Blumenthal, Bereaved Parents Demand Congress Take Action on Social Media Victims Remembrance Day
child lost to online harms including sextortion, drug poisoning, cyberbullying, addictive algorithms pushing suicide ideation, and dangerous social
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Warner, Husted, Britt Lead Bipartisan Bill to Protect Children on Social Media
selling them dangerous drugs and exploiting them through sextortion while trying to bypass parents and other trusted adults … from severe social media-related harms like cyberbullying, sextortion, and drug trafficking while also strengthening privacy protections
Durbin Calls For Action To Protect Vulnerable Children From Exploitation, Trafficking In Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing
exploited children face, from human trafficking to online sextortion, and he called on his Senate colleagues to immediately … sentencing laws, target violent online criminal networks, prohibit sextortion, and direct the Sentencing Commission to update the CSAM
Durbin Questions Witnesses About Protecting Vulnerable Youth From Sex Trafficking, Exploitation
brought into dangerous situations, including trafficking and sextortion. Durbin began by asking Ms. Julia Einbond, CEO of Covenant
Durbin, Grassley Pass Bipartisan Online Child Safety Package Through Senate Judiciary Committee
Children and Harm Online (ECCHO) Act, and theStop Sextortion Act. The package would address gaps in federal … protect kids online by prohibiting sextortion, combating violent online criminal networks, like 764, who coerce children into harming
Durbin, Graham Introduce Bill To Sunset Section 230 Immunity For Tech Companies, Protect Americans Online
dissemination of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and sextortion—a type of online blackmail using nude or sexually
Durbin, Grassley Introduce Landmark Legislative Package To Protect Kids Online
Children and Harm Online Act(ECCHO Act) andStop Sextortion Actwould each address concerning developments in online child abuse … hurt themselves or others. Read bill texthere. TheStop Sextortion Act: TheStop Sextortion Actwould target offenders that threaten
In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, Durbin Questions Witnesses On Addressing CSAM & Protecting Children Online
James to suicide after being financially-sextorted online. “Ms. Woods, how long do you think your
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Judiciary Committee Hearing On Protecting Kids Online
total of 139 CyberTips involving financially-motivated sextortion. In the first six months of 2025 alone, there have … already been 23,593 financial-sextortion CyberTips. Another disturbing trend is a rise in offenders
Durbin Delivers Remarks At Anti-Trafficking In Persons Roundtable, Calls For Federal Action To Rein In Big Tech
online risks—grooming, recruitment into trafficking, sextortion, and victimization through CSAM, AI-generated pornography, and non-consensual intimate
Sen. Ossoff Working to Pass Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Children Online
Ossoff pressed FBI Director Christopher Wray to address sextortion schemes targeting children online amidsta reported 700% increasein their
Kelly Backs Legislation to Protect Children on Social Media, Hold Tech Companies Accountable
sinister stranger found him on Facebook and sextorted him. One of the few ways I’ve found
Blumenthal, Blackburn, Thune & Schumer Introduce the Kids Online Safety Act
suicide after he became a victim of sextortion. Walker was attacked through Instagram where a man from Nigeria … sinister stranger found him on Facebook and sextorted him. One of the few ways I’ve found
Durbin Questions Witnesses In Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On The STOP CSAM Act
well educated on CSAM and what’s sextortion and exploitation means and how prevalent it is in their
Klobuchar, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Online Exploitation of Private Images
than 500,000 reports of online enticement, including sextortion, to our CyberTipline. The SHIELD Act will provide … accountable. The legislation also addresses the challenges of ‘sextortion’ and closes a loophole where child pornography falls short
Sens. Ossoff, Blackburn Again Press FBI to Strengthen Investigations of Child Sex Abuse and Exploitation
Ossoff pressed FBI Director Christopher Wray to address sextortion schemes targeting children online amidst areported 700% increasein their