Thorn turns 9: Celebrating our top 9 moments from 2021
On this day 9 years ago, Thorn was born. It was comprised of a handful of people just beginning to understand the role of technology in child sexual abuse. Today, we’re a team of nearly 100 people, working across the…
Become a Thorn Builder and help us build the world we all believe in
At Thorn, we believe in a world where every child can be safe, curious, and happy. For us, that means building digital tools and programs to defend children from sexual abuse online. We work every day to shine a light…
Thorn turns 8: Some of our proudest, and favorite, moments so far
8 years ago, Thorn was a vision with a mission statement: Thorn drives technology innovation to fight the sexual exploitation of children. It wasn’t always clear what exactly Thorn would become. That’s what happens when you’re shocked and humbled by…
How we pivoted our in-person team meeting to a virtual summit overnight
As a remote-first, fully distributed team at Thorn, we connect virtually every day with tools like Zoom and Slack. But at least twice a year we get the whole team together for in-person meetings that provide critical team bonding and…
Working Remotely: Building a strong, effective engineering team while distributed
Tips for building, managing, and maintaining engineering teams in a remote-first environment As a result of the current health crisis sweeping the world, we are a society that has gone virtual overnight. For many companies, engineering teams that were…
Working Remotely: Here’s what we’ve learned after 8 years
Tips for working from home from Thorn, a remote-first organization Eight years ago, when Thorn was founded, we challenged ourselves to find the best talent to support this mission, regardless of geography. It was this decision that led us to…