Violent Online Networks: A Growing Threat Against Children
Enough Abuse has recently produced an online Public Awareness video about a growing threat to children: violent online networks. The FBI has issued warnings about these organized violent extremist networks of individuals that deliberately target children, youth and other vulnerable people online through grooming, manipulation, blackmail and coercion. The individuals in these groups manipulate children and teens online and coerce them to carry out unspeakable acts, including acts of violence and sexual abuse against themselves, animals, and other children. They even push young people to die by suicide.
This video and blog inform parents and other caring adults about these malicious individuals and networks, so you can better protect the children in your lives from this new and unprecedented threat to their safety and well-being. Read more–>
Is it safe to post pictures of children online?
In the past decade, more parents have started taking a closer look at how they share their children’s lives online. Posting a birthday photo or a first-day-of-school picture used to feel harmless. Now it raises questions about consent, privacy, and what happens to those images once they’re out in the world. Some parents post pictures of children online freely. Others blur or cover their kids’ faces. Some parents avoid posting pictures of children online entirely.
This shift reflects how much the digital landscape has changed. Photos can travel far beyond their intended audience. Read more –>
Sexual Deepfakes: The Dangers of AI-Generated CSAM
The term “Artificial Intelligence” feels inescapable. From bulletin boards to YouTube ads, AI seems to be everywhere. It can be tempting to dismiss the technology as a passing fad and disconnect from the overwhelming number of conversations about it. Yet despite all the high-and-mighty “AI will revolutionize society” talk from big tech CEOs, AI is inflicting real harm on real children today: 1 in 17 children are victims of sexual deepfakes (Thorn 2025).
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Roblox: A Playground for Predators (Part 2 of 2)
In our previous blog, we examined the nature of Roblox (“Robux” currency, chat, and voice chat features) and its facilitation of child sexual exploitation as evinced in various lawsuits. The harms of Roblox have been well documented for years. This final part of our blog will discuss the brief timeline and technical details of the ongoing Multi-District Litigation (MDL) and lawsuits against Roblox. Click to read more –>
Roblox: A Playground for Predators (Part 1 of 2)
You might be wondering why your child’s favorite online gaming platform, Roblox, is facing hundreds of lawsuits for endangering children. The answer, unfortunately, is not as bright as the “obbys” (obstacle courses) your child loves… Unfortunately, what could be a platform to play games ranging from variants of “obbys”, dress-up, pizza shops, gardens, hide & seek, and more, facilitates child sexual exploitation by predators on Roblox.
Roblox acts as a playground for predators and fails to protect our children from child sexual exploitation and sextortion.
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How do NDAs Perpetuate Child Sexual Abuse?
Non-Disclosure Agreements, or NDAs, are contracts. In these contracts, one or more parties agree to keep certain information confidential. An NDA prevents a person who has signed it from discussing information included in the agreement with others. They are often used in business to protect trade secrets, client info, employment agreements, or legal settlements.
NDAs become ethically and legally controversial when used in the context of child sexual abuse (CSA). Survivors are often compelled to sign NDAs as part of settlement agreements…
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How to Protect Kids on Social Media
In today’s digital environment, social media has become an integral part of how young people communicate, learn, and express who they are. These platforms offer space for creativity, community, and discovery, yet they also introduce new and often complex challenges for parents and caregivers. Children may encounter misleading information, social pressure to share personal details, or unwanted contact from strangers. Even ordinary interactions online can result in oversharing or exposure to content they may not be ready to understand.
Although laws and platform policies are gradually adapting to better protect minors, technology by itself cannot ensure children’s safety. The most effective protection for kids on social media still comes from the guidance of parents, caregivers, and other trusted adults…
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What is the Statute of Limitations on Child Sexual Abuse?
Statute of limitations (SOL) laws are legal deadlines that determine when a person may file a lawsuit against an alleged offender. They exist in both civil and criminal courts of law. Once the statute of limitations expires, the claim or prosecution is generally barred, meaning the courts will no longer hear the case.
… These limited timeframes for disclosure negatively impact Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) survivors who are unable to report their abuse and pursue justice before the SOL runs out…
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How do Charitable Immunity Laws Perpetuate Child Sexual Abuse?
Charitable immunity laws grant nonprofits or charities protection from being sued in civil litigation cases. These laws place limits on how much someone can be compensated for harm, based on the organization’s alleged “good” or charitable work. However, these charitable immunity laws prevent survivors of child sexual abuse from holding institutions accountable…
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What is Financial Sextortion?
Imagine you meet someone friendly online, maybe you might even want to date them. The chat quickly shifts from video games and school to asking for explicit images. You comply because this is someone you may trust or be interested in. Then they start asking for money, and threaten to release the photos if you don’t send it… This is financial sextortion, and it is a growing issue among teenagers all over America…
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Age of Consent Laws Protect Abusers
Unbelievably, age of consent laws in Massachusetts and some others states protect abusers. Imagine that a 16-year-old girl, Julie, has a rough home life. She tries her best at school and enjoys earning praise from her teachers. She admires her science teacher, Mr. Gardner. He is a 46- year-old charismatic teacher who all the students love. Mr. Gardner routinely invites Julie to stay after class, compliments her and asks about her life. He gives Julie the attention she needs. However, after a few months, he pressures her into a sexual relationship..
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Why We Should Teach Children Proper Names for Private Body Parts
Genitals, like other body parts, are healthy, good, and essential to our physical well-being. We name them “private parts” because they are generally off-limits to others. We keep them covered. However, these body parts are not so private that we can’t speak about them respectfully, with their proper names…
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