MCAP -- Maryland Coalition Against Pornography

09/01/2026

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/teens-explicit-content-nudify-apps-deepfakes

Our new survey finds that s*xual deepfakes often involve friends, exes, and classmates—and parents are barely talking about them. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.

08/26/2026

https://fightthenewdrug.org/can-porn-affect-your-mental-health-new-research-on-porn-and-depression/?utm_source=the_movement&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=blog&vgo_ee=9uL3Vy%2Fhcdn21mWwEmTQjfZiJGEXEAqZHtqmSAzoNpFDGrx0%3AMQ4UlCT6XyUy420Q9OR660JB7up9ncx4

New research is uncovering important connections between po*******hy use, depression, stress, and mental health. Here’s what the latest studies reveal.

08/17/2026

07/29/2026

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07/28/2026

Sign up for this valuable webinar from Protect Young Eyes !
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07/09/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/1BJJ8dE2L3/

🚨 PARENT ALERT: Instagram has introduced new AI features powered by Muse Image.

One feature parents should know about: if your teen has a public Instagram account, other people can use their public posts and reels as inspiration for AI-generated images by tagging their account in a prompt.

The good news? If your child’s account is private, these features don’t apply. If their account is public, Meta has made this setting opted in by default, but you can turn it off.

To disable it:
📱 Go to Instagram Profile
☰ Tap the three-line menu
⚙️ Select Sharing and reuse
➡️ Find “Allow people to use your content on Instagram and with AI features on Meta”
❌ Toggle Posts and Reels off.

One important note: Changing this setting only prevents your future posts and reels from being used. It won’t remove AI images that may have already been created using content that was previously available.

Why does this matter? AI tools make it easier than ever to manipulate real photos. While many people will use them for fun, they can also be misused to create inappropriate or s*xualized images without a person’s consent. That’s why it’s so important to help kids think carefully about what they share publicly online.

Have you checked your family’s Instagram privacy settings lately?

07/03/2026

The US House passed the KIDS Act, HR 7757 (NCOSE). The KIDS Act was pushed through the House, despite opposition from child safety groups, survivor parents, and policy orgs. We recommend taking action by focusing on Senators, asking them to REJECT this bill. Take action here:

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) exists to build a world where people can live and love without s*xual abuse and exploitation.

06/30/2026

An app now in beta testing to help individuals concerned about images of themselves being nonconsensually published, to help them be taken down:

06/24/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18pRA1WpPw/
Today, June 23, is Social Media Victims Remembrance Day 💙 This day should not be necessary.

Last year, on Capitol Hill, 245 placards of children and young people lost to social media harms were laid out for the world to see.

Sextortion. Drug poisoning. Cyberbullying. Social media challenges. When you see it all in one place, there is no looking away. No more excuses from Big Tech.

This day was founded by two heroes, with a tragic common story — Amy Neville and Kristin Bride. They both lost sons - Alexander and Carson - to harm experienced on Snapchat on the same day: June 23, 2020. Instead of staying silent in their grief, they have been fighting for our children ever since.

Today is a call for policymakers to step up now. The time for debate is over. A court of law has spoken: these platforms were designed to be addictive. Kids paid the price.

To every family represented by this day, I am so sorry. I will grieve with you today in Washington, and we will keep fighting.

📲 Parents — use this moment. (have courage!). Talk to your kids tonight about what they’re seeing online and whom they’re talking to. The conversation you keep putting off might be the most important one you have this summer.


https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/330/all-info

All Info for S.Res.330 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): A resolution designating June 23, 2025, as "Social Media Harms Victim Remembrance Day".

06/18/2026

Officer Gomez offers valuable warnings and advice to families with vulnerable youth. This post shares info about hrooming and s*x trafficking going on among teens across the country in every kind of community.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1BgFDJAgq9/