Pledge supported by more than 60 organizations and survivors
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The online exploitation and abuse of children has reached pandemic proportions and is one of the greatest public health issues facing youth in America. On September 23, 2024, Enough Is Enough® (EIE) sent the bipartisan "2024 Children's Internet Safety Presidential Pledge" to Vice President Harris and former President Trump for signature. EIE and our allies are hopeful that both candidates will eagerly support the Pledge.
EIE is joined by Pledge Supporting Organizations and Survivor Leaders representing millions of Americans, calling upon the 2024 presidential candidates, if elected, to adopt the 2024 Children's Internet Safety Presidential Pledge to defend the innocence and dignity of America's children in the digital world. Preventing the online exploitation and abuse of children is a unifying non-partisan issue that has widespread bipartisan support at both the federal and state level of governments.
"America must ramp up efforts to win the war against the multi-billion-dollar child exploitation, trafficking and pornography criminal enterprises. Big Tech must be held responsible and accountable to put the safety of youth over profits," said EIE President Donna Rice Hughes. "We can't continue to fight a raging forest fire with a squirt gun. The 47th President of the United States has both the challenge and opportunity through the presidential appointment process, directives, policies, a robust legislative agenda and the implementation of the Pledge to fight this war on all fronts to make the internet safer for children and families. An entire generation will be lost if online threats to children are not mitigated now."
Supporting Research reveals online child sexual exploitation has reached alarming levels:
In summary, the six key Pledge tenets call on each candidate to promise, if elected as President, to:
During the 2016 election cycle, EIE issued the historic bipartisan Children's internet Safety Presidential Pledge signed by then candidate Donald J Trump and supported via letter by Secretary Clinton.
"When the next President of the United States says 'enough is enough' to the internet-enabled exploitation of our nation's youth, the tide will begin to turn," concluded Ms. Hughes.
About Enough Is Enough
Enough Is Enough® is a national nonpartisan, non-profit organization who has led the fight to make the internet safer for children and families since 1994. EIE's efforts to prevent the internet-enabled exploitation of children incorporate a four-pronged holistic strategy with shared responsibilities between the public, corporate America, government and faith community. Enough Is Enough does not endorse or oppose candidates for office.
Donna Rice Hughes, President and CEO of Enough Is Enough®, is an internationally known internet safety expert, author, speaker, media commentator, producer and host of the Emmy-Award winning PBS Internet Safety series and host of podcast, "Internet Safety, with Donna Rice Hughes".
Support of The 2024 Children's Internet Safety Presidential Pledge in no way constitutes an endorsement of either presidential candidate or political party.
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