Investigations & Analysis

In-depth, data-driven investigations into the most pressing online child safety threats.

14Investigations
Predator Networks1Platform Accountability5AI & Technology1Exploitation Trends3Data Analysis1Policy & Law1Law Enforcement1International1
๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธPredator Networks

The 764 Network

An investigation into the FBI's biggest online predator network โ€” a global group that coerced children into self-harm and sexual abuse through social media platforms.

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๐ŸŽฎPlatform Accountability

Roblox's Child Safety Failures

With 150+ lawsuits filed and millions of children at risk, how the world's most popular kids' gaming platform became a hunting ground for predators.

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๐ŸŽPlatform Accountability

Apple's Blind Spot

How Apple abandoned its CSAM detection tool under pressure, leaving millions of abuse images undetected on iCloud while competitors report millions.

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๐Ÿ’ฌPlatform Accountability

Discord Predator Pipeline

Inside Discord's systemic failures to protect minors โ€” from grooming in public servers to CSAM distribution in private channels.

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๐Ÿ“ฑPlatform Accountability

Meta's Paradox

Meta reports more CSAM than any other company, yet its platforms remain the #1 place where child exploitation occurs. The paradox of detection without prevention.

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๐Ÿ”’Platform Accountability

Telegram & the Dark Web

How Telegram became a CSAM distribution hub rivaling dark web forums โ€” and why Pavel Durov's arrest in France may mark a turning point.

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๐Ÿค–AI & Technology

The AI-CSAM Explosion

A 26,385% increase in AI-generated child sexual abuse material โ€” how generative AI tools are supercharging the production of illegal content.

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๐Ÿ“ŠExploitation Trends

The Sextortion Epidemic

FBI data reveals a crisis targeting teen boys โ€” sextortion complaints surged to 75,000+ in 2025, with devastating real-world consequences.

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๐ŸŽฏExploitation Trends

Gaming & Grooming

From Fortnite to Minecraft, how online gaming platforms have become the new frontier for child predators to identify, groom, and exploit minors.

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๐ŸซExploitation Trends

School Sextortion Crisis

A 300% surge in sextortion targeting students โ€” how predators exploit school networks, social media, and gaming to extort children as young as 8.

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๐Ÿ”Data Analysis

Who Are The Predators

A data-driven profile of child sexual offenders โ€” demographics, patterns, recidivism rates, and what the research reveals about who commits these crimes.

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โš–๏ธPolicy & Law

States Failing Kids

A state-by-state analysis of child protection laws and enforcement โ€” which states lead, which lag behind, and what policy gaps leave children vulnerable.

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๐Ÿ›ก๏ธLaw Enforcement

Operation Cross Country

Inside the FBI's annual nationwide operation that has identified over 6,500 child sex trafficking victims since 2003 โ€” and the 2024 sweep that rescued 84 minors.

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๐ŸŒInternational

Live-Streaming Abuse

1 in 100 Filipino children exploited for live-streamed sexual abuse โ€” how Western buyers pay traffickers to abuse children in real-time via video call.

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