Calling on Bad Actors to Change It's also imperative that we call out specific bad actors in the tech industry, and urge them to change their practices. You can help us put the pressure on these three mainstream tech platforms that are endangering our children:
1. Discord Discord, a communication and gaming platform that is widely popular with kids, consistently fails to address the myriad harms on its platform. Kids who use Discord are being exposed to pornography – including violent and illegal content – and are also groomed and exploited by predators. |
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2. Kik Kik is a free messaging app that is used by a third of American teens. The anonymity and ease of connecting with strangers ranks it among the most dangerous online spaces for kids. Law enforcement has been sounding the alarm for years about Kik being a stomping ground for predators, yet Kik hasn’t made any substantive improvements to keep kids safe. |
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3. Meta Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp: all of which are consistently under fire as primary places for grooming, sextortion, child sexual abuse material (aka. "child pornography), and a host of other crimes and ills. These dangers now threaten to take on terrifying new heights through Meta's development of the "Metaverse" (ie. virtual reality products). |
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Thank you for taking action to ensure that our children can live and love free from sexual abuse and exploitation – including when they spend time online! |
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