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Why Google engineers worked full-time to combat sex trafficking

When the government seized classified-ads site Backpage, forcing it to shut down in April, it became a lot harder to find and locate potential victims of sex trafficking. While it was symbolically go

Inside Facebook’s anti-sex trafficking hackathon

Tech giants put their rivalries aside for two days this week to code for a common cause: protecting children on the internet. Deep inside Facebook’s Menlo Park headquarters, teams drawn from Ube

Meet The Organizations Vying For The Crunchie Award For Biggest Social Impact In 2015

It's that time of year again. With the passing of January into February the 9th Annual Crunchies are almost upon us. Next week, on February 8, some of the best minds of our generation will descend

Thorn To Set Up An Innovation Lab In Silicon Valley To Fight Child Sexual Exploitation

Putting anyone who can't fend for themselves into harm's way is a monstrosity. Every single day, media of all types depicting children in sexual scenarios are being uploaded to sites and services all