Human Trafficking Advisory Council Member Ashton Kutcher, the co-founder of Thorn, spoke out in a hearing on Capitol Hill in Feb. The focus of this conversation was how technology and trafficking can both benefit the fight against trafficking, but also create a more complex maze for traffickers to hide behind. These conversations (see Part I and Part II) are followed up with proactive, action-based solutions the attendees can enact after the event.
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This series targets specific industries and seeks to educate the masses on how trafficking is intertwined in their day to day business. 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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