WASHINGTON (WRDW/WAGT) – New data shows a law from U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is forcing big tech companies to report child predators, according to the senator’s staff.
Two years ago this month, Ossoff’s bipartisan REPORT Act became law.
It requires big tech companies to report crimes involving enticement of children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
According to the center’s latest 2025 report, that’s what’s happening.
“In 2023, one year before the REPORT Act was enacted, online platforms submitted 8,480 CyberTipline reports relating to child sex trafficking,” the report states. “In 2025, the first full year after implementation, online platforms submitted 105,877 reports – a more than 1,100% increase that underscores the impact of expanded reporting requirements.”
Ossoff introduced the law alongside Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.
It also requires that evidence be preserved for a longer period, giving law enforcement more time to investigate and prosecute crimes, and increases fines for companies that knowingly and willfully fail to report child sex abuse material on their site.
“I know that for every parent in Georgia, the worst nightmare is your child being trafficked and approached by a predator online, and it happens every single day across the country,” Ossoff said. “That’s why I worked to bring Republicans and Democrats together to pass the REPORT Act into law.”
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