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The REPORT Act

A law that pushes providers toward clearer indicators and longer preservation windows for reporting to NCMEC's CyberTipline.

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Jan 23, 2026
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How do electronic service providers determine what metadata to include in CyberTipline reports?

Electronic service providers (ESPs) choose what metadata to include in by following statutory reporting duties, the CyberTipline’s technical schema and guidance, and internal risk-detection processes ...

Feb 5, 2026

Would you say for most US domestic NCMEC CyberTips benefit the criminal more than the law enforcement?

The bulk of evidence shows the is designed to aid law enforcement by centralizing enormous volumes of suspected child sexual exploitation reports, identifying urgent cases, and packaging data for inve...

Feb 4, 2026

How do law enforcement agencies access CyberTipline reports and what legal steps (e.g., warrants) are typically required?

The is a centralized reporting hub run by the that collects mandatory reports of online child sexual exploitation from providers and forwards analyzed leads to appropriate law enforcement partners—mos...

Jan 21, 2026

How do platforms determine and flag reports as 'urgent' when submitting to NCMEC, and what metadata do they include?

Platforms triage and flag reports as “urgent” for by combining internal risk-detection signals (manual reviewer flags, automated classifiers, and context such as chat or location data) with NCMEC labe...

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