Biden to sign new bipartisan law targeting child 'sextortion' online

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Julie Tsirkin is a correspondent covering Capitol Hill.

On March 25, 2022, Jennifer Buta learned that her son, Jordan DeMay, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It happened just hours after the 17-year-old was a victim of “financial sextortion,” targeted by two brothers from Nigeria who posed as a young woman online. The brothers, who were extradited to the U.S.

Once the REPORT Act is signed into law, which is expected within the next week, online platforms and social media companies will be required to report child sex trafficking and online enticement to NCMEC’s tip line. The NCMEC cyber tip line is currently overburdened.

 

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