The people on the record.

CH

Broadcast journalist best known for the “To Catch a Predator” segments on Dateline NBC, which brought online grooming into mainstream public awareness.

AR

Founder of the Houston-based Predator Poachers, which runs decoy operations against adults seeking minors, and a frequent voice in debates over civilian predator-catching.

J

Streamer and creator who has used his platform for large-scale predator-catching broadcasts, drawing millions of viewers into the work.

SJ

Predator catcher whose filmed confrontations with adults seeking minors have circulated widely online.

S

Creator who documents and exposes adults attempting to make contact with minors online.

DD

A collective of decoy creators who pose as minors online to surface adults seeking contact, and publish what they find.

R

Roblox creator and safety advocate known for exposing inappropriate and unsafe content on the platform, and a long-running voice in Roblox moderation debates.

JW

Co-founder of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and host of America's Most Wanted, one of the most recognisable figures in child-protection advocacy.

EA

Long-time leader of NCMEC and founder of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children, shaping how missing and exploited children are searched for worldwide.

AK

Co-founder of Thorn, a technology non-profit that builds tools used to detect and disrupt the online sexual exploitation of children.

JC

Chief executive of Thorn, leading the development of tools that help platforms and law enforcement identify child sexual abuse material faster.

JG

Former chief executive of the UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and a long-standing figure in child online protection and policing.

JS

Founder and chair of the WeProtect Global Alliance, which coordinates governments, platforms and civil society against online child sexual exploitation.

Children's Commissioner for England, whose work has included sustained scrutiny of how platforms protect, or fail to protect, children online.

RP

Founder of SOSA (Safe from Online Sex Abuse) and the subject of the documentary series Undercover Underage, using decoys and education to prevent abuse.

ES

Advocate and founder of the Elizabeth Smart Foundation, working on child abduction prevention and recovery, and a survivor whose testimony has shaped the conversation.