Insights from Our Latest Research

In front of screens across America, a quiet crisis is unfolding. Sexual extortion has become a very real threat that’s casting a dark shadow over young lives. Thorn’s latest research, […]

What are “commodified sexual interactions?”  As young people mature, they naturally explore identity, build relationships, and find ways to express themselves. Today’s children are no different, except that they are […]

Children and teens today live much of their lives online—where new risks are emerging at an unprecedented rate. One of the latest emerging threats? Deepfake nudes.  Our latest research at […]

Analyzing urgent technology threats and trends At Thorn, we know that nearly all technological innovation in our digital lives brings opportunities and risks – and often has safety implications for […]

  Kids’ digital lives are flush with positive experiences, but also with very real risks — some of which are emerging so fast, society is racing to grasp them. Yet […]

  The headlines are gut-wrenching. Young boys, targeted online by perpetrators in disguise, are being manipulated to produce sexual imagery only to be immediately exploited for monetary gain under the […]

In an exciting expansion of Thorn’s research initiatives beyond the U.S., we are proud to share insights from our first international quantitative studies focusing on youth experiences with digital safety, […]

In our annual report, Youth Perspectives on Online Safety 2022, we delve deep into the behaviors and attitudes of today’s minors concerning self-generated child sexual abuse material (SG-CSAM), sometimes referred to as “nudes.”

In our latest research focusing on LGBTQ+ experiences online, we discovered that LGBTQ+ youth place enormous importance on online communities as places for exploration and perceived safety – but these platforms also carry their own risk of harm and risky encounters.