Raven provided language, endorsement, and expert insights in support of the REPORT Act and why its provisions are so crucial to support law enforcement in protecting children.
We will continue to monitor and support the progress of this legislation which, if passed, will:
- Require websites and social media platforms to report violations of federal crimes involving child sex trafficking and online enticement or coercion of children.
- Increase the fines for websites and social media platforms that knowingly and willfully fail to report child sexual abuse material and online child sexual exploitation.
- Increase the length of time websites and social media platforms are required to preserve evidence for reports they submit to the CyberTipline, giving law enforcement more time to investigate and prosecute.
We know why these crucial changes are needed, including extending the retention period required by technology companies to a full year, because these are the very cases we worked in our law enforcement careers – investigations which can stop and even prevent the sexual abuse of children.
