Episode 104 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast 

Haley McNamara (Executive Director and Chief Strategy Officer at NCOSE) talks about the latest news about Meta as the big tech company appears to be threatening to shut down service in New Mexico over the legal fight with the state’s Attorney General. She also talks about the recent change in the United Kingdom where Pornhub is apparently letting Apple users back on its platform. These are major developments that beg the question: Are big tech companies actually making improvements because of the legal and legislative roadblocks they are facing, or are they simply adapting to new strategies and continuing on as usual?  

Read Haley’s Op-ed about Meta: https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5850924-zuckerberg-meta-stop-child-sexual-abuse/ 
Follow us on Instagram and submit questions for the podcast! https://www.instagram.com/endexploitation/ 
Donate to support our work: https://EndSexualExploitation.org/Donate/  

Episode 103 - Ending Sexploitation Podcast 

This episode is for informational and educational purposes.  

Haley McNamara is joined by Tori Hirsch and Megan Griffin to discuss the GUARD Act. They take a closer look at what it is and what some of the supporters and detractors have said about it. Megan Griffin is the Public Policy Advocacy Manager at NCOSE, and Tori Hirsch works as Legal Counsel at the NCOSE Law Center. Both Megan and Tori bring their unique expertise into this discussion to help you get to the core of what this legislation is. Would this law actually protect kids from the potential harms of AI Chatbots? Watch or listen to this episode to find out! 

Read the GUARD Act for yourself: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3062/text  

Read our Press Statement: https://tinyurl.com/e8t67pzm  

Follow us on Instagram and submit questions for the podcast! https://www.instagram.com/endexploitation/  

Support NCOSE: https://EndSexualExploitation.org/DONATE/ 

Episode 102 - Ending Sexploitation Podcast

Haley McNamara (Executive Director and CSO at NCOSE) is joined by cybersecurity expert Nicolas Moy. They discuss the PC gaming platform, Steam. It has made a return to our annual Dirty Dozen list as a mainstream contributor to sexual exploitation due to its lack of safety for minors as well as the normalization of sexual violence. Haley and Nicolas discuss what Steam is and what needs to happen for it to be a safer place for gamers of all ages. 

Learn more about Steam: https://endsexualexploitation.org/steam/  

Check out the 2026 Dirty Dozen List: www.DirtyDozenList.org   

Follow us on Instagram and submit questions for the podcast! https://www.instagram.com/endexploitation/ 

DONATE to this work to End Sexual Exploitation: https://endsexualexploitation.org/donate/  

Episode 101 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast 

Is Discord safe for kids? No.

Haley McNamara (Executive Director and CSO) and Tim Nester (VP, Communications) talk about Discord and why it’s on the 2026 Dirty Dozen List. Although the original purpose of Discord was for chat and video calls for gamers, streamers, and content creators, its features have allowed a much darker side of the platform to flourish. Tim and Haley discuss the evidence that our team found that caused us to add Discord to the DDL for the 5th time. They also talk about how we can all take action to urge Discord to make the changes it needs to get it back to its original purpose while keeping kids protected. 

In this episode, Haley McNamara (Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Director at NCOSE) and Dani Pinter (Chief Legal Officer and Director of the NCOSE Law Center) discuss the recent article in the New Yorker exploring the story behind Sam Altman and OpenAI. Most of you are familiar with their ChatGPT platform, but what about the man and company behind that popular chatbot? Haley and Dani take a closer look at the inconsistent claims about safety that have come from Altman over the past few years and discuss whether or not users should trust what he has to say. 

New Yorker article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted  

Check out the 2026 Dirty Dozen List: www.DirtyDozenList.org  

Read our blog about the Promise and Peril of AI: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/the-peril-and-promise-of-artificial-intelligence/  

Follow us on Instagram and submit questions for the podcast! https://www.instagram.com/endexploitation/  

Episode 99 - Ending Sexploitation Podcast

The Dirty Dozen List for 2026 has arrived! Haley McNamara (Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Director at NCOSE) and Dani Pinter (Chief Legal Officer and Director of the NCOSE Law Center) provide a closer look at a few of the targets on this year’s list and talk about why they are included. They also answer a few questions from the audience about this year’s DDL.  

Check out the 2026 Dirty Dozen List: 
www.DirtyDozenList.org 

Watch the full 2026 DDL Reveal Event here: https://www.youtube.com/live/gG96493c7OI  

Follow us on Instagram and submit questions for the podcast! https://www.instagram.com/endexploitation/  

Haley McNamara (Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Director at NCOSE) and Dani Pinter (Chief Legal Officer and Director of the NCOSE Law Center) discuss the recent Netflix documentary, “Inside the Manosphere,” and how it exposes a contradictory view of sexual exploitation. Then they take a closer look at the recent trial verdicts in Meta cases in New Mexico and California. These are landmark victories in the movement to end sexual exploitation, but the fight is far from over, and Haley and Dani talk through the opposition and what the next steps look like. 

Follow us on Instagram and submit questions for the podcast! https://www.instagram.com/endexploitation/  

Learn more about how NCOSE holds Big Tech accountable through our annual Dirty Dozen List: 
www.DirtyDozenList.org 

Learn more about the New Mexico case against Meta: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/breaking-jury-finds-meta-liable-for-child-harm-and-sexual-exploitation/ 

Learn more about the California case against Meta: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/victory-meta-and-youtube-lose-high-profile-social-media-addiction-trial/ 

Reuters article about New Mexico case verdict: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/jury-orders-meta-pay-375-mln-new-mexico-lawsuit-over-child-sexual-exploitation-2026-03-24/  

Watch Haley in the deposition for the Meta case: https://x.com/NCOSE/status/2036581999964520843/video/1  

Dani Pinter (Chief Legal Officer and Director of the NCOSE Law Center) is joined by Lina Nealon (Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Institute for Families and Technology) to talk about the ongoing social media trials that have featured some incredible and heartbreaking pieces of evidence. They discuss what led up to the trials and why it’s so significant for the future. 

Learn more about how NCOSE holds Big Tech accountable through our annual Dirty Dozen List: 
www.DirtyDozenList.org 

View the evidence gathered by The Tech Oversight Project: https://techoversight.org/bigtechontrial/
Learn more about Lina’s work at the Institute for Families & Technology: https://www.instituteforfamiliesandtechnology.org/
Check out their Phone-Free Schools campaign: https://phonefreeschoolsreport.org/
Learn about ParentsRISE: https://parentsrise.org/
Follow Nicki Petrossi on Scrolling 2 Death: https://www.scrolling2death.com/ 

For more help for parents in this arena as well as many others, please check out https://ParentCenter.org  
You can get regular updates and resources from our experts as well as information on the launch of our exciting new tool later this year! 

Tim Nester (Vice President of Communications at NCOSE) takes a closer look at A.I. as he listens to a talk from Adam Dodge from the Global CESE Summit in 2024. He also provides some helpful tools & resources that parents can use to better protect and prepare their families to navigate this new world of emerging technology.

For more help for parents in this arena as well as many others, please check out https://ParentCenter.org  
You can get regular updates and resources from our experts as well as information on the launch of our exciting new tool later this year!

There are many other resources mentioned in this episode, so you’ll find the links below: 

NCOSE Parent Center: https://ParentCenter.org 

Read our blog: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/the-peril-and-promise-of-artificial-intelligence/ 

AngelQ AI: https://www.angelq.ai/ 

GameSafe: https://www.gamesafe.ai/  

Troomi: https://troomi.com/ 

Gabb: https://gabb.com/ 

Bark: https://www.bark.us/ 

Cyber Dive Parent Dashboard: https://help.cyberdive.co/en/articles/10118385-how-does-the-parent-dashboard-work 

DejaVuAI: https://dejavuai.co/ 

Thorn’s Safer Predict: https://www.thorn.org/blog/introducing-safer-predict-using-the-power-of-ai-to-detect-child-sexual-abuse-and-exploitation-online/ 

Haley McNamara (Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Director at NCOSE) sat down to chat with Marcel van der Watt (CEO and President at NCOSE) to talk about the issue of sextortion. What is it and how pervasive is this issue around the world? Haley helps to define some issues and highlights some current examples. Marcel shares from his own experience in law enforcement as well as shares from recent studies that take a closer look at this. We have a number of resources below, and please don’t hesitate to comment below if you have any specific questions or are looking for a resource!

GET HELP NOW...

*The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) 24-hour hotline is 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) 

*NCMEC Take It Down tool: https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/ 

*Cyber Civil Rights Initiative: https://cybercivilrights.org/  

*CCRI Image Abuse Helpline: 1-844-878-CCRI (2274) 

MORE RESOURCES:

Global Organized Crime Index: United States - https://ocindex.net/assets/downloads/2025/english/ocindex_profile_united_states_2025.pdf

Blog: Sextortion is the Largest Blackmail Operation in Human History - https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/sextortion-the-largest-blackmail-operation-in-human-history/ 

Webinar: Unmasking the Sextortion Crisis Online - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whnWaXfMSyc 

Tim Nester (Vice President of Communications at NCOSE) steps in to host this episode, and he is joined by Jake Ostler from the International Protection Alliance. They discuss the current battles that are happening around the globe in the efforts to keep kids safe online, and they talk about some things that parents and others can do to be proactive in this movement.

Jake is a founding member of International Protection Alliance and leads their survivor support initiatives. He has an Undergraduate Degree in Psychology, a Master’s Degree in Social Work with a focus on Global Practice, and a certificate in Anti-Human Trafficking from Vanguard University. He has been working with survivors of sexual violence since 2016. This work has taken place in over 10 countries, focusing on Asia and the US. He has worked with survivors of online sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, human trafficking, child marriage, torture, and other types of violence. Jake is a therapist in Utah. Internationally he manages care teams that directly support survivors. He provides training and consultation both domestically and internationally to organizations that work to support survivors.

Learn more about CDA Section 230: https://endsexualexploitation.org/cda  
Tell your representative to pass KOSA: https://advocacy.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?isid=2560 
DONATE to the National Center on Sexual Exploitation: https://EndSexualExploitation.org/Donate 
Learn more about The International Protection Alliance: https://ProtectAll.org  

Ending Sexploitation Podcast - Episode 93

Dani Pinter, Esq., (Chief Legal Officer and Director of the NCOSE Law Center) and Peter Gentala (President, Center for Arizona Policy) discuss the incredible new developments in the Twitter Lawsuit as it is officially on the docket for the Supreme Court for them to review and consider. They provide some insights into the work that has happened over the past 5 years to get us to this place where these brave survivors have a chance at getting justice. It’s an amazing story, and Peter and Dani have been involved from the start along with the NCOSE Law Center and Lisa Haba and her wonderful team.  

*DONATE to the NCOSE Law Center to defend human dignity and help survivors get justice:  https://endsexualexploitation.org/donatelawcenter

*Learn more about the Twitter SCOTUS filing: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/ncose-petitions-supreme-court-to-interpret-section-230-on-the-30th-anniversary-of-its-passage/ 

DONATE to the NCOSE Law Center to help fight against Section 230 and bring justice for survivors of sexual exploitation: https://endsexualexploitation.org/donatelawcenter 

Watch the full press conference featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzueOHzfGWE 

Learn more about CDA Section 230: https://endsexualexploitation.org/cda  

Read the Twitter petition to the Supreme Court: https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/DocketFiles/html/Public/25-949.html 

Ending Sexploitation Podcast - Episode 91

Dani Pinter, Esq., (Chief Legal Officer and Director of the NCOSE Law Center) is joined by Eleanor Kennelly Gaetan, Ph.D., (Vice President and Director of Public Policy at NCOSE) to discuss the importance of passing the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) in 2026. Big tech continues to fight against this vital legislation, but we aren’t giving up. Dani and Eleanor break down the current hurdles to overcome to get this across the finish line, and they share some of the human stories behind the bill.

Tell your representative to pass KOSA: https://advocacy.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?isid=2560

Donate to support our Public Policy work: https://endsexualexploitation.org/donate 

Lily Moric steps in to host the show this week, and she’s joined by Expert attorney and founder of the NCOSE Law Center, Benjamin Bull. They discuss legal strategies to combat the harms of pornography. In particular, Ben explores obscenity laws and what it would look like to enforce them in 2026. Under obscenity laws, much of Internet pornography would likely not be protected under the First Amendment and could be prosecuted. Enforcement of these laws has faded, but Benjamin Bull remains hopeful that it could be a winning strategy. 

Join us in advocating for these and other solutions to loosen pornography's vice grip on society!

-Ask the DOJ to enforce obscenity laws: https://advocacy.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?isid=2736 

-Call for age verification legislation, which would require pornography companies to keep children off their sites: https://advocacy.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?isid=2684 

-Ask your Representatives to pass the App Store Accountability Act, which would mitigate child exposure to pornography through apps: https://advocacy.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?isid=2426&aev_link=1 

Haley McNamara (Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Director at NCOSE) and Dani Pinter (Chief Legal Officer and Director of the NCOSE Law Center) take a look back at 2025 and the wins and challenges we saw in the movement to end sexual exploitation. Reviewing our 2025 Gratitude Report (which you can find in the link below), they chat about the monumental moments in the courtroom, corporate offices, and on Capitol Hill.

Learn more about our 2025 Gratitude Report and download your copy: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/the-2025-gratitude-report-is-here-together-we-are-the-wave/ 

DONATE to support the work of NCOSE in 2026 and beyond: https://EndSexualExploitation.org/Donate  

The U.S. government is considering an executive order that could severely limit each state’s ability to protect its residents, so Haley and Dani take a closer look at why this is a serious threat to safety – especially for kids. A.I. is developing at a rapid rate, and it’s essential that we don’t repeat the same mistakes we made when previous technological leaps were made. At the dawn of the internet, smart phones, and social media, protection for the most vulnerable was a low priority when compared to profit and innovation. We need to speak up now before lawmakers and Big Tech create another accountability shield like Section 230.

*DONATE to NCOSE to join this movement: https://EndSexualExploitation.org/Donate 
*Read the letter that over 20 organizations signed urging the President NOT to sign this executive order: https://ifstudies.org/blog/mr-president-its-time-to-put-kids-first-in-ai-policy 
*A.I. Safety Index from Future of Life Institute: https://futureoflife.org/ai-safety-index-winter-2025/  

Dani Pinter, Chief Legal Officer and Director of the NCOSE Law Center, is joined by Teresa J. Helm, Public Policy Outreach Manager And Survivor Services Coordinator at NCOSE, to talk about the release of the Epstein files. After years of survivor leaders like Teresa pushing this movement forward, congress finally took action and passed legislation to release the files. Teresa, an Epstein survivor and incredible leader at NCOSE, shares her reaction to the news and what this journey has meant to her and others.

Read our press statement: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/victory-epstein-files-transparency-act-signed-into-law/  

Learn more about the NCOSE Law Center: https://endsexualexploitation.org/law-center/  

Read about our commitment to walking alongside survivors: https://endsexualexploitation.org/walking-alongside-survivors/  

EPISODE 85

Government leaders in Germany and Japan have spoken out boldly against legalizing prostitution. In some instances, they’ve even gone as far as to say that prostitution needs to be completely eradicated! Dani and Haley take a closer look at these stories from around the world and talk about what it means globally as well as here in the United States. There are consequences of legalizing prostitution that we’ve seen within our own country – specifically in Nevada. Survivors have united in support of Jane Doe, a Nevada sex trafficking survivor who was sex trafficked in legal brothel prostitution in Nevada for years.

Support the NCOSE Law Center as they fight for justice for Jane Doe and many other survivors of sexual exploitation: https://EndSexualExploitation.org/DonateLawCenter  

Read our press statement about the survivor declaration in support of Jane Doe: https://EndSexualExploitation.org/Declaration-Survivors-Anonymity/  

Read The Times Of India article about Germany’s leaders: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/germany-considers-the-nordic-model-to-curb-sex-work/articleshow/125221902.cms  

Read The Chosun Daily article about Japan’s leaders: https://www.chosun.com/english/world-en/2025/11/10/6X74F27GLRAGTKOKPMDH7G4I7E/  

There is a new law in the U.K. that makes it a criminal offence for pornography to depict strangulation. This new amendment to the Crime and Policing bill requires tech platforms to prevent users from seeing content involving strangulation or choking. Dani Pinter and Haley McNamara take a closer look at this new legal requirement and talk about the dangers of choking as well as the difficulty of getting a similar law passed in the U.S. They then pivot to talk about Wizz, a platform that targets teens with similar matchup features that dating apps like Tinder use. What are the dangers and why did Google and Apple reinstate this app after removing it a few years ago?  

*Read more about Wizz in our blog: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/wizz-tinder-for-kids-is-not-as-safe-as-it-claims/  

*Read the Guardian article about the new U.K. law: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/03/pornography-depicting-strangulation-to-become-criminal-offence-in-the-uk 

*Contact Congress to END Section 230 Immunity for Big Tech! https://endsexualexploitation.org/DDL230-action  

Character.AI has announced a surprising and encouraging change to their platform that would restrict usage to 18+ users. It remains to be seen how accurate and reliable their system handles age verification, and Haley McNamara and Dani Pinter discuss the lead up to this monumental change for a major player in the AI companion bot space.

Sign this petition to have other AI companies make this change! https://advocacy.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?isid=2673 

Read the NCOSE press statement on the new GUARD Act: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/children-are-victims-of-ai-chatbots-guard-act-will-add-necessary-guardrails/ 

Read the article on Mashable about this announcement from Character.AI: https://mashable.com/article/character-ai-teens-no-longer-allowed-open-ended-chats-with-chatbots

Read the full report From HEAT Initiative and Parents Action Together on AI Kids’ Accounts: https://heatinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/HEAT_REPORT_CharacterAI_FINAL_PM_29_09_25.pdf 

Roblox continues to be one of the most popular AND most dangerous online platforms for kids. Haley McNamara (CSO and Executive Director at NCOSE) is joined by Tim Nester (VP of Communications at NCOSE) to discuss the current state of Roblox safety – or lack thereof – as well as the recent lawsuits that families are filing against the gaming company. Then Tim and Haley dive into recent reports about the Instagram algorithm that has been serving up violent content that many are labeling as “gore” content.

Learn more about Roblox on our Dirty Dozen List: https://endsexualexploitation.org/roblox/
Read the CBS News article about Instagram “gore”: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/instagram-violence/
Contact Congress to END Section 230 Immunity for Big Tech! https://endsexualexploitation.org/DDL230-action  

OpenAI’s Sam Altman has announced that adult users will be able to access “erotica” as part of their efforts to “treat adults like adults” on the platform. Is this really the best use of technological innovation? Is this where the resources and priorities of companies like OpenAI should be channeled? Haley McNamara and Dani Pinter from NCOSE chat about this new development and the disingenuous context that is attempted in this announcement.

Sign this petition to call OpenAI to change this direction: https://advocacy.charityengine.net/Default.aspx?isid=2661  

Learn more about the A.I. LEAD ACT: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/ncose-supports-a-i-lead-act-to-confront-ai-harms/ 

The 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report has been released by the State Department of the United States, and Marcel van der Watt (President and CEO at NCOSE) joins Haley McNamara (Executive Director and CSO at NCOSE) and Dani Pinter (CLO and Director of the NCOSE Law Center) to talk about some of the surprises in this 25th edition of the annual report. Each year, it ranked countries into tiers based on their efforts to combat trafficking, and our team dives into why some of these rankings seem to miss the mark. They also watch and react to the recent video from Joseph Gordon-Levitt about the dangers of A.I. and how we need to stand up and make sure our voices are heard at every level of government. 

Learn more about NCOSE’s efforts to fight Demand: https://endsexualexploitation.org/demand
Read the 2025 TIP Report: https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/
Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt's NYT video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CSdXtNaVN/