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The internet makes it easier to harm kids
Children are being exploited online. Grooming, sextortion, and the documentation of their abuse (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) is spreading faster than ever. Learn more about the issue.
We’re building smarter tech to empower the platforms and people who have the ability to defend children.
Since starting our work in 2012, we’ve:
STOPPED REVICTIMIZATION.
5,000,000+files of child sexual abuse material flagged for removal
ACCELERATED VICTIM IDENTIFICATION. 32%average triage time saved by users of our CSAM Classifier, according to a 2023 user survey
RESOURCED YOUTH TO PREVENT ABUSE. 120,000conversations with youth about internet safety
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One bold goal drives our work
Thorn is on a mission to protect every kid’s right to a joyful childhood by making the internet safer and defending children from sexual abuse. How?