![]() We have elevated the conversation surrounding human trafficking and technology through our Human Trafficking Conversation Series. The Spotlight tool is now used by over 4,000 police officers across the country and has helped in identifying over 6,000 victims of human trafficking. The Spotlight tool was piloted in Phoenix for beta testing in 2015. These tools are able to work through the deepest crevasses of the web to identify victims of trafficking more effectively and efficiently. To find children faster, they have created two online tools, Spotlight and Solis, for law enforcement agencies across the world, for free. Thorn has worked tirelessly to improve three areas of child safety, finding abused children faster, deterring predators, and creating hostile online environments. The McCain Institute has supported and helped to advance the incredible work of Thorn, Digital Defenders of Children. The volume of minor victims being sold online for sex demanded a change ![]() Online platforms, such as, have become online marketplaces for buying minor sex trafficking victims. ![]() The internet has made purchasing a child for sex nearly as easy as buying a pizza. “63% of child sex trafficking survivors were advertised online at some point during their trafficking situation.” – ThornĮxploitation of children online for sex has continued to grow. ![]() Partner: Thorn, Digital Defenders of Children ![]()
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