THE INTERNET IS AWASH WITH PREDATORS, FRAUDSTERS & ORGANIZED CRIME.
BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE.

Social Media Algorithms
Spread Harm at Scale

Adults & Kids Are Sold
across social media platforms for sex and other labor

Looted Antiquities
from conflict zones sold in hundreds of Groups on Facebook

Deadly Fentanyl Pills
sold online are killing more than 100,000 people a year

Online Scammers
defraud the innocent in romance, job & investment scams

15,000% Increase
in reports of online Child Sex Abuse Content in the last decade

Cartels & Extemists
weaponize apps to organize, spread hate & raise funds

Wildlife Markets
have shifted online, accelerating extinction threat to key species

Fake Reviews
spread dangerous falsehoods & harm small businesses

We’re fighting to reform the laws governing cyberspace.

We believe the rules should protect the most vulnerable, not #BigTech billionaires.

How ACCO IS driving change

Research

Groundbreaking studies about online crime

Advocacy

Testify & report to lawmakers & regulators

Litigation

Coordinating & filing strategic litigation

Education

Public outreach to those who need it most

Social Media Clicks

Should be free of crime & exploitation

We focus On Prevention

“As a comedian, I never thought I’d touch people's lives the way I am now by working with Stay Safe Online Tanzania … I have personally been thanked by 45 people who told me that I have rescued them from becoming victims of online crime.”

Ramadhani Kilasi aka "Makuzi”
Comedian & ACCO Trainer Stay Safe Online Tanzania

WE advocate for systemic reform

“Tech companies should face the same liabilities for hosting serious crime activity as brick and mortar companies. People harmed online should have a path to justice.”

Gretchen Peters
Executive Director, ACCO