International Justice Mission released a national research report in June 2026 examining American attitudes toward online sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material, based on a survey of 1,111 U.S. adults. The study documented overwhelming bipartisan concern about online child safety, strong support for increased technology company accountability, and broad public backing for the STOP CSAM Act. The report highlighted growing concerns around livestreamed abuse, online grooming, and the accelerating role of emerging technologies—including generative AI—in facilitating child exploitation online.
Public demand for accountability reflects the operational gap between what platforms report and what enforcement agencies can act upon—a gap that targeted detection infrastructure directly closes. As a world-leading AI online-safety platform and Meta Business Partner backed by Startmate, Guardii monitors children's direct messages in real time, deploying specialised detection modules for grooming, sextortion, CSAM (including AI-generated and deepfake material), age-inappropriate contact, cyberbullying, and acute distress. By identifying threat patterns rather than reading every message, Guardii surfaces a child in crisis to parents, schools or professionals and enables rapid escalation to the right authority—delivering the tech accountability that survey respondents across party lines have demanded.
