Announcementsi2Coalition Signs Letter Supporting the Invest in Child Safety Act of 2024
Adequate funding is a critical measure to combating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online and holding these criminals who prey on children accountable to the law. According to a recent report by Stop Child Predators, less than 1% of IP addresses throughout the United States distributing known CSAM images and videos through peer-to-peer networks were investigated by law enforcement—largely due to a lack of human and financial resources. The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) has signed a letter in support of the Invest in Child Safety Act of 2024, which would provide greater funding for prosecutors and law enforcement to effectively investigate and prosecute the child predators and bad actors reported to them.
The letter, sent to senior Senate and House leadership, reads in part: “This legislation would direct resources where they are most needed, including $5 billion in mandatory funding to investigate and target the predators and abusers who create and share child sexual abuse material online and substantial new funding for vital community-based efforts to prevent children from becoming victims in the first place. ” You can read the entire letter below.
Cosigning this letter with us are:
- Center for Democracy and Technology
- Chamber of Progress
- Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)
- Internet Works
- NetChoice
- Organization for Transformative Works
- R Street Institute
- Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
- Stop Child Predators
- TechFreedom
- TechNet
About the i2Coalition
The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (“i2Coalition”) ensures that those who build the infrastructure of the Internet have a voice in public policy. With more than 100 member brands, we are a leading voice for web hosting companies, data centers, domain registrars and registries, cloud infrastructure providers, managed services providers, and related tech. We protect innovation and the continued growth of the Internet’s infrastructure which is essential to the global economy.