RAVEN – A RESPECTED PRESENCE ON CAPITOL HILL
Raven continues to be a respected and welcomed voice on Capitol Hill. As the first and only 501(c)4 group focused on ending child exploitation in the United States, we work with lawmakers, advocates, agencies, and organizations who are willing to challenge the status quo and fight to protect our most vulnerable citizens. Raven CEO, John Pizzuro, gave […]
RAVEN TESTIFIES IN CONGRESS – ENDING THE SCOURGE: THE NEED FOR THE STOP CSAM ACT
Survivors deserve more protection. This week, Raven testified alongside Michelle DeLaune, Gregory Schiller, Taylor Sines and John Tanagho in the briefing Ending the Scourge: The Need for the STOP CSAM Act.This hearing highlighted the necessity of passing the STOP CSAM Act in order to better protect survivors of online exploitation. Online exploitation is a sneaky […]
CELLEBRITE SUPPORTS RAVEN IN EDUCATING CONGRESS
Collaboration is key to protecting children and supporting law enforcement. Technology companies are commonly criticized for avoiding, if not completely ignoring, the growing issue of online child exploitation. Yet one technology company creates software that enables public safety agencies to combat this growing online threat and Cellebrite goes a step further in partnering with organizations […]
RAVEN TESTIFIES IN CONGRESS – CHILDREN’S SAFETY IN THE DIGITAL ERA: STRENGTHENING PROTECTIONS AND ADDRESSING LEGAL GAPS
Big Tech companies manipulate Section 230 to protect profits over life. This week, Raven testified alongside Brandon Duffy, Carrie Goldberg, Professor Mary Grew Leary and Stephen Balkham in the Children’s Safety in the Digital Era: Strengthening Protections and Addressing Legal Gaps briefing. This hearing highlighted the wide array of dangers children face online as well […]
RAVEN PRAISES INTRODUCTION OF SHIELD AND PROTECT OUR CHILDREN ACT OF 2025
The SHIELD Act criminalizes the distribution of nude images of minors that are explicit but do not meet the legal definition of CSAM, while also criminalizing the distribution of intimate images of adults with the intent to cause harm. PROTECT is a reauthorization bill that will support the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program […]
RAVEN APPLAUDS INTRODUCTION OF PROTECT OUR CHILDREN ACT OF 2024
The reauthorization will support the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program Washington, DC – This week, Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) introduced the bipartisan PROTECT Our Children Act of 2024. John Pizzuro, CEO of Raven and former Commander of the […]
RAVEN HOSTS COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION WITH INTERNET PLATFORMS, STATE ICAC COMMANDERS, AND DOJ ON ENHANCING LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS TO COMBAT CHILD EXPLOITATION
Washington, D.C. – Raven convened a landmark meeting with several state Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Commanders, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and leading technology companies including Meta, OnlyFans, Snap, and TikTok. The gathering aimed to foster a deeper understanding of the challenges facing law enforcement and Electronic Service Providers (ESPs) in combating […]
RAVEN ON THE RISE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The threat to children from artificial intelligence is an issue Ravens have been briefing on since last year. The need for legislation to protect children, reduce the burden on over stretched law enforcement and stop the normalization of child abuse is obvious to us. Lawmakers are listening and we’ll continue this work until the required […]
ADVOCATES HOLD HILL BRIEFING ON THE IMPACT AND COST OF OUR EXPLOITED CHILDREN
For immediate release: March 27th 2024 CONTACT: Nell Callahan nell@frontwoodstrategies.com ICAC Task Forces are disastrously underfunded, and thousands of child abuse cases are not being investigated. Washington, DC – Today, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), National Children’s Alliance (NCA), Raven, the National District Attorney’s Association, and the National Criminal Justice Training […]
RAVEN AND THE REPORT ACT
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: We know why these crucial changes are needed, including extending the retention […]
