Ending Sexploitation

Episode 112 - Ending Sexploitation Podcast   Dani Pinter (Director of the NCOSE Law Center) and Haley McNamara (Executive Director at NCOSE) share their reactions to the recent passage of the KIDS Act. They explain that the bill saw a few improvements before the vote, and they also  discuss  the desperate need for true accountability for Big Tech companies. On that same theme of accountability, Ha...

Episode 111 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast   This episode is all about the KIDS Act and why it poses a threat to the safety of kids online. Haley McNamara (Executive Director at NCOSE) and Dani Pinter (Director of the NCOSE Law Center) discuss the reasons that this legislation has been so suddenly fast-tracked and supported by Big Tech. The language in this bill might sound good at a quick glance,...

Episode 110 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast   Haley McNamara (Executive Director at NCOSE) is joined by Lily Moric (Communications and Content Strategist at NCOSE) to discuss Kik – a popular messaging app that one convicted sex offender described as a "predator's paradise." After thoroughly testing Kik in recent months, our team has discovered that the new so-called "safety features" are not what t...

Episode 109 - Ending Sexploitation Podcast Dani Pinter, Esq. (Chief Legal Officer and Director of the NCOSE Law Center) is joined by Khari James, Esq. (Senior Legal Counsel at the NCOSE Law Center) to discuss the recent FTC complaint that was filed by Fairplay and NCOSE over the harms that have happened – and continue to happen – on Roblox. They chat about the details of what Roblox is, what the c...

Episode 108 - Ending Sexploitation Podcast In this episode, Dani Pinter and Haley McNamara talk about the ways that TikTok has become more and more  unsafe after making some positive changes just a few years ago. TikTok earned its way onto our 2026 Dirty Dozen List because it continues to fail at protecting children, letting predators use messaging, comments, and livestreams to groom and exploit m...

Episode 107 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast  When larger institutions speak up, the conversation in our culture and around the world can start to shift.  Haley McNamara & Dani Pinter discuss 3 recent headlines that illustrate the importance of leaders and prominent institutions speaking up about sexual exploitation. Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, which addresses many aspects of emergin...

Episode 106 - Ending Sexploitation Podcast Haley McNamara (Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Director at NCOSE) and Dani Pinter (Chief Legal Officer and Director of the NCOSE Law Center) talk about the lawsuit against Twitter (now X) and the implications of the Supreme Court choosing not to take the case. Dani explains the heartbreaking story behind John Doe 1 & 2 before they dive into the deta...

Episode 105 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast   Haley McNamara (Executive Director and Chief Strategy Officer at NCOSE) sits down with Layne Shill, the Director of the Parent Center at NCOSE. They discuss what the Parent Center is and how it will help keep kids safe online in this growing world of technology and A.I.  Check out the Parent Center:  https://parentcenter.org/   Follow the Parent Center...

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  Appl...

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...

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 discus...

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 fl...

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 th...

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 ye...

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 vic...

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 sign...

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...

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 la...

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...

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 pa...

Ending Sexploitation Podcast - EPISODE 92 In this episode, Dani Pinter, Esq., (Chief Legal Officer and Director of the NCOSE Law Center) talks about the ramifications of 30 years of Section 230 immunizing big tech from accountability. In a recent press conference, actor Joseph Gordon Levitt joined survivor parents as well as politicians from both sides of the aisle to passionately declare that it'...

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 Ele...

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 Amend...

Ending Sexploitation Podcast EPISODE 89 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 mo...

Episode 88 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 o...