Melea Stephens

Marriage and Family Therapist, Board Member for National Center on Sexual Exploitation

[Eleanor K. Gaetan @EkGaetan]

Important win!! 🏆 Prize goes to @AngelaPaxtonTX for championing this bill in 2025. It asks: WHY are kids signing contracts with corporations (Terms of Service are contracts). App stores are chock points. ASAA requires parental engagement for downloads and demands accurate age ratings. @NCOSE

[Gadget @Gadget440]

The New Yorker recently published the most significant investigation into Andrew Tate yet.

Investigative journalist Heidi Blake explains what her team uncovered.

Watch this...

[Eleanor K. Gaetan @EkGaetan]

"We do not ask children whether cars should have seatbelts." MANDATE online child protection @SpeakerJohnson. Pass KOSA! @NCOSE

[James Uthmeier @JamesUthmeierFL]

We keep finding cases where ChatGPT is mimicking empathy and human personality to encourage dangerous behavior.

Data shows over 70% of teenagers and 20% of preteens are turning to AI for companionship. And ChatGPT keeps facilitating self-harm, suicides, and criminal behavior.

[Eleanor K. Gaetan @EkGaetan]

Excellent news. Thank you @AngelaPaxtonTX for sponsoring this excellent bill to protect children EFFECTIVELY. @Melissa_M818

[Eleanor K. Gaetan @EkGaetan]

Pass Stop CSAM Act! PASS KOSA! I remember when Congress actually VOTED. Now we get hearings if lucky. Dysfunction is the norm. 😢

[Ⱥmerican Trucker 🇺🇸 @taylorbilt]

🚨 MISSING CHILD 🚨

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MADALYN ROSE NEAL, 15 YEARS OLD, has been reported missing from Wallace, North Carolina, and authorities are deeply concerned for her safety and well-being. She was last seen in the Wallace area, and since that moment, her whereabouts remain unknown. As time passes, concern continues to grow, and those involved in the search are urgently asking the public to stay alert and report anything that could help locate her.
Madalyn is only 15 years old, and every minute matters in situations involving missing minors. Even a brief sighting, a passing interaction, or a small detail noticed around the time she disappeared could become a crucial lead in helping investigators understand what happened and where she may be now. No piece of information is too small to report when a young person’s safety is at risk.
If you have seen MADALYN ROSE NEAL or have any information regarding her whereabouts, please contact the Wallace Police Department immediately at 910-285-2126. Prompt reporting can make a real difference in active missing person cases like this.
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[Eleanor K. Gaetan @EkGaetan]

Families who lost children to preventable harms online stand united: Big Tech’s design choices killed these kids. Pass KOSA! @SenTedCruz

[Coach Tommy Tuberville @SenTuberville]

It’s a damn shame how badly Democrats want men competing in women’s sports.

Today, for the fourth time, I will be speaking on the Senate Floor to call on my colleagues to pass the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.

Nearly every American agrees on this: MEN DON’T BELONG IN WOMEN’S SPORTS.

[Peggy Dodson @PeggyDodson]

JAQUAAN TREMANE HARPER 15 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE MARCH 19TH. HE WAS WEARING AN ALL BLACK WARM UP SUIT. IF YOU SEE HIM PLEASE CONTACT THE NORFOLK POLICE DEPARTMENT! OUR CHILDREN ARE AT RISK EVERYDAY! PLEASE STEP UP AND DO YOUR PART TO SAVE OUR CHILDREN!

[National Center on Sexual Exploitation @NCOSE]

A survivor trafficked in Nevada’s legal brothels is appealing unjust rulings after enduring coercion, debt bondage, and control inside a state-sanctioned system. She was trapped, unable to leave, fined, surveilled, and forced deeper into exploitation, all under the guise of “legal” prostitution. Legal doesn’t mean safe. Survivors deserve justice, and systems that enable abuse must be exposed. Read the full blog below. 👇
https://t.co/3HQ4Yrhfl9

#ProtectSurvivors #Nevada #Brothel #Survivor #Trafficking #NCOSE #EndExploitation #Exploitation #Prostitution

[Alabama Policy @alabamapolicy]

Gambling breeds corruption.

[National Center on Sexual Exploitation @NCOSE]

The U.S. Supreme Court has a chance to protect children online. Benjamin W. Bull, Esq. explains why the U.S. Supreme Court must reject Big Tech’s claim to blanket immunity under Section 230 when children are exploited online. Read the op-ed: https://t.co/hwucHqk7rR

@townhallcom #townhall #BigTech #Section230 #ProtectKids

[Melissa McKay @Melissa_M818]

💯 Parental controls are a scam. On @Google kids only need to log out of their account to remove restrictions.

These are the “best” safety features trillion-dollar companies with the world’s top engineers offer parents.

Parental controls ≠ enforceable regulation.

[Melissa McKay @Melissa_M818]

🔥 Utah took on the largest tech companies in the world in 2025 with the App Store Accountability Act.

One year later, @Apple and @Google have revamped their entire child safety systems.

Privacy-preserving age verification is now reality.

We. Did. That.

@gopTODD @GovCox

[Alabama Policy @alabamapolicy]

With House Bill 161 signed into law, Alabama parents are back in charge of what their children can or cannot do online. This law will prevent billion-dollar companies from contracting with Alabama’s children without their parent’s involvement and approval. We are thankful to Governor Ivey, Senator Clyde Chambliss, and Representative Chris Sells for their leadership.

"As a mother of seven, I am thrilled that Governor Ivey signed House Bill 161, which passed both the House and Senate unanimously,” said Stephanie Smith, President/CEO of the Alabama Policy Institute. “This law will deliver critical tools for Alabama parents to protect their kids online. I am proud that Alabama is continuing to lead the country on child protection issues."

[National Center on Sexual Exploitation @NCOSE]

Child safety starts with awareness & action. 🧠✨ At the Heal Young Minds Conference on March 13th, clinicians & frontline responders will learn evidence-based strategies to support youth harmed by early sexual content exposure. Register today! 👇
https://t.co/siUD4keiZA

#EndExploitation #HealYoungMinds #Conference #Samford #Alabama

[Defend Young Minds @DefendYM]

Not sure how to assess pornography exposure and intervene when a child presents with concerning sexual behaviors?

We’d love for you to join us at Heal Young Minds.

📅 Mar 13, 2026
📍 Birmingham, AL
⏱ 6.25 CE hours

➡️ Register: https://t.co/owmsH7BWCW

[Defend Young Minds @DefendYM]

Join us for the Heal Young Minds Conference.

Details:
📅 Mar 13, 2026
📍 Samford University, Birmingham, AL
⏱ 6.25 CE hours (in person)

Seats are limited. Be part of the solution, so kids don’t face this alone.

➡️ Register: https://t.co/owmsH7BWCW

#HealYoungMinds

[National Center on Sexual Exploitation @NCOSE]

The internet has fundamentally changed sexual exploitation. Pornography and sex trafficking don’t just overlap online; they fuel each other. Once exploitative content is posted, it doesn’t disappear. It spreads, it’s re-uploaded, and it can generate profit for years—long after the harm is done. Listen to the full conversation on the latest episode of the Ending Sexploitation Podcast, link below. 🎧🎙️👇
https://t.co/5EvA46CgOs

#Podcast #Clip #PodcastClip #PodcastHost #EndingSexploitationPodcast #NCOSE #SexTrafficking