Ending Sexploitation

Episode 124 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast   Dani Pinter (Chief Legal Officer and Director of the NCOSE Law Center) sits down with Christen Price (Senior Legal Counsel at NCOSE Law Center) to discuss the latest developments in two of our major cases. The first is a case in Nevada where Jane Doe alleges that she was trafficked through 4 brothels in Nevada , and Christen walks us through a recent lo...

Episode 123 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast   Haley McNamara and Dani Pinter from NCOSE were honored to spend some time with two of the key people behind the new documentary, Your Attention Please. Sara Robin (Director) and Kristin Bride (Parent Advocate) share some behind-the-scenes stories of this incredible film as well as the new challenges we are up against in the ongoing battle against Social...

Episode 122 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast   Haley McNamara (NCOSE Executive Director and Chief Strategy Officer) and Dani Pinter (NCOSE Law Center Director and Chief Legal Officer) sit down with Richie Hamm (NCOSE President) to discuss the film, The Social Reckoning, which tells the story of Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, who enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal rep...

Episode 121 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast   Haley McNamara and Dani Pinter take a closer look at the tragic news of a "House of Horrors" that has been uncovered in Philadelphia. They talk about the facts of the case as well as how it connects to our efforts in the fight against sexual exploitation, including issues like sex buying, sexual violence, and pornography.    Support this podcast and the...

Episode 120 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast   Haley McNamara (Executive Director at NCOSE) and Dani Pinter (Director of the NCOSE Law Center) talk about the change the FBI made earlier this year with screening applicants who have a history of buying sex. Then they dive into the broader topic of sex buying and what the harms are and why NCOSE has such a strong stance about it.      Learn more about...

Episode 119 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast   Dani Pinter (Director of the NCOSE Law Center) and Haley McNamara (Executive Director at NCOSE) dive into  a number of  headlines that hit close to home for parents navigating the process of getting their kids back into school.  Often times , the biggest challenges involve the technology that schools provide, so in this episode the focus is on the  most...

Episode 118 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast   Haley McNamara (Executive Director at NCOSE) and Dani Pinter (Director of the NCOSE Law Center) discuss the latest development in the legal battles against Meta. Have social media companies like Meta finally reached their day of reckoning? They examine that question along with the news of a bi-partisan Senate investigation into Roblox. Senators from bot...

Episode 117 - Ending Sexploitation Podcast Dani Pinter (Director of the NCOSE Law Center) is joined by Derek Potts (CEO and National Managing Partner at the Potts Law Firm) to discuss the recent lawsuits that have been filed against xAI . The Potts Law Firm filed three civil lawsuits against  xAI  on behalf of three families whose children were allegedly depicted in AI-generated child sexual abuse...

Episode 116 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast   Haley McNamara (Executive Director at NCOSE) and Dani Pinter (Director of the NCOSE Law Center) take a closer look at the recent announcement from Google about expanding their Play Age Signals API globally. What is this tool and could it make apps in the Google Play Store safer? Listen to this episode to find out!     Read Haley's blog about Google's an...

Episode 115 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast   Dani Pinter (Director of the NCOSE Law Center) joins Haley McNamara (Executive Director at NCOSE) to talk about the direct impact that artificial intelligence is having on human relationships. Specifically in the areas of romance and dating, A.I. has a growing presence in a variety of ways including dating app personas, personal assistants, and even phi...

Episode 114 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast   Haley McNamara (Executive Director at NCOSE) and Dani Pinter (Director of the NCOSE Law Center) talk about the harms of OnlyFans and how it has permeated into our pop culture and entertainment. They also discuss a true story from a brave survivor who shared her experience with our team. Dani provides an update on the latest news involving Andrew Tate an...

Episode 113 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast   Haley McNamara (Executive Director at NCOSE) and Dani Pinter, Esq., (Director of the NCOSE Law Center) discuss the latest developments with Meta as they reverse course on a recent feature in Instagram that enabled anyone to create AI-generated or AI-altered images using public Instagram content. They discuss the good news of Meta rolling back this featu...

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...