Our members examine a wide range of crime sectors, from the the spread of child sex abuse material (CSAM) to online scams and the smuggling endangered animals.
Expert Support: Four ACCO experts (including Patricia Trichorache, pictured) presented our work at COP 19 of CITES 2023, a global UN conference about the illegal wildlife trade before hundreds of government delegates from around the globe.
ACCO’s research and members have played a role in litigation, court filings, and complaints:
We’ve filed a multi-chapter complaint to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showing evidence that Meta Inc earns hundreds of millions of dollars annually off organized crime activity, ranging from illegal and counterfeit drug sales to human and wildlife trafficking.
ACCO member Lady Freethinker is suing YouTube for failing to remove animal abuse content.
ACCO members VOID and Alexander Neville Foundation have filed a complaint against Snapchat on behalf of families who lost kids to deadly fentanyl tablets purchased online.
ACCO research is being used to support litigation against Tik Tok and YouTube.
