Description: The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is a U.S.-based nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1962 (formerly Morality in Media) that campaigns against pornography and other forms of sexual exploitation. It describes its mission as defending human dignity and ending sexual abuse and exploitation through research, corporate campaigns, legal action, and legislative advocacy. Type: Non-profit public interest / advocacy organization (registered 501(c)(3)) Policies: Advocates for restrictions on pornography and sexually explicit material, corporate policy changes to remove or limit facilitators of sexual exploitation, laws and enforcement to combat sex trafficking and child sexual abuse, platform accountability measures (e.g., supporting FOSTA/SESTA and similar legislative proposals), opposition to decriminalization of commercial sex, and related obscenity and public-health framed initiatives. Funding: Primarily funded by private contributions and private foundations (tax‑exempt nonprofit revenue reported largely as donations; also funds programs through grants and fundraising activities). Affiliates: Leads the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation and operates the NCOSE Law Center and International Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation; prominent associated individuals have included CEO Dawn Hawkins, former president Patrick A. Trueman, and researcher/leader Marcel van der Watt.
