October 10, 2018
Why Predators Watch Child Pornography
Why They Do It While talking about child pornography, we typically focus on the children affected by this horrific act — and rightfully so. However this time, we want to…
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September 26, 2018
How Child Sexual Abuse Statistics Changed in 2017
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) released their findings regarding child sexual abuse online for 2017. What they found is truly shocking... Background on The IWF The IWF is an international…
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September 12, 2018
Post-DEF CON 2018 Update
Following this year’s DEF CON, we are feeling recharged and invigorated about what is to come for the ILF. We are so thankful for all those who came to our…
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August 6, 2018
The Forgotten Paradox of Sex Trafficking
She books appointments, transports victims, bails victims out of jail, helps recruit victims, and acts as the pimp’s right hand. She is the bottom girl. She is the most manipulated,…
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July 23, 2018
Identifying Modern Sexual Exploitation: Training
The final step in the three-part victimization of modern sexual exploitation is training. Following recruitment and trauma bonding, training is the final step in forcing your loved one into a…
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July 16, 2018
How to Identify Modern Sexual Exploitation: Trauma Bonding
Here is the next installment of our three-part series about how to identify modern sexual exploitation. Our last post explained how traffickers deceive victims and play on their vulnerabilities to…
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July 11, 2018
Identifying Modern Sexual Exploitation: Recruitment
Sexual exploitation is not only a sad reality but a present danger. Pimps and traffickers alike are perfecting the art of recruiting vulnerable youth into lives of sexual exploitation. It…
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January 1, 2018
Child Pornography: Hidden in Plain Sight
Many of us have used online classified sites to buy and sell items that we want. Maybe a car, a child’s toy, or some gym equipment. Websites like Craigslist and…
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December 18, 2017
How the Innocent Lives Foundation Originated
A question our founder and CEO, Chris Hadnagy, often gets is: “How did you get involved in the fight against child pornography?” Well, he answers this question and many more…
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December 11, 2017
Importance of Trigger Warnings
Our last blog post discussed how survivors of child pornography must deal with the long-term effects of what was done to them; one of the main effects include Post-Traumatic Stress…
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