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12 min read • Child Exploitation • Homepage Featured • Online Exploitation

Social Media Addiction and Online Exploitation: How Today’s Digital Environment Is Increasing Risk for Kids

By Jackie Block Goldstein, LSW, Vice President for Survivor Care at Our Rescue, and John Trenary Vice President of Cyber at Our Rescue In early 2026, separate juries in California and New Mexico found two popular social media companies liable for contributing to the mental health crisis among children. The landmark verdicts confirmed what many families…

4 min read • Child Exploitation • Online Exploitation • Our Perspectives

With Just One Picture: How AI Has Changed Child Exploitation

In a recent Guardian interview, actress Mara Wilson, beloved for her work as a child actress in movies such as “Matilda,” and “Mrs. Doubtfire,” shared a modern horror story. She discovered that her likeness when she was a child had been used to create AI-generated child sexual abuse material (AIG-CSAM). Her story…

4 min read • Online Exploitation

Internet Safety Tips You Need to Know to Protect Your Family in 2025

Protecting Children in the Digital Age Every child deserves to grow up free from exploitation and harm—both offline and online. At Our Rescue, we’re committed to creating a world where children can safely navigate digital spaces without falling prey to those who would exploit them. The fight against trafficking and…

2 min read • Policy & Legal Advocacy

Breaking: Teacher arrested, 20,000 files of suspected child sexual abuse material seized, 15-year-old removed from teacher’s home

Earlier this month, a family in Thailand made a devastating discovery — a teacher was sexually abusing their nine-year-old son. The child revealed the teacher was coercing him into performing explicit acts, which the teacher filmed and uploaded online. His parents immediately reported the crime to the Cyber Crime Investigation…

2 min read • Statistics & Research

The 2024 Dirty Dozen List

Each year, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE), a leading non-profit organization exposing the links between all forms of sexual abuse and exploitation, publishes the Dirty Dozen List. It identifies 12 “mainstream contributors” who they find to be facilitating, enabling, or profiting from sexual abuse and exploitation. Here are…

2 min read • Policy & Legal Advocacy

Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act Passes Senate 91-3

The Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOSPA) is a comprehensive bill that’s designed to better protect minors from sexual exploitation, violence, and other online dangers. KOSPA was formed after two separate bills – the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA…

1 min read • Online Exploitation

Teens Share Their Online Experiences

1 min read • Online Exploitation

Teens Talk Online Grooming

1 min read • Online Exploitation

Teens Talk Online Relationships

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