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We build technology to defend children from sexual abuse.
Thorn was born in 2012. Our co-founders Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore learned about the issue of child sex trafficking from a documentary highlighting what was happening to children in Cambodia. Read the news, stories, and articles on the intersection between technology and child sexual abuse, along with the latest wins in the fight.
Thorn Blog
2d ago
Safety By Design: Industry Commitments As part of Thorn and All Tech Is Human’s Safety By Design initiative, some of the world’s leading AI companies have made a significant commitment […]
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Thorn Blog
1w ago
Analyzing urgent technology threats and trends At Thorn, we know that nearly all technological innovation in our digital lives brings opportunities and risks – and often has safety implications for […]
The post New Research: Horizon scanning identifies technology evolutions in online child safety appeared first on Thorn ..read more
Thorn Blog
1w ago
Finding something in common. Telling personal stories. Sharing something just a little bit vulnerable and creating a bond. We all do this to build trust. But what if someone takes that trust to a place where we never want it to go?
The post Online grooming: What it is, how it happens, and how to defend children appeared first on Thorn ..read more
Thorn Blog
1M ago
Lennon shares how she was groomed online Transcripts are autogenerated Cindy Peralta: Today, we have the privilege of hearing from survivors and advocates who have lived through these harms and […]
The post Lennon Torres: I was groomed online, youth deserve a safer internet appeared first on Thorn ..read more
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1M ago
Pauline shares how her son was financially sextorted Transcripts are autogenerated Cindy Peralta: Today, we have the privilege of hearing from survivors and advocates who have lived through these harms […]
The post Pauline Stuart: I Want Parents to Know the Truth About Sextortion appeared first on Thorn ..read more
Thorn Blog
1M ago
12 years ago this month, Thorn set out with a bold purpose: to build technology to fight the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. It was an ambitious goal, but […]
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1M ago
Why Lauren Gives to Thorn In an increasingly interconnected and digital world, the safety of our children online has never been more critical. We recently had the privilege of sitting […]
The post Donor Spotlight: A Conversation with Lauren Bush Lauren on Protecting Children in the Digital Age appeared first on Thorn ..read more
Thorn Blog
2M ago
Imagine a 14-year-old boy sitting in his bedroom, staring at his computer screen, his heart pounding. He’s just received a message from someone he thought was a friend — now […]
The post “Will I be Believed?” How deepfakes risk eroding kids’ confidence in the people around them appeared first on Thorn ..read more
Thorn Blog
2M ago
Three months ago, some of the world’s most influential AI leaders made a groundbreaking commitment to protect children from the misuse of generative AI technologies. In collaboration with Thorn and […]
The post Thorn’s Safety by Design for Generative AI: 3-Month Progress Report on Civitai and Metaphysic appeared first on Thorn ..read more
TrustCon 2024 Panel: Enacting Generative AI Safety by Design Principles to Combat Child Sexual Abuse
Thorn Blog
2M ago
Reflections on enacting the principles At 2024 TrustCon, Thorn’s Vice President of Data Science, Rebecca Portnoff, hosted a panel including some of the generative AI leaders who made commitments this […]
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