Meta Blinds Itself to 80+ million Child Sexual Exploitation Cases per Year

Catalina* was one of the fortunate ones.

When her stepdad shared video footage of him sexually abusing her through Messenger, Meta detected it. The video was reported to the authorities and Catalina was rescued.

But from now on, there won’t be any more fortunate ones. 

 

Last week, Meta (the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) made the truly devastating decision to nullify its ability to detect and report child sexual exploitation on its platforms. This means the tens of millions of reports Meta makes each year (roughly 80 million in 2022) will be almost entirely lost. 

Pedophiles and other criminals are rejoicing.

*Composite story based on common survivor experiences

📣 ACTION: Ask Congress to Hold Meta Accountable!

Christmas Shopping on eBay? First Ask Them to Stop Facilitating Sexual Abuse!

It’s that time of the year. Christmas is only a couple weeks away and many of us are neck-deep in holiday shopping. Perhaps you want to skip out on the busy malls and do some of your shopping online. Not a bad idea…

However, before you turn to eBay, the world’s 2nd most visited online marketplace, there are a few things you should know.

Ebay is in the business of selling childlike sex abuse dolls, spycams advertising specifically for filming women nude without their consent, and other products that normalize sexual abuse and exploitation. 

This is why NCOSE named eBay to the 2023 Dirty Dozen List. And it is why we are now encouraging all holiday shoppers to call on eBay to clean up their act!

📣 ACTION: Encourage EBay to Act Ethically

Sex Trafficking Survivors to Appeal Dismissal of Their Lawsuit Against X Corp./Twitter

This week, a lawsuit brought by two survivors of sex trafficking was dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The Plaintiffs’ legal team, composed of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation Law Center, The Haba Law Firm, and The Matiasic Firm, provided the following response to the news of the dismissal of John Doe #1 and John Doe #2 v. Twitter, Inc.

“This lawsuit sought to hold a massive social media platform accountable for knowingly and recklessly spreading child pornography – also known as child sexual abuse material (“CSAM”) – of two young boys ... X Corp. reviewed obvious CSAM, and then refused to remove these criminal videos from their platform. Instead, X continued to profit from the exploitation of two 13-year-old boys...

The legal team for John Doe #1 and John Doe #2 will continue to seek justice and accountability on their behalf and are considering their appellate options.”

📣ACTION: Sign the Petition in Support of the Survivor Plaintiffs

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