February 14, 2017
Clarity & Focus in 2017
Failing is hard. Really hard when you fail to help an abused child. This is the type of failure that keeps you up at night, and it’s the type that clarifies our purpose. (more…)
Read More
November 1, 2016
Spotlight Supports Cross-Agency Collaboration in Operation Cross Country X
The FBI’s Operation Cross Country is a cross agency—and now cross border—operation that focuses on recovering underage victims of sex trafficking and raising public awareness. This year’s Operation Cross Country aided in the recovery of 82 juveniles (the youngest U.S.…
Read More
October 6, 2016
Audrie & Daisy: Stop the Shame of Sextortion and Sexual Assault
Last month, the documentary Audrie & Daisy arrived on Netflix. It tells the story of the sexual assault of two teenage girls, Audrie Pott and Daisy Coleman. While each girl has a unique story, they share a common experience in…
Read More
June 17, 2016
Sextortion: An Untold Story
As Thorn’s Program Manager, I lead research initiatives that deepen our understanding of child sexual exploitation and help inform our partners across the tech industry, law enforcement and NGOs. Last summer, we launched a new research project to better understand…
Read More
May 17, 2016
Hackathon Creates Tech Solutions for Child Safety
Greg Clark is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft and participated in the recent Child Safety Hackathon at Facebook. As someone who has spent his entire career thus far working in technology, I’ve always looked for opportunities to use my…
Read More
April 7, 2016
Announcing the Thorn 2015 Impact Report
Every day, we wake up, get to work and think about how we can get the right people in the right rooms so that we can save children from exploitation. (more…)
Read More
February 22, 2016
Collaborative Technology Aids Super Bowl Trafficking Sting
On February 4th, I flew out to the San Francisco Bay Area to support our law enforcement partners in Super Bowl sting operations. In addition to other methods, officers used the anti-human trafficking tool we developed with Digital Reasoning, called…
Read More
November 12, 2015
Announcing: Thorn’s San Francisco Innovation Lab
The core mission of our work at Thorn revolves around using innovative technology to end the sexual exploitation of children. That’s why today we’re very proud to announce the launch of the Innovation Lab — a new think tank in…
Read More
January 22, 2015
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month 2015
The start of the New Year represents a time of renewed hope. At Thorn, we’re proud of the accomplishments we’ve made in 2014, and are confident that we’ll make even more significant strides in driving technological innovations to combat slavery, human…
Read More
January 12, 2015
There is No Such Thing as a Child Prostitute
“There is no such thing as a child prostitute. There are only victims and survivors of child rape.” Malika Saada Saar Last Thursday (January 8th), Thorn’s Executive Director Julie Cordua joined Rights4Girls and the McCain Institute for “A Conversation about…
Read More