"The NCMEC's CyberTipline is a Congressionally authorized clearinghouse for reporting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and other forms of child exploitation. Companies are required by law to report apparent child exploitation to the CyberTipline. When a company sends a report, NCMEC reviews it and then forwards it to the appropriate law enforcement agency for investigation. Statistics related to NCMEC reports can be nuanced."
"OpenAI spokesperson Gaby Raila said in a statement that the company made investments towards the end of 2024, "to increase our capacity to review and action reports in order to keep pace with current and future user growth." Raila also said that the timeframe corresponds to "the introduction of more product surfaces that allowed image uploads and the growing popularity of our products, which contributed to the increase in reports.""
OpenAI sent roughly 80 times more CyberTipline reports to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the first half of 2025 than during a similar period in 2024. The NCMEC CyberTipline serves as a Congressionally authorized clearinghouse for reporting child sexual abuse material and child exploitation, and companies are legally required to report apparent exploitation. Report totals can reflect changes in automated moderation, reporting criteria, duplicate submissions, or multi-content reports rather than solely changes in criminal activity. OpenAI increased review capacity late in 2024, and expanded image-upload product surfaces and rapid user growth contributed to higher report volumes. During H1 2025 OpenAI sent about 75,027 reports concerning 74,559 pieces of content.
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