Thursday, October 13, 2022

Op-Ed on "Twitter P*rn" and DOJ's Need to Step Up Priorities to Protect Children Online

Take a moment to view the news stories below featuring Enough Is Enough aimed at holding Big Tech and DOJ accountable to protect children online!
My Op-Ed, Protecting children from sexual exploitation is a low priority for Twitter and the DOJ, was published in The Hill in response to two recent reports:

  • An FBI alleged policy shift redirecting vital government resources aimed at investigating and prosecuting offenses related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM)

  • A report revealing 30 major brands suspended their marketing campaigns on Twitter's platform after learning their promotions appeared alongside tweets soliciting child sexual abuse material.

"In spite of the fact that the DOJ has an entire department, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, whose mandate is to aggressively prosecute all laws designed to prevent child exploitation, DOJ gets an "F" for its failure to do so."


"The government must prioritize the prevention of online exploitation of children, allocate necessary funding for the prosecution of offenders and aggressively enforce all existing laws (including obscenity laws) designed to protect children online. Big Tech must prioritize child safety over profit and implement technologies that are safer by design."

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