Poster for The Dirty Dozen, Source http://www.movieposter.com
The Dirty Dozen is a classic war film from the 1960s starring Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, and Telly Savales [1]. In the film, a dozen military prisoners are selected for a dangerous mission against the Nazis.
Unfortunately, those who target children for purposes of sexual exploitation are equally sinister adversaries.
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation has released its own Dirty Dozen List for 2023 https://endsexualexploitation.org/dirtydozenlist-2023/ . This is a list of corporations which facilitate, enable, or profit from policies which put children at risk.
Often these corporation provide the tech platforms we use daily. Unfortunately, they can make children targets in their own homes by allowing strangers easy access for grooming and sexual abuse.
This year the Dirty Dozen List includes eBay and Apple’s App Store; the social media sites Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Reddit, and Kik; the popular music site Spotify; and the video game sites Roblox and Discord.
The goal is to motivate these companies to improve their practices. That approach has, in the past, been successful with Amazon, Walmart, Verizon, and United Airlines.
The burden is on consumers to make their concerns known.
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[1] IMDb, “The Dirty Dozen (1967)”, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061578/.
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I am surprised that E-Bay is on this list.
EBay assures sellers that its app captures the age of consumers “seamlessly” from the nature of their orders. Presumably, that information is passed directly on to sellers for marketing purposes. From what I understand, whether purported sellers are legitimate or not is not independently investigated.
Ebay’s Underage Policy “requires” that purchasers be 18 years of age or older (or minors using the credit card of an adult w/ permission). This is simply to assure payment. Again, from what I understand, no verification of age is undertaken.
When an item is purchased online by — or even for — a child, the seller (or potential predator, as the case may be) is provided a delivery address. If that is not a PO Box or business address, it is likely to be the actual home address of the child. This increases the danger of abduction exponentially.
You can find more information about the sexualized product images and descriptions on Ebay at https://www.eseller365.com/ebay-lands-dirty-dozen-campaign-2023/.
Thank you for the info Anna.
Protecting children should be a top priority, not profit.
You have hit the nail on the head, Mary. Our actions reflect our priorities. Obviously, profit takes precedence for these businesses.
I hope there is a greater Consumer awareness than ever before…
That is my prayer, as well. Ours is a materialistic, consumer-oriented culture. But we must remain vigilant to protect our children.
Amen we must be vigilant