The Nonprofit Fighting Online Child Sex Abuse Needs a Tech Upgrade

Published: April 23, 2024, 7:01 a.m.

b"The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, or NCMEC, wasn\\u2019t created to serve as the nation\\u2019s central system for detecting child exploitation online, but for the past 25 years, that\\u2019s what it\\u2019s done. A WSJ analysis and a Stanford report found that the nonprofit is contending with outdated technology and legal constraints as the number of reports soars. WSJ technology reporter Jeff Horwitz tells host Alex Ossola why change might be on the way. Plus, WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher talks about what analysts are looking for in Meta\\u2019s first-quarter earnings tomorrow.\\n\\n\\n\\nListening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player.\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"