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September 15, 2023

An Update From Thorn

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.
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September 7, 2023

Thorn’s 2023 Achievements To Date

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.
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June 21, 2023

New Technology to Help Companies Keep Young People Safe

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.
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June 21, 2023

Rising Awareness and Urgency: Thorn’s Insights from NCMEC’s 2022 CyberTipline Report

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.
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May 26, 2023

Generative AI: Now is the Time for Safety By Design

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…
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April 14, 2023

Ashton Kutcher Discusses EU Child Safety Legislation with Parliament

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…
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November 17, 2022

Open letter to the European Union

70+ organisations mark the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse
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November 2, 2022

NoFiltr Launches Youth Innovation Council to Design the Future of the Internet

Meet the youth building the internet they deserve with NoFiltr's Youth Innovation Council.
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May 31, 2022

Open Letter: Thorn and 90+ Organizations Welcome the EU’s Proposal to Prevent and Combat Child 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…
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March 18, 2022

New Report Shows an Increased Effort by Tech Companies to Detect CSAM on the Internet

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…
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