GROWING MOMENTUM FOR THE KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT
On the heels of the Senate’s hearing with Big Tech CEOs, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), lead sponsors of the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, announced growing U.S. Senate support for the bill, with 62 senators now cosponsoring the legislation. Following conversations with stakeholders and colleagues, Blumenthal and Blackburn also announced new bill […]
RAVEN PROVIDES CHILD PROTECTION INSIGHT TO CYBER CONFERENCE
In October 2023 Raven board member Glen Pounder moderated one panel and presented on another at an international Cyber security conference in Montreal, Canada. The panel moderated by Glen is now available to view on YouTube with thanks to Forum InCyber. On the subject of “A Safer Internet for Children” there were representatives from NCMEC, […]
SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS MAKE BILLIONS ADVERTISING TO OUR YOUTH BUT FAIL TO PROTECT THEM ONLINE
In a hearing on January 31st 2024, the CEOs of billion-dollar companies were asked questions by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Raven CEO John Pizzuro and board member Tom Kerle attended the hearing. “Big Tech made over 11 Billion on children 17 and under. It’s time to invest in protecting children instead of profiting off them.” […]
RAVEN ANNUAL REPORT 2023
Raven have been busy during 2023. Please read our Annual Report to see the impact we are having.
BIDEN EXECUTIVE ORDER ON AI IS STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUT CONGRESS MUST ACT TO PROTECT CHILDREN
Washington, DC – This week, President Biden released an Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. John Pizzuro, CEO of RAVEN and former Commander of the NJ Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, issued the following statement: “Raven has been sounding the alarm for some time now […]
RAVEN PRESENTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEF’S OF POLICE (IACP) CONFERENCE
Board member Glen Pounder represented Raven today, October 14th 2023, at the International Association of Chief’s Of Police (IACP) Conference. He was on an expert panel with representatives from NCMEC and Exodus Road; the panel was moderated by Cellebrite. Pounder explained the benefits of Raven as the first of its kind organization advocating on behalf of law […]
A.I. IS COMING FOR OUR KIDS – WE NEED CONGRESS TO ACT
Raven CEO, John Pizzuro, was published by The Hill on September 25th. John explained how the rapid advancement of technology is putting our children at risk more than ever before and how legislation is woefully behind the technology revolution unfolding in front of our eyes. As a result, we and our children must depend on […]
CHILDREN ARE NOT FOR SALE: Examining the threat of Exploitation of Children in the U.S. and Abroad.
On September 13th 2023 Raven members, John Pizzuro and John Madsen, attended the The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance who held a hearing relating to the rise of CSAM within the United States. The hearing examined the horrors of child sex trafficking and how social media companies are perpetuating the problem. […]
U.S. REPS. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, MOSKOWITZ TOUR FRONT LINES IN FIGHT TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM INTERNET PREDATORS
Late Tuesday, August 22nd, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) took a behind-the-scenes look at the latest in child exploitation investigation protocols and assessed the work and needs of a front-line Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, which protects our children from internet predators. Schultz, Moskowitz and a staff member for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) […]
UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HEARING – “PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN ONLINE”
This week Raven was in Washington, D.C. again transforming our nations response to child exploitation. On Tuesday February 14th, Raven CEO, John Pizzuro, MA, CFE, testified in the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing entitled “Protecting Our Children Online”, chaired by United States Senator Dick Durbin from Illinois. This group of bipartisan Senators […]
