Child Porn Investigation

More good news! Operation Joint Hammer and Operation Koala have been successful in a global child porn bust. Many abused children have been rescued from this horrible situation. This is a great victory, but we need many more:

Pat Trueman says there needs to be more prosecution. "What we need is more tools for the law-enforcement community," he contends. "Much of this material starts right here in the United States, and yet [we have] just a fraction of the resources, financial and otherwise, that we need to go after those trafficking in child pornography."

Thank you to all those who were behind this. I see if I can't get more information so we can email them.

Read the story here.

FCC Vote

We have been monitoring the upcoming vote on the free, family friendly broadband service that the FCC was going to vote on December 18th.

The vote has been canceled.

There has been some opposition from the Bush Administration, senators, representatives and wireless providers (for obvious reasons).

The AZ Family Council wrote a letter cosigned by several local and national organizations to the FCC to support the passing of the free, family friendly Internet. FCC Chair, Kevin Martin (pictured above) has been an advocate for a family friendly Internet. And for that we sincerely thank him for trying to protect us for the harmful effects of Internet pornography. His position will end when Obama takes office.

We will continue to monitor this and keep you informed. Thanks to all those who wrote in to support this measure.

Read the story here.

Delta and Internet

It must be the holiday season, because it's hard to find time to post! However, there is some great news to share.

Delta Airlines begins the in-flight Internet service tomorrow. Because of lawsuits and some of the raucous we have made, they are offering FILTERED Internet service.

Read the story here.

THANK YOU DELTA!

Playboy CEO steps down

Fox News is reporting that Christie Hefner has decided to step down as CEO of Playboy. Furthermore, Playboy is laying off and not filling several positions within the company.

Read the good news here.

Human trafficking

No girl should ever have to live or feel this way.

Sex trafficking- in our own backyard

If you think sex trafficking only happens in Hong Kong, you're dead wrong. South Dakota has active prostitution rings forcing young girls into the destructive world of sexual trafficking. The article says:

Human trafficking has been an invisible trade here for years, with an untold number of victims, say national and regional experts and a South Dakota criminal investigator.

And, they add, it might be worse.

As neighboring states work to define and quantify the extent of the problem, experts say it is underreported and unstudied here, and the true extent of the sex trade in South Dakota remains largely unknown. It also is an act against which South Dakota has no specific law.

Read the story here.

M2Z on CNN

In order to explain better what is going on with the FCC, watch this video. Please share! See the action alert on the next post.

Action!

From the Family Research Council Action Update:

The Chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is getting in the holiday spirit by urging his agency to give Americans an unexpected present this Christmas-free broadband Internet. For the past two years, FCC boss Kevin Martin has backed a plan that would use a bundle of inactive airwaves for wireless service across the U.S. Sweetening the deal for parents is Martin's condition that the broadband not only be fee-free but porn-free. Assuming the vote passes at the FCC's December 18 meeting, the winning bidder on the project must agree to install a filter that blocks adult content. Critics have pounced on the idea, complaining that Martin's family-friendly plan violates Americans' right to smut. Hardly, FRC argues, since users still have the option of paying for a service of their choice or removing the filter once they have proven to be 18 years of age. For parents burdened by web fees and cautious about Internet sleaze, the proposal is a win-win.

FRC has been supportive of the idea since it was developed and presented to Martin, and our team will continue to work with the administration to see it through. However, if the project does not have the support of at least three of the five commissioners on December 18, the issue may not be raised again before the agency switches hands.

Join us in nudging FCC Commissioners Deborah Taylor Tate (202-418-2500), Michael Copps (202-418-2000), Jonathan Adelstein (202-418-2300), and Robert McDowell (202-418-2200) to support Martin's plan by contacting their offices.

TAKE THE TIME TO CALL INTO THE FCC COMMISSIONERS! RECRUIT 5 FRIENDS TO DO THE SAME!

Email contacts for the FCC Commissioners:
Chairman Kevin J. Martin: KJMWEB@fcc.gov
Commissioner Michael J. Copps: Michael.Copps@fcc.gov
Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein: Jonathan.Adelstein@fcc.gov
Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate: dtaylortateweb@fcc.gov
Commissioner Robert McDowell: Robert.McDowell@fcc.gov

Demographic Winter

A thought provoking clip. What do you think about this?