Dear Friend,
When C.O. was twelve years old, she opened a Snapchat account.
What happened next was completely unexpected. She began receiving unsolicited sexually explicit pictures from strangers.
Disturbed, the young girl reported the offending accounts—yet Snapchat did nothing to stop the harassment.
Instead, they made the problem so much worse … C.O.’s lawyers state that Snapchat’s algorithm suggested the twelve-year-old girl befriend a registered sex offender.
The sex offender instantly began grooming C.O. He eventually blackmailed her into sneaking out of her home in the middle of the night in order to meet him.
Then, he raped her.
When C.O.’s mother learned what happened, she was horrified. She eventually filed a lawsuit against Snapchat, to hold them accountable for actively facilitating her daughter’s exploitation.
But the case was thrown out because of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Section 230 is what stands in the way of victims of social media obtaining justice. It’s what stops tech companies being held accountable for recklessly and knowingly endangering our children.
This outdated, dystopian law shields online platforms from liability for the harms they cause.
Will you join a Community of Defenders, fighting to end Section 230?
Defenders are passionate individuals who donate monthly to the fight to end sexual exploitation. A key focus in that fight this year is pushing Congress to repeal Section 230.
Unless YOU take a stand to strike down this dangerous law, tech companies will never make their products safe for children. Without liability, there is simply no incentive for them to do so.
Opponents of Section 230 are up against Big Tech $$$; the richest people in the world are working to undermine their good work at every turn.
That’s why your monthly gift is desperately needed.
By becoming a Defender, your monthly gift will support the ongoing fight to end Section 230 and all sexual exploitation.
The Children of America need you. Become a Defender today!
