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Children deserve to be safe, protected and supported to thrive – at home, in schools and online. Sexual violence against children – perpetrated both offline and online – is on the rise all over the world. In our increasingly digital world, protecting children from sexual violence requires building a safer internet.
Our campaign – centered in the experience and knowledge of survivors of childhood sexual violence – is fighting to ensure that the digital world is re-designed and made safe for children. Working with tech companies and governments, and collaborating with partners and allies, we will improve practices and ensure they design a world where every child is safe from sexual violence online.
As the world waited for Apple to launch its new iPhone on September 20th, 2024, the Heat Initiative organized a campaign to spotlight a critical issue at their flagship store in New York City: Apple products are not safe for children and adolescents.
September 26, 2024
|In January, I got a call from the Red Dot Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization based in India.
August 9, 2024
|I am a survivor of technology-assisted child sexual abuse. When I was 13 years old, I was groomed online by a much older man pretending to be someone else.
July 25, 2024
|We call upon all States, the tech industry and other relevant stakeholders to commit to prevent and end the sexual exploitation and abuse of children online and create a safer digital future for every child through: