Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Not Swift Enough: Survivors and Children Wait for Government, Industry to Act
In January explicit deepfake images of Taylor Swift exploded across the internet. Tech platforms rightfully rushed to respond yet, industry actions...
February 08

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
IJM Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing: Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis
IJM supports the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with five tech CEOs on the subject of online sexual exploitation of children. We urge Congress to...
February 01

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Survivors of violence need the U.S. to address online sexual exploitation to keep children safe
The CEOs of Meta, X, Snap, Discord, and TikTok testified about online sexual exploitation before the Senate Judiciary Committee. We want policymakers...
January 31

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Four Ways the EARN IT Act Protects Kids Online
The EARN IT Act is one piece of legislation before Congress that aims to protect kids online. What does the bill do? Who supports it? What can you do...
January 26

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Trafficker Gets Four Life Sentences for Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
Arrested after offering to sexually abuse her 6-year-old son and a one-year-old girl for profit, a 32-year-old trafficker has been sentenced to four...
January 24

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
IJM Applauds Senate Passage of the REPORT Act
IJM welcomes the Senate passage of the REPORT Act, a bipartisan bill which will advance online protection measures for children around the world.
December 15

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Ruby's Story
When Ruby* was just 14 years old, her parents died, leaving her grieving and alone on their family farm in the Philippines. She thought...
October 30

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Advocates Ask Congress to Fight Online Child Abuse in IJM Lobby Day
IJM hosts advocates in Washington, D.C., to urge policymakers to support the EARN IT Act (S.1207 / H.R.2732).
October 16

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
IJM Testifies on Exploitation of Children Before House Judiciary Committee
IJM’s Vanessa Bautista and John Tanagho called on Congress to compel online service providers to act proactively against child exploitation on their...
September 13