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CSAM Reporting and Investigation

The process of reporting and investigating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) involves various entities and technologies, including cyberlockers, law enforcement, and hash-matching technologies like PhotoDNA.

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Jan 11, 2026
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do cyberlockers often provide ncmec and authorities with enough metadata and logs to pursue downloaders of csam

Cyberlockers sometimes supply NCMEC and law enforcement with the metadata and logs necessary to pursue downloaders of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), but this access is uneven and contingent on th...

Jan 10, 2026

What is the process by which NCMEC referrals from Twitter/X are investigated by law enforcement and can lead to charges?

When Twitter/X (an electronic service provider) flags suspected child sexual exploitation material (CSAM), it typically reports that content to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NC...