The Issue: Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)

Each year, the child safety ecosystem looks to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s CyberTipline Report for a snapshot of the online exploitation landscape. The data—how many reports […]

As technology continues to advance, we’re facing an emerging threat to children’s safety online: artificial intelligence tools being misused to create sexually exploitative content of minors. This disturbing trend requires […]

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Imagine a 14-year-old boy sitting in his bedroom, staring at his computer screen, his heart pounding. He’s just received a message from someone he thought was a friend — now […]

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children recently released its 2023 CyberTipline report, which captures key trends from reports submitted by the public and digital platforms on suspected child […]

Our connected world has transformed what it means to be a child and a parent today. Young people grow up with phones in their hands and — depending on their […]

It’s a nightmare reality happening at alarming rates: a child is sexually abused – and evidence of that abuse has spread across the internet like wildfire. This abuse material is traumatizing, toxic, illegal and definitely NOT pornography.

How did we get here, to this place where technology has become such a double-edged sword? And how is Thorn responding to ensure we are on the right path to defend children? Let’s take a closer look.