Federal Authorities Launch Awareness Campaign on Child Sex Exploitation

Published on April 18, 2024

The Biden administration announced on April 17 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will initiate a national awareness campaign to educate the public about the dangers of child sex exploitation and to prevent criminal activity. The Know2Protect initiative is being called a “first-of-its-kind” campaign characterized by the DHS as an effort to unite public and private sector organizations in order to distribute resources to locations frequented by young people, parents, community leaders, and educators. In its press release, DHS stated that the campaign will provide resources to report potential abuse and educate millions of Americans about sex exploitation. The DHS is working in partnership with a number of prominent organizations and groups, including tech companies such as Google, Meta, Snap, Intel, and Roblox....

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