Amazon’s AI services division filed 1.1 million reports of suspected online child exploitation in 2025 to an advocacy group. But because those reports lacked essential information, there were zero cases where law enforcement was able to take action. A new inquiry opened in the Senate aims to ensure that never happens again.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, this week opened an inquiry into eight big tech companies over their handling of mandatory reporting of online child exploitation. It’s the latest step in a growing movement questioning whether tech companies can be trusted to keep their youngest users safe while online.
Electronic service providers are required by law to report incidents of child sex exploitation to the CyberTipline run by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. In 2025, over 17 million reports of suspected online child sex exploitation were filed. But these reports may not
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