The "EARN IT Act" Is FINALLY Here!
It’s FINALLY Here!!!!
After two years of relentless advocacy,
the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technology Act,
aka The EARN IT Act,
is FINALLY before Congress as S. 3538 and H.R. 6544
This powerful bills already have 24 bipartisan cosponsors - it should have ALL members of Congress.
YOU can help make that happen!
Regardless of which side of the aisle you're on, we can ALL get behind the protection of children from sexploitation.
Check out this tweet from Senator Richard Blumenthal (Democrat from Connecticut)
who just introduced the bill with Senator Lindsay Graham (Republican from South Carolina).
EARN IT has OVERWHELMING bi-partisan support with 19 cosponsors upon introduction.
““The internet is infested with stomach-churning images of children who have been brutally assaulted & exploited, & who are haunted by a lifetime of pain after these photographs & videos are circulated online.””
But, KP…I forgot...What is EARN IT really all about?
1. Removes immunity for social media and technology companies that knowingly facilitate distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on platforms
2. Updates existing federal statutes to use the term child sexual abuse material (CSAM) instead of child pornography. The term “child pornography” fails to describe the true, traumatizing, life-changing, and horrific nature of the images and undermines the seriousness of the abuses.
3. Establishes a commission of survivors, technology representatives, and government stakeholders to create recommendations and voluntary best practices for tech companies to respond to the global pandemic of online sexual exploitation of children. Why haven’t they taken action to do the right thing yet?
““Tech companies have long had ready access to low-cost, or even free tools to combat the scourge of child sexual abuse material, but have failed to act.” ”
Watch the Press Conference after the Senate Judiciary Committee markup on 10 Feb. (**Starts about 24 Min)
Read the STRONG letter of support for EARN IT Act from National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
Watch the Congressional Briefing for a greater understanding of what the EARN IT Act will do to protect children from sexual exploitation
Click the International Justice Mission link and ask elected officials to CoSponsor EARN IT Act.
Learn how Shared Hope International Supports the EARN IT Act and urge your elected officials to do the same.
Children all over the world need your help.
#BigTech is on a well funded mission to shadow ban this powerful piece of legislation
that is SOLELY focused on the protection of innocent children.
““Millions of these horrifying images go unidentified & unreported by the tech platforms that host them because there are so few consequences when these companies look the other way. That ends with the #EarnItAct.””