Preventing Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on Dating Apps
Thorn’s research shows a simple truth: Kids are on dating apps. So too are child sexual offenders, seeking to gain access to victims. This report outlines steps to empower trust and safety teams to safeguard their dating platform.

Understand the risks to dating platforms and to children, and get steps to safeguard both
Find out how child sexual offenders are seeking to gain access to child victims on dating apps and potentially putting your platform and users at risk.
INSIDE THE REPORT:
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Current trends in youth behaviors on dating platforms
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The tactics of child sexual offenders on these apps
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Actionable steps and tools to prevent abuse
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How to take a Safety-by-Design approach to product and feature development
Thorn is committed to providing resources and tools to tech platforms to help them combat child sexual abuse at scale.

“In our digitally connected world, child sexual abuse material is easily and increasingly shared on the very platforms we use in our daily lives. Harmful interactions between youth and adults are not isolated to the dark corners of the web. As fast as the digital community builds innovative platforms, predators are co-opting these spaces to exploit children and share this egregious content.”
John Starr, VP of Strategic Impact, Thorn