NCOSE Goes All-In on Banning Adult Content Online With 2023 Target List

NCOSE Goes All-In on Banning Adult Content Online With 2023 Target List

WASHINGTON — Religiously inspired anti-porn lobby NCOSE this week released its latest annual “Dirty Dozen” list of companies it is currently targeting, focusing exclusively on online platforms.

Unlike the organization’s previous lists — which variously included hotel chains, government and military departments and even the entire state of Nevada — NCOSE’s 2023 target list signals the group’s doubling down on its single-minded campaign to eradicate or severely limit access to adult content online.

The 12 companies that NCOSE — formerly known as Morality in Media — is spotlighting as “dirty” in 2023 are: Apple’s App Store, Discord, eBay, Instagram, Kik, Microsoft’s GitHub, OnlyFans, Reddit, Roblox, Spotify and Twitter.

Identifying Instagram as “dirty” confirms NCOSE’s commitment to ensuring that the platform continues its policy of discrimination against sex workers and sexual content. As XBIZ reported, NCOSE has boasted of holding policy meetings with Instagram leadership, which Instagram parent company Meta has not denied.

The inclusion of Reddit and Twitter reinforces the group’s current core mission of forcing those two open platforms to ban all adult content — a goal NCOSE is also pursuing by including Apple’s App Store among this year’s “dirty” companies and lobbying it to pressure Reddit and Twitter to eliminate all adult content and sex worker accounts.

“Those on our 2023 Dirty Dozen List were included for facilitating a diverse set of sexual exploitation issues,” declared NCOSE’s Vice President and Director of Corporate Advocacy Lina Nealon while unveiling the group’s list on Instagram.

Nealon, who by her own admission spends time on Snapchat impersonating a 14-year-old girl for research purposes, also claimed that “sexual abuse and exploitation are on the rise and are facilitated by digital platforms.” She called for tech platforms to “stop their products from threatening the safety of children and enabling sexual abuse to happen to people of all ages.”

Religious News Sites Echo NCOSE's Target List

Religious news sites immediately picked up on and amplified NCOSE’s annual hit list. The Baptist Press asserted that the anti-porn group provided “documented examples directly captured from the tech sites and corroborating information supporting the accusations of sexual exploitation.”

Last month, NCOSE launched a new campaign to eradicate all adult content on Reddit. In an open letter, the group called for the platform to take action against “hardcore pornography and sexually explicit content.”

Founded in 1961 by clergy, NCOSE rebranded in 2015, adopting its current name, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation — but has maintained its media censorship focus, even recently labeling mainstream publications like Sports Illustrated and Cosmopolitan “hardcore pornography.”

NCOSE considers all sexually explicit content, regardless of consent, to be exploitative, likens it to trafficking and has denied the very possibility of consensual sex work.

Copyright © 2025 Adnet Media. All Rights Reserved. XBIZ is a trademark of Adnet Media.
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission is prohibited.

More News

FSC Publishes Analysis of Federal Trade Commission Event Promoting AV

Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has published an analysis of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) event held this week that promoted age verification among other forms of speech regulation.

GirlsDoPorn Owner Michael Pratt Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking

Michael Pratt, former owner of the rogue website GirlsDoPorn, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California on Thursday to sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking charges, according to a report by City News Service.

Master Nico Relaunches Site Through YourPaysitePartner

Master Nico has relaunched his official website through YourPaysitePartner (YPP).

Federal Judge Grants Partial Halt of Florida AV Law

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division, has granted a preliminary injunction against HB 3, the state's age verification law, as a lawsuit filed by two online trade associations challenging the law makes its way through the courts.

Aylo Releases Statement on Suspending Access to Pornhub in France

Technology and media company Aylo, which operates adult sites including Pornhub, YouPorn, and Redtube, has released a public statement regarding its decision to block access to its sites in France.

Pineapple Support to Host Wellness Sessions at Bucharest Summit

Pineapple Support is hosting free group and one-on-one therapy sessions at Bucharest Summit, June 3-5.

Pornhub Blocks Access in France in Response to SREN Law

Pornhub parent company Aylo has opted to block access to its sites in France rather than comply with age verification requirements under the country’s Security and Regulation of the Digital Space (SREN) law.

ASACP Highlights Study on Parental Controls

The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is highlighting the results of a study on the underutilization of parental controls.

Sydney Screams Launches New Site Through Grooby's Blue.xxx

Sydney Screams has launched her new membership site, SydneyScreams.xxx, through Grooby's website management company Blue.xxx.

Mistress Mystii Is LoyalFans' 'Featured Creator' for June

LoyalFans has named Mistress Mystii as its Featured Creator for June.

Show More