NCMEC: “The REPORT Act, signed a year ago today, is already having a major impact on efforts to combat child sexual exploitation”
Washington, D.C. — According to a new study, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan law to protect children online has helped uncover thousands of alleged crimes against children.
One year ago today, Sen. Ossoff’s bipartisan REPORT Act became law, which he introduced with Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN).
Sen. Ossoff’s bipartisan law requires websites and social media platforms – for the first time – to report crimes involving Federal trafficking and enticement of children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), a nonprofit that works alongside families, victims, law enforcement officials, and more to protect kids from abuse and exploitation.
According to a new analysis released today by NCMEC, thanks to Sen. Ossoff’s REPORT Act, child sex trafficking reports received by NCMEC’s CyberTipline in the first 3 months of 2025 have already exceeded the total child sex trafficking reports received in all of 2024.
In addition, online enticement reports to NCMEC’s CyberTipline rose from a monthly average of 42,230 in the last 6 months of 2024 to a monthly average of 69,636 for the first 4 months of 2025.
“The REPORT Act, signed a year ago today, is already having a major impact on efforts to combat child sexual exploitation by requiring online companies to report child sex trafficking and online enticement to NCMEC. We are seeing dramatic increases in CyberTipline reports relating to child sex trafficking and online enticement, which means law enforcement can investigate more of these heinous crimes and recover and safeguard more children who are being exploited,” said Michelle DeLaune, President & CEO of NCMEC. “We are grateful to Senator Ossoff for his support of NCMEC’s mission and the bipartisan REPORT Act sponsors for prioritizing this critical piece of legislation.”
Sen. Ossoff’s bipartisan law also requires evidence to be preserved for a longer period, giving law enforcement more time to investigate and prosecute crimes, and increases fines for companies that knowingly and willfully fail to report child sex abuse material on their site.
Click here to read the analysis from NCMEC on how Sen. Ossoff’s bipartisan law is helping protect kids online.
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