Ashton Kutcher rescued 6000 sex trafficking victims and now plans to tackle child pornography

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Actor and humanitarian Ashton Kutcher recently made an appearance on a talk show, to talk about his latest Netflix series. However, the Hollywood star had more to talk about his organization’s work to end human sex trafficking and child pornography.   

Ashton talked about how he and ex-wife Demi Moore started the thorn foundation in 2008: aimed at ending human trafficking and child pornography.

Through the organisation, Ashton learned that Internet is the key medium, criminals are using for sex trafficking.

“We’re building digital tools to fight human trafficking. Basically, the purchase and commerce for human trafficking is happening online, just like everything else now, and so we’re building digital tools to fight back against it.”

The organisation has been extremely successful able save 6,000 trafficking victims this year and identify 2000 traffickers who have trapped them.

The organisation looks to fight human trafficking through innovation.

“We partner across the tech industry, government and NGOs and leverage technology to combat predatory behavior, rescue victims, and protect vulnerable children. The site also lists 20 members of what it calls The Thorn Technology Task Force, comprised of technology companies that lend their knowledge, time and resources to the work that we do. Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Adobe are listed among the names who are helping Thorn’s cause,” reads the website.

This is not the only cause the foundation is working upon.  Kutcher says their next mission is to eliminate child pornography from the internet.

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