Big Tech is failing to protect kids from sexual abuse online. We're here to change that.
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This is what happens when we let AI into our homes—especially with kids. No guardrails. Real risks. Lives lost.
Take action before the White House and Congress strips states’ power to protect families:
👉 stopAIsafetyban.com
This World Mental Health Day, let's talk about the impact of unsafe technology on the mental health of young people.
Our research found that kids are encountering harmful content + unwanted contact on Snapchat, and are becoming accustomed to it.
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Lived experience continues to drive our movement. The strength of parents like Elena, in sharing Alexander’s story, prevents tragedy from knocking at the door of every family.
Read Elena’s op-ed in @Newsweek: newsweek.com/son-wanted-to-b…
Survivors deserve better than platforms and products where their abuse can live forever.
We’re calling on @Apple to investigate CSAM across their ecosystem & work with child safety and privacy experts to build solutions that actually protect everyone.
HeatInitiative.org/Research
Breaking: Today, Heat Initiative released a new analysis estimating that @Apple has earned roughly $150 million in revenue over 5 years from customers storing CSAM in iCloud across 3 countries.
That's ~ $2.5 million per month from CSAM.
Full report: heatinitiative.org/Research
Lennon Torres, Director of Movement Partnerships, for @mashable:
"Meta's $17 billion settlement is a fence around a mile-deep hole at a playground. Fewer kids fall in on the way to the swings, but the hole is still there."
mashable.com/tech/a-real-met…
Advocates staged a demonstration at @Apple's World Wide Developers Conference to send outgoing CEO Tim Cook a direct message: Apple’s legacy is child abuse.
We demand that Apple detect and remove child sexual abuse images from iCloud & remove all Nudify tech in the App Store.
Snapchat is harming teenagers. Full stop.
Our latest youth polling offers a rare look at the scale of harm occurring on Snap.
We found that 1 in 3 children under 18 reported unsafe content or messages in the past month.
heatinitiative.org/research
Meta’s new teen safety features miss the core issue raised by recent lawsuits.
It’s about product design: algorithms, infinite scroll, addictive features, and systems built to maximize engagement. Meta’s response is content controls.
Young people deserve better.
Dedicated to:
Zane Shamblin, forever 23
Sewell Seltzer, forever 14
Juliana Peralta, forever 13
Amaurie Lacey, forever 17
Adam Raine, forever 16
This. This and so many other things, but also this.
This is going to backfire. Hard. No parent is going to trust that their kids can’t get through your age gating. They will just push their kids to every other LLM.
Why take the risk ?
Same for schools. Why take the risk ? A few seniors in HS are 18 and decide it would be fun to show the hard core erotica they created to the 14 yr olds.
What could go wrong ?
“We don’t know if [the updates] will actually work and create an environment that is safe for kids."
-- @heatinitiative CEO Sarah Gardner via @washingtonpost
washingtonpost.com/technolog…
Meta’s “PG-13” update for #InstagramTeens sounds like progress, but without transparency or independent validation of efficacy, parents have little reason to believe it will actually keep their kids safer.
Read our full statement below.
Instagram launched #TeenAccounts in Sept 2024, promising safer experiences for kids.
& yet 47% of 13–15 y/os say they saw unsafe content or unwanted messages in the past month?
Even worse... teens say they’ve grown “used to it.”
Read more: time.com/7324544/instagram-t…
heatinitiative retweeted
🚨BREAKING: Research reveals @Instagram #TeenAccounts are nothing but a PR stunt, full of broken promises. The safety tools don’t work & teens are inundated with harmful content. #MetaFailsTeens
Don’t let @Meta’s manipulations trick you🤥. Read our report now!
heatinitiative retweeted
Wow. Reuters/@JeffHorwitz with the story: Instagram Teen Accounts are flawed, according to new research by academics and a former Meta engineer: "Features meant to prevent young users from surfacing self-harm-related content by blocking search terms were easily circumvented."
More coverage on "Teen Accounts, Broken Promises" - the damning report conducted by Arturo Béjar, @cyber4democracy, @fairplayforkids, @parents4sos, @mollyroseorg - from @jeffhorwitz at @Reuters
reuters.com/business/instagr…
