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CyberTipline Reporting Practices

The changes and inconsistencies in platform reporting practices and the impact on actionable leads and outcome attribution.

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Jan 14, 2026
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How many CyberTipline reports result in arrests or prosecutions each year in the U.S.?

The public record does not provide a definitive annual count of how many CyberTipline reports lead to arrests or prosecutions in the United States; NCMEC publishes totals of reports received, but rese...

Jan 14, 2026
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How do platform reporting practices (hash reporting vs. human review) affect the investigatory value of CyberTipline submissions?

Platform reporting practices—whether automated hash-only submissions or reports based on human review—shape the investigatory value of CyberTipline submissions by altering the amount of contextual dat...