Help us protect childhood joy

You have the power to defend children from sexual abuse.

The internet makes it easier to harm kids

Children are being exploited online. Grooming, sextortion, and the documentation of their abuse (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) is spreading faster than ever. Learn more about the issue.

We’re building smarter tech to empower the platforms and people who have the ability to defend children.

Explore Our Impact

Since starting our work in 2012, we’ve:
STOPPED REVICTIMIZATION.
5,000,000+files of child sexual abuse material flagged for removal

ACCELERATED VICTIM IDENTIFICATION.
32%average triage time saved by users of our CSAM Classifier, according to a 2023 user survey

RESOURCED YOUTH TO PREVENT ABUSE.
120,000conversations with youth about internet safety

Defending children is everyone’s job

We don’t have to scroll past while harm happens. Everyone has a role to play to protect kids. Thorn’s solutions empower you to become an active partner in building a safer internet.

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Platforms Parents Teens & Young Adults Victim Identification

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Why Thorn?

Thorn makes it simple for businesses to set up and operate a robust child safety program. Slack has long relied on Thorn to help keep our services safe in a responsible and privacy-protective way.

Risa Stein, Director of Product Management, Integrity at Slack

Thorn’s work is essential. Us parents often feel helpless knowing children like ours are vulnerable to predators and that’s why I’m glad to be a small part of their efforts.

Samia, Thorn Donor

Imagine that a child is being hurt, and all you know is that the child is somewhere in a space as large as the Pacific Ocean. Thorn gives us a map that lets us recover that child years faster. Years of abuse that never need to happen.

Investigator, Australia

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The Issue

Lennon Torres: I was groomed online, youth deserve a safer internet

Lennon shares how she was groomed online Transcripts are autogenerated Cindy Peralta: Today, we have the privilege of hearing from survivors and advocates who have lived through these harms and […]

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The Issue

Pauline Stuart: I Want Parents to Know the Truth About Sextortion

Pauline shares how her son was financially sextorted Transcripts are autogenerated Cindy Peralta: Today, we have the privilege of hearing from survivors and advocates who have lived through these harms […]

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Our Bold Goal

12 Years of Thorn

12 years ago this month, Thorn set out with a bold purpose: to build technology to fight the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. It was an ambitious goal, but […]

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2023 Trends in Youth Online Safety

Our annual Youth Monitoring Report reveals trends in youth behaviors and attitudes toward online safety in 2023.

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OUR IMPACT IN 2023

Groundbreaking research on generative AI and key policy discussions in the EU made 2023 an extraordinary yet challenging year.

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REPORT

Explore cutting-edge research on threats and opportunities for online safety. Get clear on potential risks for content-hosting platforms.

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One bold goal drives our work

Thorn is on a mission to protect every kid’s right to a joyful childhood by making the internet safer and defending children from sexual abuse. How?

We stop the spread of CSAM

We help find children faster

We empower youth & parents

We conduct novel research

We influence policy

The Thorn Pledge

“I believe every child has the right to a joyful childhood, free from the harms of sexual abuse.”

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