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…
Guest blog by Lord Farmer When, almost a decade ago, I began to argue against unrestricted access to online pornography and its dangers, vitriolic pushback asserted that adult freedoms had to be prioritised. Since then, a deep seam of academic…
By Vanessa Morse Today is my last day at CEASE. This is going to hurt. Building CEASE over the past four years from a start-up to an established, recognised and respected organisation has been no mean feat. It’s taken dedication,…
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…
By Naomi Miles, Chair of Trustees Andrew Tate is a man who, at least when it comes to women, stands against the basic moral values and principles of our society. He openly speaks of women as property to be used…
By 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…