harms associated with prostitution and helping women to exit". Read our full response here.
- [Ireland are right to criminalise so-called "revenge porn". But in seeking to help victims, they must recognise one of the root causes: the wider porn industry.](https://cease.org.uk/ireland-are-right-to-criminalise-so-called-revenge-porn-but-in-seeking-to-help-victims-they-must-recognise-one-of-the-root-causes-the-porn-industry/) - Thousands of women and young girls in Ireland have this week been subjected to a profound violation of their dignity and private life following the leak of explicit sexual images – including both adults and children – onto the internet. This is just the latest example of the rise of image-based sexual abuse, sometimes referred
- [CEASE SPOTLIGHT: Nordic Model Now! discuss their vital work combatting and raising awareness of sexual exploitation within the sex trade, and fighting for a world free from prostitution](https://cease.org.uk/cease-spotlight-nordic-model-now-discuss-their-vital-work-combatting-and-raising-awareness-of-sexual-exploitation-within-the-sex-trade-and-fighting-for-a-world-free-from-prostitution/) - CEASE is proud to present our new ‘Spotlight’ series, a series of interviews highlighting the fantastic work organisations and individuals around the world are doing to combat sexual exploitation of all kinds. Neither religious nor partisan, as a human rights advocacy charity, we are proud to platform the work of different groups and organisations from
- [We must not buy in to Pornhub's new "Sex Education Series". The welfare, health, and lives of those inside and outside of the industry depend on it.](https://cease.org.uk/we-must-not-buy-in-to-pornhubs-new-sex-education-series-the-welfare-health-and-lives-of-those-inside-and-outside-of-the-industry-depend-on-it/) - Pornhub has recently announced a new “sex education series” via its “Sexual Wellness Centre” that promises to be an initiative where “viewers can learn about male and female anatomy, preparing for sex, communicating during sex, masturbation, sexually transmitted infections, and more.” As Pornhub states: "For many people, their first real exposure to sexual imagery is
- [Last week saw the launch of the global 'Voice for Justice' campaign, which raises the voice of millions of women worldwide to end child sexual exploitation once and for all](https://cease.org.uk/voice-for-justice/) - Last week saw the launch of the global Voice for Justice campaign an ambitious initiative asking women all over the world to support child survivors of sexual exploitation by raising their voices and recording an audio testimony to highlight the prevalence of child sexual exploitation worldwide. CEASE is UK coordinator of the campaign, which is
- [Dame Diana Johnson is right: the UK is a pimp's paradise due to ineffective laws combatting sexual exploitation](https://cease.org.uk/dame-diana-johnson-is-right-the-uk-is-a-pimps-paradise-due-to-ineffective-laws-combatting-sexual-exploitation/) - Following an online summit hosted on Monday with politicians, senior police officers and diplomats, campaigners have urged the Home Secretary Priti Patel to recognise and tackle what has been referred to as the “industrial-scale sexual exploitation” of Romanian women by UK men within prostitution, by Dame Diana Johnson, the chair of the all-party parliamentary group
- [The internet has made sexual exploitation and trafficking easier than ever during Covid-19. It's time for the Government to take this disaster seriously.](https://cease.org.uk/the-internet-has-made-sexual-exploitation-and-trafficking-easier-than-ever-during-covid-19-its-time-for-the-government-to-take-this-disaster-seriously/) - Over the past months we have often heard people speculate that an upside of the pandemic will be a reduction in sexual exploitation. Their reasoning being that the presence of a virulent airborne virus will reduce demand for prostitution. In reality, demand has not abated. Often, it has simply been channelled elsewhere: namely online. The
- [Today marks #EUAntiTraffickingDay, and there is no better opportunity to challenge the internet's role in facilitating and promoting trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation](https://cease.org.uk/today-marks-euantitraffickingday-and-there-is-no-better-opportunity-to-challenge-the-internets-role-in-facilitating-and-promoting-trafficking-for-the-purposes-of-sexual-exploitation/) - The Scottish Parliament cross-party group tasked with investigating commercial sexual exploitation this week announced a new inquiry into websites being used for sexual exploitation. This move by MSPs should be applauded and encouraged, particularly in a year when daily and prolonged internet use has become the norm due to lockdown restrictions. The links between the
- [Think porn and trafficking are unrelated? Think again. A look at international anti-trafficking laws show the two are inextricably linked.](https://cease.org.uk/think-porn-and-trafficking-are-unrelated-think-again-a-look-at-international-anti-trafficking-laws-show-the-two-are-inextricably-linked/) - Friday 2nd October saw campaigners from across the world gather in major cities, including London, Los Angeles, and Montreal, to protest outside the offices of Pornhub-owner Mindgeek as part of the global #TraffickingHub campaign. CEASE UK are proud to have led the London-based protests, and it was a fantastic turnout, highlighting that this is not
- [Pornhub's time is up. We're taking the fight to their doorstep. Join the #TraffickingHub protest on Friday 2nd October, London.](https://cease.org.uk/pornhubs-time-is-up-were-taking-the-fight-to-their-doorstep-join-the-traffickinghub-protest-on-friday-2nd-october-london/) - [et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text] Friday 2nd October is International Day of Non-Violence, and to mark it, CEASE are proud to be leading the UK #Traffickinghub protest outside the UK offices of Mindgeek, the conglomerate owner behind PornHub, a website that happily and readily proliferates and profits from videos and images of extreme violence, abuse, and rape. The
- [CEASE Spotlight: You My Sister || Providing vital support for survivors of the sex industry ||](https://cease.org.uk/cease-spotlight-you-my-sister-providing-vital-support-for-survivors-of-the-sex-industry/) - [et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.25" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.25" custom_padding="|||" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.27.4" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"] CEASE is proud to present our new ‘Spotlight’ series, a series of interviews highlighting the fantastic work organisations and individuals around the world are doing to combat sexual exploitation of all kinds. As a non-partisan, non-religious human rights advocacy charity,
- [The Government might have U-turned on slashing support for trafficking victims, but that simply isn't enough](https://cease.org.uk/the-government-might-have-u-turned-on-slashing-support-for-trafficking-victims-but-that-simply-isnt-enough/) - A recent article in The Independent has highlighted how the Government has been forced to make a U-turn after unlawfully slashing support for trafficking survivors during the Covid-19 pandemic. While of course it is welcome news that these survivors will continue to receive vital funding and support, it is alarming that the Government saw it
- [CEASE Spotlight: Yasha || Outreach for those in street-prostitution in Stoke-on-Trent, UK ||](https://cease.org.uk/cease-spotlight-yasha-outreach-for-those-in-street-prostitution-in-stoke-on-trent-uk/) - CEASE is proud to present our new ‘Spotlight’ series, a series of interviews highlighting the fantastic work organisations and individuals around the world are doing to combat sexual exploitation of all kinds. As a non-partisan, non-religious human rights advocacy charity, we are proud to platform the work of different groups and organisations from across the
- [OnlyFans might have shaken up the economics of the porn industry, but the exploitation is still there](https://cease.org.uk/onlyfans-might-have-shaken-up-the-economics-of-the-porn-industry-but-it-isnt-any-different-from-any-other-site-that-relies-on-objectifying-performers-into-consumable-products/) - A recent article in The Times highlighted the growing numbers of online “influencers” who are setting up accounts on premium-content site OnlyFans, and then finding themselves pushed into the world of online porn by demanding users. OnlyFans is in many ways similar to other video and image sharing sites such as Instagram: users set up
- [The #TraffickingHub petition has almost hit 2 million signatures. But things are only just getting started](https://cease.org.uk/the-traffickinghub-petition-has-hit-nearly-2-million-signatures-but-things-are-only-just-getting-started/) - This week, the #TraffickingHub campaign petition urging the public to ditch Pornhub for good is nearing 2 million signatures. This is a phenomenal achievement by all involved, and goes to show that awareness of the criminality, exploitation, abuse, and rape that Pornhub – and by extension its parent company Mindgeek – is involved in is
- [Rotten inside and out: the truth of the porn industry was laid bare for all to see at the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation conference](https://cease.org.uk/rotten-inside-and-out-the-truth-of-the-porn-industry-was-laid-bare-for-all-to-see-at-the-coalition-to-end-sexual-exploitation-conference/) - The Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation virtual conference came to an end on 28 July, after 10 days of powerful, moving, informative, and vital panel discussions, talks, and presentations. The conference brought together survivors, activists, campaigners, academics, professionals and politicians from across the world to discuss global sexual exploitation, and how we can work together
- [A new report on modern slavery in the UK exposes the links between trafficking and prostitution more clearly than ever. We must recognise this to end sexual exploitation once and for all.](https://cease.org.uk/a-new-report-on-modern-slavery-in-the-uk-exposes-the-links-between-trafficking-and-prostitution-more-clearly-than-ever-we-must-recognise-this-to-end-sexual-exploitation-once-and-for-all/) - This week the anti-slavery organisation Justice & Care released a new report documenting the desperate need for the UK Government to do more in their fight against modern slavery and human trafficking. Since the Modern Slavery Act was introduced in 2015, the number of victims has skyrocketed, despite prosecutions effectively stagnating. In March 2019, there
- [Last week, Israel finally introduced the Nordic Model. Now it's time for the UK to do the same](https://cease.org.uk/last-week-israel-finally-introduced-the-nordic-model-now-its-time-for-the-uk-to-do-the-same/) - On 10 July 2020, Israel finally introduced legislation that prohibits the purchase of sex, while ensuring the women within prostitution remain decriminalised (women within prostitution were not criminalised before the introduction of the new law). The Prohibition of Consumption of Prostitution Services Act will introduce fines for first-time and repeat offenders, up to NIS 75,300
- [For too long Pornhub has acted with impunity. Now we finally have the chance to hold the site to account.](https://cease.org.uk/for-too-long-pornhub-has-acted-with-impunity-now-we-finally-have-the-chance-to-hold-the-site-to-account/) - The coalition of 300+ organisations behind the #TraffickingHub campaign, led by Laila Mickelwait and Exodus Cry, has this week released a new video detailing just how complicit Pornhub is in crimes of the gravest nature: a 15 year old girl from Florida who was abducted and only found because 58 videos of her rape and
- [The Government's failure to properly manage the legal aid system is having dire consequences for victims of trafficking. This must change immediately.](https://cease.org.uk/the-governments-failure-to-properly-manage-the-legal-aid-system-is-having-dire-consequences-for-victims-of-trafficking-this-must-change-immediately/) - Young Legal Aid Lawyers recently released a new report entitled ‘A sector at breaking point: Justice denied for victims of trafficking’ detailing the failures of the Government’s handling of the legal aid system and its accessibility for victims of trafficking. Legal aid is vital for survivors of trafficking, for whom the chance to regularise their
- [The Government are right to outlaw the "rough sex defence", but they also need to recognise one of its driving factors: pornography](https://cease.org.uk/the-government-are-right-to-outlaw-the-rough-sex-defence-but-they-also-need-to-recognise-its-links-to-pornography/) - Here at CEASE UK, we welcome the statement of Justice Minister Alex Chalk that the so-called “rough sex defence" will be explicitly outlawed in the forthcoming Domestic Abuse Bill. As campaign group We Can’t Consent to This point out, at least 60 women in the UK have been killed during sex as a result of
- [For those who wish to challenge racism wherever it exists, it's time to turn the spotlight onto porn and prostitution](https://cease.org.uk/for-those-who-wish-to-challenge-racism-wherever-it-exists-its-time-to-turn-the-spotlight-onto-porn-and-prostitution/) - In the light of the recent global protests resulting from the killing of George Floyd in the United States, the conversation has rightly turned to the need for both individuals and wider society to engage in a moment of critical self-reflection to grapple with how we all contribute to systemic racism and oppression, and importantly,
- [Don't be taken in by Pornhub's financial gaslighting: they have built their brand on racism and hate-speech](https://cease.org.uk/dont-be-taken-in-by-pornhubs-financial-gaslighting-they-have-built-their-brand-on-racism-and-hate-speech/) - Pornhub has once again proved they will stop at nothing to convince the general public that they are a harmless, socially progressive organisation – and not a hub of sexual abuse and violence - this time by tweeting their alleged solidarity against racism and support for campaigns in the US, following the horrific and brutal
- [Germany are right to consider abolishing the sex trade once and for all. Now it's time that the UK does the same](https://cease.org.uk/germany-are-right-to-consider-abolishing-the-sex-trade-once-and-for-all-now-its-time-that-the-uk-does-the-same/) - News reports coming out of Germany have highlighted the fact that German law-makers are calling for the ban on prostitution during Covid-19 to become permanent when the economy finally reopens. Prostitution has been effectively legalised in various forms for decades in Germany, but in 2002 the Government introduced the Prostitution Act 2002 which sought to
- [Coronavirus-themed porn is the latest profit-grab by an industry that thrives on abuse and exploitation](https://cease.org.uk/coronavirus-themed-porn-is-the-latest-profit-grab-by-an-industry-that-thrives-on-abuse-and-exploitation/) - Recent statistics released by Pornhub have highlighted the enormous increase in both general porn use, and in Coronavirus-specific searches on their website. Traffic increased nearly 25% in late-March, coinciding with their rollout of “Free Premium” access and also global lockdown measures being introduced to combat the virus, and is still up nearly 13% as of
- [A recent trafficking-ring bust highlights exactly why blanket decriminalisation of prostitution would be a disaster](https://cease.org.uk/a-recent-trafficking-ring-bust-highlights-exactly-why-blanket-decriminalisation-of-prostitution-would-be-a-disaster/) - In our previous blog post, we highlighted that a news story from local press in Lancashire –which inexplicably still has not been picked up by national press – has exposed a sex trafficking and prostitution ring operating across the north west of England. After a lengthy investigation earlier this year, eight people (seven men and
- [Falling rape prosecutions, and a wait of months before a trafficking-ring bust goes to trial; will Covid-19 be the final nail in the coffin of our broken justice system?](https://cease.org.uk/falling-rape-prosecutions-and-a-wait-of-months-before-a-trafficking-ring-bust-goes-to-trial-will-covid-19-be-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-of-our-broken-justice-system/) - A breaking news story from local press in Lancashire – a story which inexplicably still has not been picked up by national press – has exposed a sex trafficking and prostitution ring operating across the north west of England. After a lengthy investigation earlier this year, eight people (seven men and one woman) have been
- [Exploitative landlords, "sex-for-rent", legal loopholes, and decriminalising the sex trade. It all needs to stop.](https://cease.org.uk/exploitative-landlords-sex-for-rent-legal-loopholes-and-decriminalising-the-sex-trade-it-all-needs-to-stop/) - Recent reports by numerous media outlets have once again highlighted the prevalence of so-called “sex-for-rent schemes” amid the Coronavirus outbreak. While this exploitation is sadly nothing new within the UK, it has once again been pushed into the spotlight as a result of the cliff-edge economic uncertainty that currently faces the country. For those unfamiliar,
- [The rise of "camming" during Coronavirus lockdown highlights how predatory the porn industry really is](https://cease.org.uk/the-rise-of-camming-during-coronavirus-lockdown-highlights-how-predatory-the-porn-industry-really-is/) - Recent reports have highlighted the fact that “camming” – the performance of sex acts via webcam for viewers who watch online – for sites such as OnlyFans and the video uploads of “verified models” on sites such as Pornhub have increased in recent weeks, in line with the global Coronavirus lockdown. While sites such as
- [Pornography; the hidden violence within this pandemic](https://cease.org.uk/pornography-the-hidden-violence-within-this-pandemic/) - With porn consumption on the rise during lockdown Britain, women are more at risk than ever of deadly male violence. In this guest blog by Natalie Collins, she highlights the links between pornography and abuse in relationships. In “normal” times, BBC Scotland’s Disclosures would have made national news with their Sunday evening programme on the
- [The Government needs to ensure that support for victims of sexual abuse extends beyond Covid-19, and into long term funding and policy reform](https://cease.org.uk/the-government-needs-to-ensure-that-support-for-victims-of-sexual-abuse-extends-beyond-covid-19-and-into-long-term-funding-and-policy-reform/) - The recent Covid-19 lockdown has undoubtedly affected everybody in different ways, from economic and financial, to social and personal. But there is another demographic who will also suffer untold harm throughout this period: those subjected to the horrors of child sexual abuse and exploitation through physical contact and digital “grooming”. There is a growing concern
- [Pornhub's 'Free Premium' gimmick is a cynical ploy to normalise a brand that profits from rape and abuse](https://cease.org.uk/pornhubs-free-premium-gimmick-is-a-cynical-ploy-to-normalise-a-brand-that-profits-from-rape-and-abuse/) - Pornhub have recently announced that their paid-for ‘Premium’ section is now free to access in an effort to make the prospect of staying indoors during the Covid-19 crisis a more attractive proposition. Presumably, the hope is that the deluge of new content will keep viewers entertained for a period exceeding the current international lockdown regime.
- [Sir Tim Berners-Lee is right to recognise that the internet is not safe for women and girls, especially amidst Coronavirus; but it is vital to acknowledge the role porn plays in this](https://cease.org.uk/sir-tim-berners-lee-is-right-to-recognise-that-the-internet-is-not-safe-for-women-and-girls-especially-amidst-coronavirus-but-it-is-vital-to-acknowledge-the-role-porn-plays-in-this/) - Amidst the current global Coronavirus crisis, Reuters has reported that there will likely be a rise in online sexual harassment as more people work from home. This comes on the back of creator of the world wide web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, recently stating that ‘the internet is not a safe place for girls and women’
- [By not doing more to recognise the links between trafficking and prostitution, the Home Office are failing in their duty to protect the most vulnerable from sexual exploitation](https://cease.org.uk/by-not-doing-more-to-recognise-the-links-between-trafficking-and-prostitution-the-home-office-are-failing-in-their-duty-to-protect-the-most-vulnerable-from-sexual-exploitation/) - The Guardian recently exposed numerous Home Office failures in protecting a young woman who was “repeatedly trafficked for sex” over the course of several years. This horrendous case highlights not only the links between trafficking and prostitution, but a systemic disregard and failure by the Government to properly get to grips with endemic sexual exploitation
- [Big Porn, human trafficking, and the global sex-trade; It isn't a few bad apples, the whole tree is rotten](https://cease.org.uk/big-porn-human-trafficking-and-the-global-sex-trade-it-isnt-a-few-bad-apples-the-whole-tree-is-rotten/) - Interview with Rose Kalemba, words by Tom Farr On the 10th February, the BBC published the story of Rose Kalemba, a young woman from Ohio who had been through what anybody would describe as a truly horrific series of events. For anyone unfamiliar with the story, as a 14-year old girl Rose was kidnapped at
- [For those who genuinely care about protecting children from emotional and psychological harm, its time to hold the porn industry to account](https://cease.org.uk/for-those-who-genuinely-care-about-protecting-children-from-emotional-and-psychological-harm-its-time-to-hold-the-porn-industry-to-account/) - A recent report by the BBFC – which due to its “graphic nature” they have only made available on request – has found that parents in the UK are largely unaware of both the extent and nature of pornography consumed by their children. There were myriad reasons why 16 – 17 year olds are viewing
- [Child sexual abuse images are on the rise, so why is nobody talking about the links to the porn industry?](https://cease.org.uk/child-sexual-abuse-images-are-on-the-rise-so-why-is-nobody-talking-about-the-links-to-the-porn-industry/) - The Internet Watch Foundation recently announced that in 2019 alone they dealt with more than a quarter of a million reports of online image and video-based child sexual abuse (CSA), and of these reports over 130,000 contained CSA images/videos, which is a 26% increase from 2018. The question has to be asked: what is causing
- [In Manchester, the Local Authorities failed the most vulnerable in life and in death. We demand better, and they should deliver.](https://cease.org.uk/in-manchester-the-local-authorities-failed-the-most-vulnerable-in-life-and-in-death-we-demand-better-and-they-should-deliver/) - A recent report reviewing the impact and implementation of Operation Augusta has found systematic and harrowing failures by public authorities in Manchester to protect children under their care. The report makes for extremely disturbing reading, not only in terms of the abuse suffered by those who were failed by the very people who should have
- [Trafficking, Exploitation, and Abuse: GirlsDoPorn Might be a Rare Prosecution, but the Porn Industry at Large is No Different](https://cease.org.uk/trafficking-exploitation-and-abuse-girlsdoporn-might-be-a-rare-prosecution-but-the-porn-industry-at-large-is-no-different/) - A recent California court case ruled that the operators behind the GirlsDoPorn “brand” have to pay a total of $13 million in damages to women who found ‘that they were tricked into performing in videos that threw their lives off course and led several to attempt suicide’. Of course, holding the perpetrators of abuse and
- [New Year, Same Old Problems](https://cease.org.uk/new-year-same-old-problems/) - Official figures reveal that the number of suspected victims of sexual exploitation in England last year reached almost 19,000. Experts believe this is likely to be the tip of the iceberg, with the true figure much higher. We are in the grip of an epidemic. Perhaps this staggering increase is partly down to the fact
- [New Zealand study shows that coercion in porn is rife.](https://cease.org.uk/2039-2/) - A recent study in New Zealand found that over 30% of all porn viewed depicts non-consensual activity, according to Chief Censor David Shanks. While this may come as a surprise to those unfamiliar with the increasing violence and abuse meted out in mainstream porn, for those of us working to shed light on this issue, it
- [PayPal are right to withdraw their services from Pornhub - but we must not forget those who suffer economic exploitation at the hands of the porn industry](https://cease.org.uk/paypal-are-right-to-withdraw-their-services-from-pornhub-but-we-must-not-forget-those-who-suffer-economic-exploitation-at-the-hands-of-the-porn-industry/) - Paypal recently withdrew their service provision to major porn provider PornHub, citing the fact the site had ‘made certain business payments through PayPal without seeking our permission’. While it should be acknowledged that financial penalties and restrictions for international conglomerates such as Mindgeek (and by extension, Pornhub, whom they own) are a positive step in
- [Politicians of all parties and allegiances need to take a stand against the 'acceptable' face of sexual exploitation](https://cease.org.uk/politicians-of-all-parties-and-allegiances-need-to-take-a-stand-against-the-acceptable-face-of-sexual-exploitation/) - Fearless campaigner and CSE survivor Sammy Woodhouse recently tweeted to draw attention to the fact the Labour party Parliamentary candidate for Rother Valley has previously expressed support for the strip club industry operating within the region. Placing to one side the fact that this is all the more unbelievable when you recognise Rotherham’s dark history
- [If the Government are really committed to tackling modern slavery, they need to end the criminalisation of victims](https://cease.org.uk/if-the-government-are-really-committed-to-tackling-modern-slavery/) - A recent article in The Guardian rightly explains why the authorities need to do more to help victims of trafficking instead of moving to criminalise them straight away. On the back of the recent horrific lorry deaths in Essex, where 39 Vietnamese people tragically died after being trafficked into the UK, the Home Office should
- [If Washington DC care about protecting prostituted women, the last thing they should do is decriminalise the pimps and punters who abuse them](https://cease.org.uk/if-washington-dc-care-about-protecting-prostituted-women-the-last-thing-they-should-do-is-decriminalise-the-pimps-and-punters-who-abuse-them/) - Washington DC may be the first city in the US to decriminalise prostitution, in a move that has split activists and human rights organisations. Prostitution has been legalised in certain counties in Nevada, which, having caused human trafficking and sexual and physical abuse to rise rapidly, should be seen as an abject failure. But DC
- [Why Age Verification needs fighting for!](https://cease.org.uk/why-age-verification-needs-fighting-for/) - The news cycle has been dominated by Brexit for what seems like time immemorial, so it’s understandable that when a landmark Bill was abandoned a few days ago, it slipped under the radar for many people. But last week the Government simply announced that they were dropping the implementation of the Age Verification (AV) law
- [The CEASE Summit 2019](https://cease.org.uk/the-cease-summit-2019/) - This year's CEASE Summit is an exciting opportunity to hear leading expert voices from across the UK offering unique insight and experience into the complex, multifarious issue of sexual exploitation. This is about standing together with others. It’s about connecting, cooperating and collaborating, seeing ourselves as part of a vast, interconnected global movement that’s increasing in

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## Team members

- [Tami Gomes](https://cease.org.uk/team-member/tami-gomes/) - Tami Gomes is the Digital and Web Specialist at CEASE. With over 16 years of experience in digital marketing and promotions, she has spent the last 6 years working in the charity sector, supporting survivors of sexual violence and abuse, and creating CPD-accredited e-learning and digital training courses for practitioners. Tami has worked as a
- [Dr Elly Hanson](https://cease.org.uk/team-member/gemma-kelly/) - Dr Elly Hanson is the Strategic Director at CEASE.
- [Naomi Miles](https://cease.org.uk/team-member/naomi-miles/) - Naomi Miles is the Founder and acting Chief Executive of CEASE UK. For the charity's first 5 years, she worked largely behind the scenes to shape its vision, values and strategy before stepping into executive leadership. Her background is in documentary-making, script editing and copywriting, and she has a long-standing commitment to tackling sexual objectification and
- [Chloe Whatling](https://cease.org.uk/team-member/chloe-whatling/) - Chloe Whatling is the Administrative Officer at CEASE, bringing extensive experience in administration and operations across both public and private sectors. She is passionate about using her skills to support CEASE’s mission to end sexual exploitation.
- [Dalitso Koroma](https://cease.org.uk/team-member/dalitso-koroma/) - Dalitso Koroma is the Policy Officer at CEASE. With over five years of experience supporting survivors of gender-based violence (VAWG), advocating for policy change, and managing essential services, she is passionate about promoting the rights and well-being of those affected. Her background in Law (LLB) and Psychodynamic Practice provides her with a solid understanding of

## Facts

- [What's Porn Really Like?](https://cease.org.uk/facts/pornography/whats-porn-really-like/) - "Rule #34: If You Can Imagine It, It Exists As Internet Porn"A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the World's Largest Experiment Reveals About Human Desire, Ogi Ogas & Sai Gaddam . New York, NY: Dutton, 2011. P.7 Porn has come a long way since Playboy. It’s almost possible to feel nostalgia for the days when pornography
- [The Porn Industry's Dirty Tactics](https://cease.org.uk/facts/c0mmercial-profit-over-people/the-porn-industrys-dirty-tactics/) - Although largely invisible, the porn industry is embedded in the mainstream marketplace and economic structures, with powerful allies in finance, media and communication. Worth billions of dollars, its influence is felt throughout popular culture, where strategic marketing has rebranded it as ‘fun, edgy, chic, sexy and hot.’ Pornhub, the largest and most popular online porn
- [Porn and Child Sexual Abuse Material](https://cease.org.uk/facts/culture-the-air-we-breathe/porn-and-child-sexual-abuse-material/) - Online porn as an offender conveyor belt 20 years ago, men had to go to huge lengths to get their hands on child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Only too aware of the illegality and perversity of their actions, they often experienced a deep sense of shame, stigma and isolation. However today, because CSAM can be
- [Factsheet on Pornography](https://cease.org.uk/facts/pornography/cease-factsheet-on-pornography/) - This fact sheet is a quick guide to the pornography industry and the detrimental harms consuming mainstream hardcore pornography causes to adults, children, and society as a whole. It contains statistics and data based on decades of research into the harms of pornography. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE FACTSHEET
- [The end of hypersexualisation](https://cease.org.uk/facts/3981-2/)
- [Webcamming (and OnlyFans)](https://cease.org.uk/facts/the-wider-sex-industry/webcamming-and-onlyfans/) - Sex webcamming (often simply known as ‘camming’) involves people performing sexual acts (‘live porn’) via webcam in front of a paying online audience – sometimes a group or sometimes just individuals – tuning in for a private session. OnlyFans, a social media site that allows users to subscribe to view creators’ content feeds that would
- [The Reality of Prostitution](https://cease.org.uk/facts/prostitution-2/not-so-happy-hookers-the-reality-of-prostitution/) - Prostitution is sometimes referred to as the world’s oldest profession. The term ‘profession’ puts it on a level with other forms of labour and gives it a dignity which it does not deserve. Historically, prostitution has always been associated with slavery, poverty and destitution, though in recent years we’ve constructed the mythical Pretty Woman and
- [What's Porn Got To Do With Sexual Violence?](https://cease.org.uk/facts/culture-the-air-we-breathe/whats-porn-got-to-do-with-sexual-violence/) - “Violence against women is a human rights violation, yet the industry that fuels the production and distribution of pornography continues unabated in the denigration of women and the indirect facilitation of the most heinous of crimes.”Neurotica: Modern Day Sexual Repression, R.Sonderegger, in M. Tankard Reist and A. Bray (eds): Big Porn Inc: Exposing the Harms
- [#MeToo, sexual harassment and the sex industy](https://cease.org.uk/facts/3981-2/metoo-sexual-harassment-and-the-sex-industy/) - The #MeToo movement shone a spotlight on the issue of sexual harassment, helping us to understand just how common and how harmful it is: how it damages women’s confidence and self-esteem – but, more than that, how it ultimately undermines women’s political, social and economic power. “Decades of research has documented the extensive damage suffered
- [The Thin Line Between Sex Trafficking and Prostitution](https://cease.org.uk/facts/c0mmercial-profit-over-people/the-thin-line-between-sex-trafficking-and-prostitution/) - Whereas we all recognise that sex trafficking is bad, we’re more ambiguous about prostitution. Legal scholar Catharine McKinnon describes how many people draw up clear lines of separation between the two: “Forced prostitution is bad; voluntary prostitution can be not-so-bad. Trafficking is really, really bad. Prostitution – if, say, voluntary, indoor, legal, adult – can
- [Isn’t age verification simply a hacker’s charter?](https://cease.org.uk/facts/regulating-the-porn-industry/isnt-age-verification-simply-a-hackers-charter/) - Everyone agrees children shouldn’t see pornography. Back in the day, kids might have stumbled across a stash of dirty mags under the bed. But today, kids (who are ‘digital natives’) can access unlimited amounts of hard core porn in a fraction of a second, much of it featuring violent, multi-partner sex acts: “We are talking
- [Children and the Commercial Sex Industry](https://cease.org.uk/facts/prostitution-2/children-and-the-commercial-sex-industry/) - Child sexual abuse and exploitation has always had a commercial element. Or, to put it another way, the sex trade has always involved children. This is a horrifying thought that seems to belong to another age, or another nation. But the truth is it’s happening right here and now in the UK. Several recent child
- [How Porn Hurts Children](https://cease.org.uk/facts/pornography/how-porn-hurts-children/) - “The research demonstrates that exposure to pornography from an early age should be viewed as an ACE [adverse childhood experience] given its long-term effects, and hence requires a solution that harnesses the protocols of a public health approach to a social problem.”Dr. Gail Dines, Culture ReframedG. Dines (2017). Growing up with porn: The developmental and
- ["Don't Come Here Looking For Love": How Porn Hurts Relationships](https://cease.org.uk/facts/pornography/dont-come-here-looking-for-love-how-porn-hurts-relationships/) - “Pornography promotes an understanding of sexuality and relationships that is corrosive to connection because it doesn’t promote people, only parts.”Dr. Mark Butler, Brigham Young UniversityM. Butler, Institute For Family Studies (3.7.2018) Is Pornography Use Increasing Loneliness, Particularly For Young People? The porn industry rips sex out of the context of human relationships and repackages it
- [Racism in Porn](https://cease.org.uk/facts/pornography/racism-in-porn/) - We live in a world that doesn’t tolerate racism, because we understand too well the profound consequences it has for individuals, for entire communities and racial groups, and for society as a whole. In spite of this apparent awareness, our society battles against racial prejudice and discrimination. Yet in our fight against these things, we
- [What's porn really like?](https://cease.org.uk/facts/pornography/whats-porn-really-like-2/) - “Rule #34: If you can imagine it, it exists as Internet porn” A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the World's Largest Experiment Reveals About Human Desire, Ogi Ogas & Sai Gaddam . New York, NY: Dutton, 2011. P.7 Porn has come a long way since Playboy. It’s almost possible to feel nostalgia for the days when
- [How Racism exacerbates Sexual Objectification](https://cease.org.uk/facts/3981-2/how-racism-exacerbates-sexual-objectification/) - Racial stereotypes are a staple of pornography: horny black women- hypersexual, exotic and strong. Stud black men, characterised as animalistic, aggressive and violent. Sizzling latina women, passionate, fiery and sexually-alluring. And of course, Asian women who are petite, shy and submissive. Shocking and outrageous as these racist stereotypes are, we mostly tolerate them. Why? We
- [Regulating the ‘Wild West’ of Internet Pornography](https://cease.org.uk/facts/regulating-the-porn-industry/regulating-the-wild-west-of-internet-pornography/) - Many people are becoming increasingly aware of the harms of the online world and the ways in which websites can cause “corrosive and abhorrent” harms to individuals, communities and to our society and our fundamental democratic principles. Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (updated 15.12.2020) Online Harms White Paper - Initial consultation response “...there
- [‘Leaky Images’: Women and Girls as Porn-Fodder in ‘Revenge Porn’](https://cease.org.uk/facts/regulating-the-porn-industry/leaky-images-women-and-girls-as-porn-fodder-in-revenge-porn/) - Have you ever had a dream about being naked in public? Psychologists believe such dreams are a sign of stress or anxiety. We can probably all imagine the deep feelings- not just of embarrassment but shame and humiliation- that being publicly exposed would evoke. But for one in 10 BritsOpen Access Government (21.05.2019) 8% of
- [Shattering the Porn Star Fantasy](https://cease.org.uk/facts/pornography/shattering-the-porn-star-fantasy-2/) - “...porno people are a hard-grafting, ill-paid fraternity who, by and large, look out for each other and help each other through. They pay their rent, with the deaths of feelings.”Martin Amis, British novelist The Guardian, M. Amis (17.03.2001):A rough trade (part 2) | Books In our hypersexualised world, “porn stars” are envied, admired and desired.
- [People over profit: why decriminalising prostitution doesn't work](https://cease.org.uk/facts/3949-2/people-over-profit-why-decriminalising-prostitution-doesnt-work/) - People over profit: why not decrim? The arguments in favour of legalising (or decriminalising) prostitution seem compelling: surely this is a way of respecting a vulnerable women’s choice to earn a living in the sex trade, whilst using the full force of the law to ensure she’s as safe and well-supported as possible. Legalising and
- [The social cost of prostitution](https://cease.org.uk/facts/3949-2/the-social-cost-of-prostitution/) - Prostitution is often framed in terms of individual choice, freedom and consent. But of course choices are never made in a vacuum. Prostitution would be better understood as a system build on multiple forms of inequality. J.Musto, C..Jackson, E.Shih Prostitution and Sex Work, International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (Second Edition) 2015, Pages
- [The Nordic Model: why do we need it?](https://cease.org.uk/facts/3949-2/the-nordic-model-why-do-we-need-it/) - How should a society deal with prostitution? Debate over the best prostitution policy rages fiercely. Many of us are influenced by neoliberal arguments that consider the buying and selling of sex to be a matter of personal choice. In this case, the government’s role is not to interfere but to do all in its power
- [Isn’t “Sex Work” work?](https://cease.org.uk/facts/3949-2/isnt-sex-work-work/) - Prostitution is as old as time – but still, today, it carries a stigma. Perhaps if we stopped being so narrow, judgemental and moralising in our understanding of prostitution, if we dragged prostitution out of the shadows and started thinking about it as work, as the simple, free market exchange of payment for services... then
- [What's Sex Trafficking Got To Do With The Sex Trade?](https://cease.org.uk/facts/c0mmercial-profit-over-people/whats-sex-trafficking-got-to-do-with-the-sex-trade/) - “Prostitution and the commercial sex industry are intrinsically linked with modern slavery. ...the market for commercial sex operates as a pull for traffickers and organised crime groups.” Fiona Bruce, MP Everyone agrees that sex trafficking is abhorrent. “There is no pro-sex-trafficking position any more than there is a public pro-slavery position for labour these days,”
- [Porn Culture and Sexual Harassment](https://cease.org.uk/facts/culture-the-air-we-breathe/porn-culture-and-sexual-harassment/) - “Public sexual harassment is widespread in our society. The majority of women and girls in the UK will experience this violence in their lifetime, and usually it will begin during their childhood. PSH has become a ‘normal’ part of being a girl in the UK.”Women and Equalities CommitteeUK Parliament (20.10.2018) Sexual harassment of women and
- [Shaping Our Sexual Scripts](https://cease.org.uk/facts/culture-the-air-we-breathe/shaping-our-sexual-scripts/) - Rough Sex and Pornography In the past couple of decades, internet pornography has not only gone mainstream – it’s also got a lot more hardcore. Dr Gail Dines of the campaign group Culture Reframed explains: “to differentiate their products in a glutted market, producers have created niche products – like teen sex, torture porn and
- [‘Leaky Images’: Women and Girls as Porn-Fodder in ‘Revenge Porn’](https://cease.org.uk/facts/culture-the-air-we-breathe/leaky-images-women-and-girls-as-porn-fodder-in-revenge-porn/) - Have you ever had a dream about being naked in public? Psychologists believe such dreams are a sign of stress or anxiety. We can probably all imagine the deep feelings- not just of embarrassment but shame and humiliation- that being publicly exposed would evoke. But for one in 10 BritsOpen Access Government (21.05.2019) 8% of
- [The Shallows](https://cease.org.uk/facts/the-wider-sex-industry/the-shallows/) - Selling sex through prostitution is pretty much as old as time, but there’s so much money to be made in commoditising sex that, particularly over the past 20 years, the sex industry has increasingly capitalised on (and indeed driven the development of) new online, image-based and social media technologies to become more powerful and influential
- [Stripping the Façade: The Reality of Lap Dancing](https://cease.org.uk/facts/the-wider-sex-industry/stripping-the-facade-the-reality-of-lap-dancing/) - Strip clubs have become a familiar landmark on British high streets, although they have also been the subject of increasing controversy in recent years. For example, in early 2021, Bristol City Council decided not to renew the sexual entertainment venue license necessary for the city’stwo strip clubs to remain open, following pressure from campaigners who
- [Sugar Daddy Dating](https://cease.org.uk/facts/the-wider-sex-industry/sugar-daddy-dating/) - The UKSugarDaddy.co.uk (which “pairs rich older men with attractive young ladies”) promises to help you “find your perfect arrangement faster and easier, be it a young, beautiful woman (sugar baby) that is craving for some love and attention, or a successful man (sugar daddy) able to love you, respect you and provide for you if
- [Sellers v Buyers in the Sex Trade](https://cease.org.uk/facts/prostitution-2/sellers-v-buyers-in-the-sex-trade/) - We know that prostitution is deeply harmful, physically, mentally and emotionally. It’s no surprise then that those who enter the sex trade are generally not those who’ve had a stable, trauma-free upbringing, nor those who are educationally, socially and economically prosperous. This is a generalisation but globally and historically, for the overwhelming majority, selling sex
- [Is Prostitution Legal in the UK - and Elsewhere?](https://cease.org.uk/facts/prostitution-2/is-prostitution-legal-in-the-uk-and-elsewhere/) - The UK government is only too aware of the serious damage that prostitution inflicts on the individuals involved in it, and on the communities where it takes place. Prostitution is associated with antisocial behaviour, organised crime, trafficking, drug abuse, sexually and drug-transmitted infection, and endemic abuse, violence and exploitation.(2015) PROSTCOST Prostitution in the UK is
- [Racism in the Sex Trade](https://cease.org.uk/facts/prostitution-2/racism-in-the-sex-trade/) - In the sex industry, the bodies of women and girls are turned into commodities whose purpose is the pleasure and gratification of the men. The value of these human sexual commodities is determined by what these men are willing to pay. Understanding this, pimps ‘work their girls along racial lines’, peddling racial stereotypes in order
- [How Porn Harms Its Users](https://cease.org.uk/facts/pornography/how-porn-harms-users/) - Pornography is everywhere, providing us with instant sexual gratification. Watching it has become normal and ubiquitous, something everyone does but no one really talks about much which is part of the reason why few of us ever stop to consider whether consuming this free, limitless stream of extreme, hardcore pornography is actually doing us any
- [Commercial Drivers: Profit Over People](https://cease.org.uk/facts/c0mmercial-profit-over-people/)
- [Regulating the porn industry](https://cease.org.uk/facts/regulating-the-porn-industry/)
- [Ending demand for prostitution](https://cease.org.uk/facts/3949-2/)
- [Culture: It's the air we breathe](https://cease.org.uk/facts/culture-the-air-we-breathe/) - Culture: It's the air we breathe
- [Prostitution](https://cease.org.uk/facts/prostitution-2/)
- [The Wider Sex Industry](https://cease.org.uk/facts/the-wider-sex-industry/)
- ["Teen Porn": Legitimising Sexual Desire for Children](https://cease.org.uk/facts/pornography/teen-porn-legitimising-sexual-desire-for-children/) - Many feature girls who look 13 years old at best – girls with braces, pigtails, flat chests, no makeup, extremely young faces, holding teddy bears and licking lollipops, all while being aggressively penetrated. A quick search for the word ‘teen’ turns up titles such as ‘Young Girl Tricked,’ ‘Innocent Brace Faced Tiny Teen F---ed,’ ‘Tiny
- [Shattering the Porn Star Fantasy](https://cease.org.uk/facts/pornography/shattering-the-porn-star-fantasy/) - “...porno people are a hard-grafting, ill-paid fraternity who, by and large, look out for each other and help each other through. They pay their rent, with the deaths of feelings.”Martin Amis, British novelistM. Amis, The Guardian (17.03.2001): A rough trade (part 2) | Books In our hypersexualised world, “porn stars” are envied, admired and desired.
- [Pornography](https://cease.org.uk/facts/pornography/) - This is a level one Fact page. The main articles will be added automatically. To add a linked article, it can be done here:

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