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Thorn addresses child sexual abuse from three focus areas: accelerate victim identification, equip platforms to stop the viral spread of CSAM, and empower the public with resources for youth and their caregivers to navigate digital safety conversations.

Thorn works closely with trust and safety and engineering teams to tailor, train, and evaluate technical solutions to identify and address attempts to groom and exploit a young person.

In 2022, NCMEC’s CyberTipline received more than 32 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation. This staggering number is more than just a statistic—it represents millions of children actually experiencing abuse.

Generative AI represents a true paradigm shift in our ability to create content and ideas, with the potential to have significant implications on the ways in which we work and live. In the child safety ecosystem, generative AI also changes…

To help the public – especially those in the EU with a stake in protecting children – better understand the importance of new legislation and rally behind it, Thorn co-founder Ashton Kutcher spoke passionately about the scale of CSAM and…

70+ organisations mark the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse

On May 11, the European Commission released a proposed Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse. It is timely and historic, not just for Europe but for the world. When passed, this legislation has the potential…

If you’re following Thorn’s work, you know the critical role that tech companies play in identifying and reporting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on their platforms. Today, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) released its annual overview…