Insights from Our Latest Research

Analyzing urgent technology threats and trends At Thorn, we know that nearly all technological innovation in our digital lives brings opportunities and risks – and often has safety implications for […]

  Kids’ digital lives are flush with positive experiences, but also with very real risks — some of which are emerging so fast, society is racing to grasp them. Yet […]

  The headlines are gut-wrenching. Young boys, targeted online by perpetrators in disguise, are being manipulated to produce sexual imagery only to be immediately exploited for monetary gain under the […]

In an exciting expansion of Thorn’s research initiatives beyond the U.S., we are proud to share insights from our first international quantitative studies focusing on youth experiences with digital safety, […]

In our annual report, Youth Perspectives on Online Safety 2022, we delve deep into the behaviors and attitudes of today’s minors concerning self-generated child sexual abuse material (SG-CSAM), sometimes referred to as “nudes.”

In our latest research focusing on LGBTQ+ experiences online, we discovered that LGBTQ+ youth place enormous importance on online communities as places for exploration and perceived safety – but these platforms also carry their own risk of harm and risky encounters.

According to Thorn’s latest research, the features provided by platforms to help users block and report bad actors are simply insufficient in keeping kids safe online.

Findings from 2021 reveal a sustained increase in the number of young people sharing their own SG-CSAM as well as the perceived normalcy of non-consensually re-sharing another child’s SG-CSAM.

At Thorn, we know that talking openly with kids about online safety not only increases their knowledge about the topic but their willingness to tell a parent when issues come […]