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1 in 5 children aged 9-12 have experienced a sexual interaction online. Here’s how can we enhance digital literacy for children to help safeguard them online: -Integrate digital literacy into school curriculums -Offer workshops after school -Create interactive online learning tools -Provide more resources and training for educators https://lnkd.in/gJXyntmu

Our progress wouldn’t be possible without support from dedicated people like you. Thanks to dedicated advocates like you and our coordinated efforts with tech companies, our Safer platform has achieved incredible milestones in the fight to eliminate online child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Safer processed 71.4 billion files input by our customers in 2023, a 70% increase from 2022. Recently launched, Safer Predict enhances our existing tools with new capabilities, including the detection of text-based conversations that may indicate child exploitation. Combining cutting-edge AI technology with collaborative action across the industry enables us to tackle online child sexual abuse at scale. Together, improving detection and making strides toward a world where CSAM is eliminated from the internet. Your support fuels this progress and helps us build a safer, brighter future for every child.

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Looking for an impactful way to support our mission and help create a safer world for children? Here are three easy ways you can take action today: -Join our community: Subscribe to our email list to stay in the know and learn the best, real-time ways to support our mission to defend children. -Learn about the issue: Gain a better understanding of how the intersection of child abuse and technology has created a public health crisis. -Share resources: Thorn for Parents offers resources and tips to equip parents for conversations with children about online safety.

Thorn’s CSAM Classifier identifies new and unreported child sexual abuse material (CSAM) swiftly, allowing officers to find and remove victims from harm faster. Its state-of-the-art machine learning processes more files faster than a human could do manually, transforming child protection efforts. Thorn’s CSAM Classifier not only accelerates investigations but also helps uncover the full extent of CSAM in possession, enabling prosecutors to seek appropriate sentencing that reduces the time that the abuser is out in the world potentially harming kids. Learn how this powerful solution is changing the game in child protection. https://lnkd.in/e38qeMVJ

Imagine being targeted by a fake, explicit image of yourself. You’re most likely scared, confused, and worried that no one will believe you didn’t take the picture yourself. With the rise of deepfakes, this has become a terrifying reality for teens. These highly realistic fake images created with generative AI are being used in financial sextortion, targeting primarily boys ages 14-17. By raising awareness of these online risks, providing resources for support, and using technology to build safer online environments, we can mitigate the risk. We can’t let young people be responsible for protecting themselves or making the case that they’ve been harmed. By working together with a multi-layered approach, we can help youth feel safe again.

Couldn’t join us live for our recent webinar, Breaking the Silence: Survivors and Parents Speak Out to Prevent Sextortion and Online Grooming? The recording of the webinar is now available for you to watch at your convenience. In the recording you will hear from:   Pauline Stuart, Advocate and parent of a financial sextortion victim Lennon Torres, Campaign Director at Heat Initiative Rosalia Rivera, Consent educator, abuse prevention expert, and founder of CONSENTparenting™   Learn about the real impact of online threats on children and families, practical strategies for keeping kids safe online, and how you can contribute to a safer online environment. Watch the recap now: https://lnkd.in/eXwMPYEr 

Three months ago, some of the world's most influential AI leaders made a groundbreaking commitment to protect children from the misuse of generative AI technologies. In collaboration with Thorn and All Tech Is Human, Amazon, Anthropic, Civitai, Google, Meta, Metaphysic.ai, Microsoft, Mistral AI, OpenAI, and Stability AI pledged to adopt Safety by Design principles to guard against the creation and spread of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (AIG-CSAM) and other sexual harms against children. As part of their commitment, these companies agreed to transparently publish and share documentation of their progress in implementing these principles. This is a critical component of our overall three-pillar strategy for accountability: 1. Publishing progress reports with insights from the committed companies (to support public awareness and pressure where necessary) 2. Collaborating with standard setting institutions such as IEEE and NIST to scale the reach of these principles and mitigations (opening the door for third party auditing) 3. Engaging with policymakers such that they understand what is technically feasible and impactful in this space, to inform necessary legislation. Today, we're sharing the first three-month progress report focusing on two companies: Civitai and Metaphysic. Read more about the significance of this commitment in the comments below.

Don’t miss out! Join us today at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET, for a webinar addressing the evolving threats of sextortion and online grooming. Hear firsthand from survivors, advocates, and experts as they share their stories and provide expert prevention strategies. During this webinar you will learn: 💡How we can better protect children from sextortion and online grooming 💡Actionable prevention strategies from experts 💡What can be done to help create safer online environments Join us in breaking the silence on sextortion and online grooming. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gMKPt_DW

Meet Cindy Tapper-Peralta, Regional Director of Philanthropy at Thorn. During our webinar TOMORROW, Cindy will discuss how technology is being used to facilitate abuse and how we can work together to protect children. Join us for Breaking the Silence: Survivors and Parents Speak Out to Prevent Sextortion and Online Grooming on September 25 at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET. Save your spot now! https://lnkd.in/gMKPt_DW