Major Leadership Institutions Speak Up About Sexual Exploitation

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 emerging technology – particularly Artificial Intelligence. The United Nations issued a statement from experts Reem Alsalem and Ana Brian Nougrères on the complicity of online pornographic platforms and other intermediaries in sexual exploitation of women and girls. The FTC has received a complaint filed by Fairplay and NCOSE with support of many partner organizations alleging that the design of Roblox puts kids at risk.   Support this podcast by donating to the work at NCOSE: https://EndSexualExploitation.org/DONATE  Read our blog about the FTC complaint against Roblox: https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/fairplay-and-ncose-file-complaint-with-federal-trade-commission-ftc-over-roblox-harms-to-children/  Read the articles referenced in this episode:  https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-leo-xiv-encyclical-magnifica-humanitas-ai.html  https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/05/un-experts-alarmed-complicity-online-pornographic-platforms-and-other  https://fortune.com/2026/05/20/exclusive-advocacy-groups-file-complaint-roblox-manipulative-design/  Follow us on Instagram and submit questions for the podcast! https://www.instagram.com/endexploitation/