Freedom13, a nonprofit 501C3, functions to keep children safe online and out of minor sex trafficking through education and awareness. Directors Gene and Sandy Hill provide free presentations to adults and youth to arm them with the information needed for safety and protection. Check these out on our EVENTS page.
Click on our BLOG page for recent news and current issues. Here are highlights:
- From October 2021 to March 2023, the FBI
and Homeland Security Investigations received over 13,000 reports of
online financial sextortion of minors. (Freedom13 thinks this is the tip
of the iceberg.) The sextortion involved at least 12,600 victims—primarily
boys—and led to at least 20 suicides.
- A
Snapchat survey found half of the criminals use fake identities, develop a
relationship, ask for a nude photo, and then demand money. The other half
of criminals simply hack social media websites to get nude photos teens
have sent to each other.
- Independent
researchers found that in the
first nine months of 2023, 113,000 deepfake images were uploaded to 35
different websites— a 54% increase from all of 2022.
- Thirty-two states (including Washington) passed
laws penalizing the dissemination of nonconsensual AI-generated
pornographic materials, according to data from MultiState. These laws combat
the explosive growth of people downloading photos of girls and women and then
using available AI to alter the image to show the female nude.
