Learn Facing a new reality in the online marketplace for child sexual exploitation Explore new data on online child sexual exploitation and the evolving risks youth face.
Learn The product manager’s guide to choosing content moderation solutions Find out why content moderation matters for every platform, and get a step-by-step approach to finding your content moderation solution.
Learn Deepfake nudes are a harmful reality for youth: New research from Thorn Deepfake technology is evolving at an alarming rate, lowering the barrier for bad actors to create hyper-realistic explicit images in seconds—with no technical expertise required. For trust and safety
Learn The Take It Down Act: What Trust and Safety Teams Need to Know Addressing the risks of nonconsensual image abuse AI-generated deepfake nudes are accelerating the spread of nonconsensual image abuse, making it easier for bad actors to manipulate and weaponize imagery of
Learn CSAM has distinct characteristics that call for purpose-built solutions. CSAM has distinct characteristics that call for purpose-built solutions, such as CSAM classifiers. Thorn's data science team dives into the details.
Learn Cross-platform CSAM hash sharing for platforms There are several child safety organizations that make their CSAM hash lists available to select partners via sharing programs. Learn more.
Learn Four questions to help assess your platform’s risk of hosting CSAM Know the signs that could indicate your platform is at risk of hosting CSAM images and videos. Understand what types of sites are most at risk.
Learn Online child sexual abuse and exploitation statistics Online child sexual abuse and exploitation has continued to rise for more than a decade. Understand the scale of the issue and the emerging trends to watch for.
Learn What is CSAM? Child Safety Terms & Definitions A glossary of special terms and acronyms used within the child safety ecosystem. What's CSAM? CSEA? CSAI? Do they refer to different harms?
Learn Child sexual abuse material: What digital platforms need to know This 7-part series is an essential guide to understanding CSAM and the available detection strategies leveraged by trust and safety professionals.
Learn 2025 Online Child Safety Predictions for Trust and Safety Explore Thorn's predictions for online child safety in 2025, from regulatory changes to AI challenges, and how these trends will shape the future of trust and safety.
Learn How Teams are Making the Business Case for Investing in Trust & Safety Content moderation is crucial for business growth. Trust & Safety initiatives protect users, boost engagement, and improve company value.
Learn Understanding Gen AI’s Risks to Child Safety on Digital Platforms Generative AI is introducing new vectors of risk for kids online, and it’s also unlocking critical tools to combat online child sexual abuse at scale.
Learn Safe Space Lightning Rounds with Trust & Safety Leaders John Starr puts several trust and safety leaders in the “hot spot” for a lightning round of questions to get their POV on what it’s like to work in trust and safety.
Learn Safe Space: Talking Trust & Safety with Patricia Cartes Discover the human side of trust and safety in this candid conversation between Patricia Cartes, Head of Trust & Safety at Cantina AI, and host John Starr, Thorn’s VP of Strategic Impact.
Learn Introducing the CSAM Keyword Hub: A Free Collection of Words Related to Child Safety Risks The CSAM Keyword Hub contains words and phrases related to CSAM and child sexual exploitation, boosting content moderation efforts.
Learn Safe Space: Talking Trust & Safety with Jerrel Peterson Discover the human side of trust and safety in this candid conversation between Jerrel Peterson, Director of Content Policy at Spotify, and host John Starr, Thorn’s VP of Strategic Impact.
Learn Safe Space: Talking Trust & Safety with Yoel Roth Discover the human side of trust and safety in this candid conversation between Yoel Roth, VP at Match Group, and host John Starr, Thorn’s VP of Strategic Impact.
Learn The Dual Role of Technology: Thorn’s Insights From NCMEC’s 2023 CyberTipline Report In 2023, NCMEC’s CyberTipline received a staggering 36.2 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation.
Learn Youth Tell the Truth About Safety Tools: Advice on How to Improve These Tools From Actual Teens Platform safety tools — like blocking and reporting — are often a child’s first choice for responding to a harmful sexual interaction online. Instead of seeking support from a parent or
Learn Safeguard Youth and Protect Your Platform Understand how to prevent risky situations involving youth and bad actors with insights from Thorn’s latest brief for digital platforms.
Learn The REPORT Act Is Now Federal Law – Here’s What It Means for Online Platforms The REPORT Act is now federal law. We provide details about its components and explain how it will impact online platforms.
Learn Unmasking the Perpetrators Online: Profiles of Bad Actors for Use by Trust and Safety Learn how easy access to children online has given rise to new types of child sexual perpetrators.
Learn 4 Considerations for Improving Your Child Safety Policies 4 considerations for Trust and Safety teams at digital platforms as they review their child safety policies. Here’s what to consider.
Learn The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) Explained: What the Drafted Bill Could Mean for Your Online Platform Thorn's policy team explains the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and how the provisions in this bill may impact digital platforms.
