NCOSE supports STOP CSAM civil remedies for survivors
National Center on Sexual ExploitationNonprofit advocacy organization, through president Richie Hamm
NCOSE supports a civil remedy against platforms that promoted or facilitated survivors' exploitation.
“The STOP CSAM Act would enable survivors to bring a civil cause of action against digital platforms that promoted or facilitated their exploitation”
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STOP CSAM supporters seek NDAA passage; civil-liberties groups objected in 2025 over encryption
Supporters of the STOP CSAM Act say survivors need stronger remedies against platforms that promote or facilitate online sexual exploitation. Senator Josh Hawley's office said on July 14, 2026 that he had negotiated the bill's inclusion in the Senate manager's amendment to the annual defense authorization bill. More than 100 advocacy groups urged congressional leaders on October 28 to keep it in the final bill. Roll Call reported on October 29 that the House-passed version does not include the language. Civil-liberties organizations opposed S. 1829 in 2025. A June 11 coalition letter addressed the bill as reintroduced, and a November 18 letter from the ACLU and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law addressed it after the Judiciary Committee reported it. Both argued that its recklessness liability standard and narrow encryption protections would push platforms away from encrypted services. The STOP CSAM subtitle in Senate amendment 6691, the manager's package Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker submitted on July 14, 2026, repeats the liability and encryption provisions of S. 1829 as reported word for word. Neither letter analyzed that package, and we could not locate a published civil-liberties response to it.
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The organization supports the legislation and discloses that its law center helped draft it.
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NCOSE says it joined more than 100 organizations urging congressional leaders to keep STOP CSAM in the final NDAA, and Hamm says Congress must keep the bill in it.
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Hamm adds that children need strong remedies that motivate platforms to take exploitation seriously. NCOSE says its law center assisted with drafting the bill.
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Why this label?
Relative to the proposed liability framework, NCOSE supports enactment as a means of holding platforms accountable.
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