law enforcement go after abusers and rescue victims, a new report from the Stanford Internet Observatory has found.
While the sheer amount of CyberTipline reports is overwhelming law enforcement, researchers say volume is just one of several problems core to the system. For instance, many of the reports sent by tech companies — like Google, Amazon, and Meta — lack important details, such as enough information about an offender’s identity, the report said. This makes it hard for law enforcement to know which reports to prioritize.
It’s also easy for the system to get distracted. The report reveals that NCMEC recently hit a milestone of a million reports in a single day due to a viral meme that was spreading on multiple platforms — which some people thought was funny and others were sharing out of outrage. Hundreds of reports concerned the same offender, and many of the reports included multiple images or videos. Around 92% of the reports filed in 2023 involved countries outside the U.S., a large shift from 2008 when the majority involved victims or offenders inside the U.S.
The NCMEC said it looked forward to “exploring the recommendations internally and with key stakeholders.”
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