Tag Archives: Donna Rice Hughes
Exciting Progress!
Dear Friends, This summer has been so productive in our efforts to make the Internet safer for children and families. In summary, a few of our key victories include both McDonald’s and Starbucks’ commitment to filter their public WiFi, Donald Trump’s signing of our Children’s Internet Safety Presidential Pledge, and the launch of our summer …
March 31, 2014 Internet Pornography: The Largest Unregulated Social Experiment In History By: Donna Rice Hughes A recent New York Times article by David Segal “Does Porn Hurt Children” concludes that the jury is still out with respect to the “hazardous mix of teenagers and pornography”. Nothing could be further from the truth. Abe …
New Film by David Schwimmer Highlights that No Child Is Immune to Online Dangers
If you’re like me, you know David Schwimmer best for his role as the lovable paleontologist Ross in the hit NBC sitcom “Friends”. Suffice it to say, I was a bit surprised when we were approached about a new film, Directed by Schwimmer called “Trust”. The film is no comedy. Instead, “Trust” documents the raw …
Unlikely Suspects: Predators in Disguise
One year ago, Daniel A. Woolverton, 35, was known as a father, a husband, a U.S. Army Lawyer, and a West Point Graduate. Today, he is known among his neighbors, peers and kin as a pedophile, receiving a 37-year sentence for forcible sodomy with an infant. When the FBI executed a search warrant, they uncovered …
The COPA Commission Report: 10 Years Later
This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the release of the COPA Commission Report, the first significant report that identified key methods to help reduce minors’ access to harmful material online. The Commission, upon which I served, reinforced the strategy for Internet safety that has been recommended by EIE since 1994: we all must play …
Sex Trafficking & Illegal Pornography: Is There a Link? Part 2
Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to participate in a briefing before Congressional staff examining what Congress can to do enforce existing obscenity laws. Enough Is Enough President Donna Rice Hughes explained that kids have free and easy access to hardcore obscenity via the web (complete remarks can be seen here). Another one of …