In this episode of Finding Freedom, we will discuss the online world of child exploitation with our distinguished guests, Matt Burns and Dave Ranner from our partners and friends at CameraForensics.

Child sexual abuse material (CSAM), known legally as child pornography, refers to any content that depicts sexually explicit behavior involving a child. These could be photos, videos, or computer generated images that are so realistic that you can’t tell they’re fake.

Thorn, a leader in technology and research to end online child sexual abuse and exploitation, sadly notes that reports of CSAM (child sexual abuse material) have increased over 15,000% in the last 15 years. In 2004, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) reviewed 450,000 child sexual abuse files. In 2019, that number was 70 million.

There is no doubt that technology exacerbates child sexual abuse, as is evident in live streaming pay-to-watch abuse and the rapidly-rising challenges of self-generated abuse imagery, but technology is also essential armory in efforts to combat it.

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Host Sherrie Caltagirone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherriecaltagirone/

Host Corey Marshall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreymarshall/

Guest Matt Burns: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattburns1/

Guest Dave Ranner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-ranner-9200382/

CameraForensics: https://www.cameraforensics.com/

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) https://www.missingkids.org/

Thorn: https://www.thorn.org