Million Kids Areas of Expertise
Child Sex & Labor Trafficking
Child Sex Abuse Materials (CSAM)
Child Sex Abuse Materials (CSAM)
Child trafficking is a pervasive issue that affects communities worldwide. From foreign national trafficking to right here at home, our young people are at risk of encountering predators on popular dating sites, social media apps, video chat rooms, and instant messaging platforms.
Traffickers often exploit the trust of their victims, whether it’s someone they know personally, a seemingly legitimate connection made through a job recruitment site, or individuals affiliated with gangs or cartels using online seduction and recruitment tactics. These dangers are closer than we think, making it crucial to stay vigilant and informed.
Child Sex Abuse Materials (CSAM)
Child Sex Abuse Materials (CSAM)
Child Sex Abuse Materials (CSAM)
Images and videos documenting the exploitation and abuse of children are disturbingly accessible online.
According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), they have received over 82 million reports, reviewed more than 322 million images and videos, and identified over 19,100 victims.
Unfortunately, these numbers are expected to continue rising as the issue worsens. CSAM can literally be found on just about every online app and are prolific on the dark web.
Sextortion/Online Enticement
Child Sex Abuse Materials (CSAM)
Sextortion/Online Enticement
Predators now have around-the-clock access to children through the Internet via apps, social media, chat rooms and online games. Kids are increasingly being targeted by online predators, sometimes local and sometimes on the other side of the globe, who seduce them into thinking they are in a relationship. They share explicit sexual images and then the predators use threats and blackmail, demanding more images or money. If the victims refuse, the predators threaten to expose their images to friends and family, leaving the victims feeling trapped, embarrassed, or ashamed. Tragically, some teens have taken their own lives.
Image Based Sexual Abuse
Exploitation of Missing Kids/Runaways
Sextortion/Online Enticement
Image-based sexual abuse involves the non-consensual sharing of intimate photos. This abuse can take several forms, including the distribution of "revenge porn," where consensual nude photos are shared without the subject's consent.
Additionally, it encompasses the dire trend of using AI to create deep fake nudes of individuals, generated with easily accessible software.
Exploitation of Missing Kids/Runaways
Exploitation of Missing Kids/Runaways
Exploitation of Missing Kids/Runaways
The risks for runaways and missing kids have evolved. Increasingly, teens are meeting someone online, developing a fantasy relationship, and sneaking out to meet their new "friend." Unfortunately, this friend can often be a dangerous predator. Horrifyingly, within 48 hours of running away, one out of six runaways is likely to be sexually exploited. The need to find missing kids and runaways quickly has never been more urgent.
Technology Hazards
Exploitation of Missing Kids/Runaways
Exploitation of Missing Kids/Runaways
Advanced technologies are being used more and more to exploit. It can include encrypted messaging, self-generated pornography, disappearing images/chats, cryptocurrencies, money laundering, virtual reality, live streaming, animation, animated porn, artificial intelligence, call centers and the dark net. All of which create a more sophisticated, technology freeway that makes it easier for predators to exploit vulnerable youth.