THORN
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Mission Statement
We build technology to defend children from sexual abuse.
About This Cause
Child sexual abuse is a global public health crisis. But it doesn’t have to be. Thorn is on a mission to create a world where every child can simply be a kid. Thorn is an innovative technology nonprofit that develops products and programs aimed at combating child sexual abuse at an unprecedented scale. We empower platforms and people who can protect children with the tools and resources to do so, using the power of technology to secure every kid’s right to childhood joy. We put technology to work each day to enhance child safety. Five key initiatives drive everything we do: 1) We make the internet safer & stop revictimization. Building safer content-hosting platforms is critically important. We build products and resources to help stop the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and put an end to revictimization. Thorn has helped the tech industry detect over 5 million child sexual abuse files from the open web. 2) We empower parents & youth to prevent abuse. Talking early and often about online risks can help both kids and adults take control of digital safety. Thorn for Parents is full of resources and skill-building exercises to help adults lead empowering and judgment-free conversations. NoFiltr is our peer-to-peer prevention program that helps teens learn about how to protect themselves from online threats. 3) We find children faster. Our tools and solutions equip investigators and NGOs with the information they need to find child victims faster and remove them from harm. 4) We move the child safety ecosystem forward with original research. To stand up against abuse, we must stay on the cutting edge of changes in the child safety and technology landscape. By conducting novel research, we can adapt our current solutions and tools and create new ones to drive the most impact. 5) We influence policy. Our work is global. We need every lawmaker to have child safety in mind when creating and voting on policy. By collaborating with politicians across the globe (with our primary focus in the U.S. and the EU), we provide the facts and information they need to advocate for the most vulnerable. The internet has transformed what it means to be a child, a parent, and a perpetrator today. Perpetrators are using the internet to exploit and abuse children, coercing them into sexual activity and widely sharing the content that documents that abuse. At Thorn, we envision a world where cutting-edge technology is proactively developed to defend children.