Explaining the New P*rn Law AND Is Wizz a Tinder App for Kids?
Release Date: 11/06/2025
Why Steam is on the 2026 Dirty Dozen List
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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: Check out the 2026 Dirty Dozen...
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Is Discord Safe For Kids?
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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...
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Can ChatGPT’s Sam Altman Be Trusted?
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Episode 100 - Ending Sexploitation Podcast 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...
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The 2026 Dirty Dozen List
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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: Watch the full 2026 DDL Reveal Event here: Follow us on Instagram and submit questions for the...
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Accountability for Meta and “Inside the Manosphere” Reaction
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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...
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Social Media On Trial
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Episode 97 - Ending Sexploitation Podcast 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: View the evidence gathered by The Tech Oversight...
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Horrifying or Hopeful? A Closer Look at A.I.
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Ending Sexploitation Podcast - Episode 96 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 You can get regular updates and resources from our experts as well as information on the launch of our exciting new tool later this...
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What is Sextortion?
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Ending Sexploitation Podcast - Episode 95 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...
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The International Fight To Protect Kids Online
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The Ending Sexploitation Podcast - Episode 94 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...
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Twitter Lawsuit Submitted to the US Supreme Court
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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...
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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