November 29, 2022
Thorn at Ten: A Decade of Progress
In Thorn’s first decade, the digital pioneer became a powerhouse in defending children from sexual abuse. Check out our proudest moments in our latest blog.
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August 9, 2018
Using Spotlight to investigate human trafficking
The following post was written by Kyle Woods and Kyle Hartsock, detectives inside the Ghost Unit, with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office. Through their work investigating human trafficking cases, they use Spotlight regularly to aid in investigations. We’ve asked them…
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June 7, 2018
This is what human trafficking looks like.
The following post was written by Kyle Woods and Kyle Hartsock, detectives inside the Ghost Unit, with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office. Through their work investigating human trafficking cases, they use Spotlight regularly to aid in investigations. We’ve asked them…
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April 24, 2018
Inside Human Trafficking Investigations
The following post was written by Matt Blumenthal, a sergeant with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Matt has been with the department for 23 years and is currently a supervisor at the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force. As…
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October 25, 2016
Spotlight Helps Law Enforcement Identify Victims of Sex Trafficking Faster
The genesis of Spotlight started after we conducted a sex trafficking Survivor Survey in 2012, seeking to learn directly from victims how technology was used throughout their trafficking situation. We found that sixty-three percent of underage sex trafficking victims reported…
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March 3, 2016
Trafficking and Technology: A Cross-Sector Approach
In the fall of 2014, our team went to Phoenix to present to the Arizona Human Trafficking Council. We shared a new tool we had just developed called Spotlight, that leverages machine learning algorithms and insight from officers in the…
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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…
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February 6, 2016
Fighting Child Exploitation Through Intelligent Technology
The following post was submitted by Tim Estes, CEO and Founder of Digital Reasoning, one of our technology partners. Digital Reasoning employs a machine-learning platform that automates the understanding of human communications. In 2000, everyone was starting a business. The…
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February 3, 2016
Thorn joins law enforcement, nonprofits to tackle human trafficking for Super Bowl 50
Thorn will join our partners in the San Francisco Bay Area to support their efforts against human trafficking leading up to Super Bowl 50 this Sunday. Major national events like the Super Bowl tend to bring about an influx of…
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January 21, 2016
Seattle Sex Trafficking Sting Operation Targets Buyers
Earlier this month, local law enforcement and FBI in King County, Washington made significant gains in the fight against sex trafficking with an unprecedented operation that targeted illegal sex buyers. Along with seizing The Review Board, the highest-used erotic review site…
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