AngelQ - A Kid Safe Super Browser
Ending Sexploitation
Tim Estes joins Haley for this week’s episode to discuss the launch of an incredible new platform: AngelQ. Among his many other accomplishments, Tim is the CEO and Founder of Angel AI. He chats with Haley about how AngelQ got started and what parents can do with this tool. They also discuss the recent report of a disturbing conversation that journalists from the Wall Street Journal were able to generate from the Meta AI chat service. This just emphasizes the need for smart and safe AI tools like the one that Tim and the team at AngelQ have created. AngelQ is an AI-driven tool that creates...
info_outline
The Campaign to Remove a R*pe Game from Steam
Ending Sexploitation
Haley McNamara and Dani Pinter sit down with Melinda Tankard Reist, Co-Founder and Movement Director of Collective Shout, for a discussion around the recent successful campaign to remove a sexually violent game called “No Mercy” from Steam. Melinda describes how the game allows players to sexually assault your family members and rewards you for doing so. In less than a week, this campaign garnered over 70,000 signatures and over 3,000 emails sent to the CEO of Valve to remove this game. Despite the backlash and threats, Melinda and the team at Collective Shout continue their work to...
info_outline
Deepfake Technology and A.I. in Sexual Exploitation
Ending Sexploitation
“Children being the targets of this deepfake technology is our worst nightmare” Haley and Dani discuss the current state of artificial intelligence and deepfake technology in the realm of sexual exploitation. Overwhelmingly, these tools are used for pornographic material, and 10% of teenagers have reported being aware of deepfake pornography depicting someone they know. They also dig into how this leads to desensitization towards sexualizing children and overwhelming law enforcement. -- Urge your representatives to pass the TAKE IT DOWN Act: -- Urge Apple and Google to have better...
info_outline
Are Pornography Algorithms Creating Abusers?
Ending Sexploitation
Haley McNamara and Dani Pinter discuss The Guardian article: "‘I didn’t start out wanting to see kids’: are porn algorithms feeding a generation of paedophiles – or creating one?" They talk about the chilling reality of how pornography platforms algorithms cause escalation for so many of their visitors. Read the full article on The Guardian here: Learn more about the harms of pornography:
info_outline
The Dirty Dozen List Presents: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
Ending Sexploitation
Haley McNamara (NCOSE Senior VP of Programs and Initiatives) and Dani Pinter (Senior VP and Director at the NCOSE Law Center) talk about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) and why it's essential for it to end. They also discuss the history of the Dirty Dozen List and what led to this unique version of the list in 2025. Since its inception in 1996, Section 230 has effectively provided blanket immunity to big tech companies for harms facilitated on their platforms. It's time to call for a full repeal of CDA Section 230! Learn more and take action here: Watch the video version...
info_outline
Protecting Children from the Harms of Pornography - Kristen Jenson
Ending Sexploitation
In this special episode of the Ending Sexploitation Podcast, Lisa Thompson (Vice President of Research at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation) chats with Kristen Jenson. Kristen is the founder of Defend Young Minds and #1 best-selling author of Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids and Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr.: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds. She is the CEO of Glen Cove Press LLC and the executive producer of the Brain Defense: Digital Safety curriculum. Visit Defend Young Minds: For more information on the harms of pornography:
info_outline
Prostitution/"Sex Work" and LGBTQ+ Rights - Cristian Eduardo
Ending Sexploitation
In this special episode of the Ending Sexploitation Podcast, Teresa J. Helm (Survivor Services Coordinator at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation) chats with Cristian Eduardo. Cristian champions anti-trafficking initiatives, particularly the Equality Model, and fervently advocates for immigrant and LGBTQ+ rights. He serves as a Survivor Leader in this movement engaged with various Survivor Advisory Boards and Councils. He is the is a co-founder of United Immigrants of New York and Mujeres en Resistencia, which are coalitions raising awareness around gender-based violence and providing...
info_outline
The Health Harms of Pornography - Joshua Broome
Ending Sexploitation
In this special episode of the Ending Sexploitation Podcast, Dani Pinter (Senior Vice President and Director of the NCOSE Law Center) chats with Joshua Broome about this important topic. Joshua is an author, speaker, and advocate for shining a light on the harms of pornography. Watch the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/8bB4B-xebnM
info_outline
Trauma-Informed Care Through the Lens of Implicit Bias
Ending Sexploitation
Dr. Stephany Powell, Director of Law Enforcement Training and Survivor Services at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, joins the Ending Sexploitation podcast to discuss the concept of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) through the lens of implicit bias. Dr. Powell explains that Trauma-Informed Care entails a paradigm shift from wondering, “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”. She says, “Once we understand ‘What happened to you’, without bias, then that’s when we can really begin our journey alongside our clients to be able to help them become...
info_outline
No Buyers = No Business. The Only Way to Ultimately End Sexual Exploitation.
Ending Sexploitation
Why focus on combatting the demand for prostitution (ie. Sex buying)? Is combatting demand an effective way to reduce sex trafficking? Is it affordable and accessible for law enforcement? What kind of tactics and strategies can be used to deter sex buyers? How does full decriminalization of prostitution affect demand reduction efforts? These are some of the questions explored by the experts on Demand who join the Ending Sexploitation podcast for this episode. These experts include Marian Hatcher of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, who has worked on countless law enforcement initiatives...
info_outlineHaley Halverson, Vice President of Advocacy and Outreach at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, provides an update on research, survivor testimonies, and legal battles regarding legal brothels in Nevada.
This episode discusses how:
1) Even legal prostitution cannot get rid of sexual violence or sex trafficking within the regulated sex trade.
2) Dennis Hof and Harvey Weinstein have similar worldviews based on sexual entitlement.
3) One county had a failed attempt to overturn legal brothels in their county, but now another legislator might be taking action to roll back legalized prostitution at the state level.
Resources:
Learn more about the harms of prostitution, here: endsexualexploitation.org/prostitution
Find resources for survivors seeking to exit the sex trade, here: https://www.sextradesurvivorresources.com/
Research article showing that sex trafficking increases when prostitution is legalized can be found here.
The full story of the female who survived two legal brothels in Nevada can be found here.