The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) has revealed that Amazon, Chromebook, Discord, OnlyFans, and Wish are among its 2021 Dirty Dozen List of mainstream contributors to sexual exploitation. This year’s list features several entities that have profited from the COVID-19 crisis by taking advantage of worsening social and economic vulnerabilities and harnessing the dramatic increase in online activity.
Society
More Society Features
Can Your Conversations Use Some ‘Design’ Work?
We’re living in a world where civil conversation seems to be a lost art. Fred Dust wants to change that trajectory. He’s author of Making Conversation: Seven Essential Elements of Meaningful Conversation. Rather than approach his subject from an academic perspective, Fred uses a designer’s set of tools.
How Redefining Marriage Has Undermined the Rights and Wellbeing of Children
Children pay a heavy price when society fails to acknowledge the harm that results from stepping outside the natural order of male and female joining to create new life within the bond of lifelong commitment. A landmark custody case shows just how heavy that price can be.
Zero Population Growth isn’t the Answer, My Friend
Zero population growth was the rave in the 1960s and 1970s. I almost got caught up in it myself. As I look at my family today, I thank God I didn’t. Surprisingly, it’s still a thing today.
When This Nation Will Be on the Very Verge of Crumbling…
Every family taking a trip has heard from the back seat of the car, “Are we there yet?” And every parent has answered, “Almost.” Regarding the Prophet Joseph’s famous warning about the condition of the nation and the Constitution hanging by a thread, … are we there yet?
What a Hostage Negotiator Can Teach Us about Difficult Conversations
Imagine a relationship you are in is stuck. It may be because you see the world very differently in areas that really matter to you. It could be a child of yours who is turning from the Church or it could be that in your own circle of family or friends, suddenly there are political divisions—even noisy ones. What is to be done? How do we navigate communications when it seems like we have less and less common ground?
Utah smokes California in latest ranking of top performing U.S. cities
When it comes to the top performing economies in the country, Utah cities are watching California’s Bay Area heavyweights fade in the mirror as the Provo-Orem metropolitan area earned a No. 1 ranking in a new study that saw two other Utah metros earn top-10 slots.
FEATURES
Moses’ Vision at the Veil
The Promise of a Prophet
Come, Follow Me for Sunday School: “The Rise of the Church of Christ”, Doctrine and Covenants 20-22
Starting a prison ministry: What some stakes are doing to help their local inmates
Can Your Conversations Use Some ‘Design’ Work?
Seeking the Face and Presence of the Living God