About sexually explicit images and videos that were illegally uploaded and disseminated. A consultant asked us, "It is mentally painful to search the Internet and find images and videos by myself. Can you do something about it?" Many of them asked, "Can you do something about it?

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As a cooperative consultation support business, PAPS has begun to provide consultation support to those who have been involved in pornography, by searching for illegally uploaded images and videos on the Internet and requesting their deletion. Initially, this was done on an unpaid volunteer basis, but it was excessively stressful to continue searching for and requesting the removal of sexually explicit images and video records. I gradually realized that it was not a job that I could continue as an unpaid volunteer.

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We are in the process of seeking to create a system that will allow us to continue "requesting deletion of sexual image records" as a new form of social work, and that will be less burdensome for those who consult with us. The grant will allow us to make deletion requests on a free, non-profit basis. After the grant is over, we hope to raise donations and otherwise manage to keep the deletion requests going.