100+ Organizations Urge Congress to Pass the STOP CSAM Act
More than 100 organizations have backed the End OSEAC Coalition’s letter urging Congress to pass the bipartisan STOP CSAM Act
The End Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children (OSEAC) Coalition is a U.S. advocacy coalition that aims to improve U.S. government policies and programs to better prevent and address the online sexual exploitation and abuse of children and provide appropriate support to survivors.
To galvanize champions, political will and leadership within U.S. Congress to prioritize the prevention of and response to the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children.
To pass legislation and support government programs that address the gaps and weaknesses within the U.S.’s current legal framework.
To increase U.S budgetary allocations to government-led programs that support the prevention of and response to online sexual exploitation and abuse of children.
In 2024, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received more than 20 million reports of suspected child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), representing over 62 million images, videos and other files.
Online enticement involves an adult communicating with a child for sexual purposes. In 2024, NCMEC saw a 192% increase in online enticement reports. Enticement includes sextortion, where a predators blackmails a victim, often a child, over sexual images. 1 in 17 kids now say they have been victims of attempted sextortion.
In 2024, the Internet Watch Foundation found that children ages 7-10 represented the majority of victims of CSAM, a change from previous years when 11-13-year-old victims represented the majority.
AI-generated CSAM images have exploded in the last couple years, growing more than 1300% since 2023 alone. Emerging technologies including nudifying apps, ai chatbots, and other ai-powered tools and platforms present new sexual exploitation risks to children.
Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children (OSEAC) are “all acts of a sexually exploitative or abusive nature carried out against a child that have, at some stage, a connection to the online environment.” This can include the production and distribution of child sexual abuse materials, grooming, sextortion, and live-streaming of abusive acts.
More than 100 organizations have backed the End OSEAC Coalition’s letter urging Congress to pass the bipartisan STOP CSAM Act
The End Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children (OSEAC) Coalition, a group of leading organizations committed to advocacy to further policies that protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse online, is excited to announce their endorsement of the Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment (STOP CSAM) Act.
In the digital age, the internet has become a powerful tool for education, connection,
and innovation. But it has also opened new avenues for harm, none more devastating
than the online sexual exploitation and abuse of children (OSEAC).
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