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Protecting Kids from Predators on Meta: Marching for Change




A picture of two moms holding signs that say 'Meta Profits, We Pay the Price. '
Two warrior moms march holding pictures of the children they lost.

This week, I marched with The Heat Initiative to deliver a message that can no longer be ignored: Meta must do more to protect children.


Predators, drug dealers, and criminals are hiding out on Meta’s platforms — targeting, grooming, and exploiting kids every single day. The FBI has issued a national warning about the rise in sextortion cases and online abuse, especially involving Meta apps. Meanwhile, Meta continues to resist fundamental safety changes that could save lives.

Protecting kids from Predators on Meta in action. We came together and delivered a petition with over 10,000 signatures, demanding simple, essential reforms.








As I marched, I was overcome with what I can only describe as collective grief. I walked alongside parents holding photographs of their lost children — beautiful faces, stolen by preventable tragedies.


Being near so much needless, preventable, tragic grief was overwhelming for me. The grief was palpable. But, so was the hope and determination for change.

They march to honor the memory of their child — but also to save yours. Their bravery, their heartbreak, and their hope fueled every step we took together.

We are raising the heat. We will not be silent. We demand real change — for our kids, for our communities, and the future.


We are asking for three simple changes.

  1. Make reporting easy and urgent!

It takes a predator about 5 seconds to access your kids online. And it can take upwards of 60 days to hear back from a report you make on social media, to Instagram or Facebook. Often, you don't hear back at all.


  1. Stop targeting kids with violent, sexual, racist, and dangerous content.

Our kids are being targeted, on purpose, without concern, by Meta. Read the book Careless People, by

  1. Get bad actors off social media: criminals, drug dealers, and predators who use grooming techniques, manipulation, and sextortion! Meta knows about these conversations between kids and predators that have resulted in suicides or death by fentanyl poisoning.


If you believe in protecting children online, I invite you to stand with us.

Together, we are stronger. Together, we will make them listen.







 
 
 

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