Labour should aim to end sexual exploitation, not just curb its visibility | Letter

2026-03-08 - 17:23

Removing platforms does not stop exploitation. It moves it underground and severs victims from support, says Andrew Wallis of Unseen Your editorial on adult services websites (4 March) rightly raises urgent questions about platform harm and the government’s responsibility to act. Unseen’s modern slavery helpline indicated 799 potential victims of sexual exploitation in 2025. Reports of child sexual exploitation more than doubled in 2024 – from 53 to 110. These are not projections. They are cases reported directly to us by victims and frontline workers with nowhere else to call. Continue reading...